विचित्रवीर्यश्चावरजो नाम्ना चित्राङ्गदो हतः ।
यस्यां पराशरात्साक्षाद् अवतीर्णो हरेः कला ।
वेदगुप्तो मुनिः कृष्णो यतो ऽहमिदमध्यगाम् ।
हित्वा स्वशिष्यान्पैलादीन् भगवान्बादरायणः ।
मह्यं पुत्राय शान्ताय परं गुह्यमिदं जगौ ।
विचित्रवीर्यो ऽथोवाह काशीराजसुते बलात् ।
स्वयंवरादुपानीते अम्बिकाम्बालिके उभे ।
तयोरासक्तहृदयो गृहीतो यक्ष्मणा मृतः ॥ २४ ॥
hitva sva-sisyan pailadin
vicitraviryah-Vicitravirya, the son of Santanu; ca-and; avarajah-the younger brother; namna-by a Gandharva named Citraṅgada; citraṅgadah-Citraṅgada; hatah-was killed; yasyam-in the womb of Satyavati previous to her marriage to Santanu; parasarat-by the semen of Parasara Muni; saksat-directly; avatirnah-incarnated; hareh-of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kala-expansion; veda-guptah-the protector of the Vedas; munih-the great sage; krsnah-Krsna Dvaipayana; yatah-from whom; aham-I (Sukadeva Gosvami); idam-this (Srimad-Bhagavatam); adhyagam-studied thoroughly; hitva-rejecting; sva-sisyan-his disciples; paila-adin-headed by Paila; bhagavan-the incarnation of the Lord; badarayanah-Vyasadeva; mahyam-unto me; putraya-a son; santaya-who was truly controlled from sense gratification; param-the supreme; guhyam-the most confidential; idam-this Vedic literature (Srimad-Bhagavatam); jagau-instructed; vicitraviryah-Vicitravirya; atha-thereafter; uvaha-married; kasiraja-sute-two daughters of Kasiraja; balat-by force; svayamvarat-from the arena of the svayamvara; upanite-being brought; ambika-ambalike-Ambika and Ambalika; ubhe-both of them; tayoh-unto them; asakta-being too attached; hrdayah-his heart; grhitah-being contaminated; yaksmana-by tuberculosis; mrtah-he died.
Citraṅgada, of whom Vicitravirya was the younger brother, was killed by a Gandharva who was also named Citraṅgada. Satyavati, before her marriage to Santanu, gave birth to the master authority of the Vedas, Vyasadeva, known as Krsna Dvaipayana, who was begotten by Parasara Muni. From Vyasadeva, I [Sukadeva Gosvami] was born, and from him I studied this great work of literature, Srimad-Bhagavatam. The incarnation of Godhead Vedavyasa, rejecting his disciples, headed by Paila, instructed Srimad-Bhagavatam to me because I was free from all material desires. After Ambika and Ambalika, the two daughters of Kasiraja, were taken away by force, Vicitravirya married them, but because he was too attached to these two wives, he had a heart attack and died of tuberculosis.