FolioCorpusŚrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.4.7

कथं वा पाण्डवेयस्य राजर्षेर्मुनिना सह । संवाद: समभूत्तात यत्रैषा सात्वती श्रुति: ॥ ७ ॥
kathaṁ vā pāṇḍaveyasya
[katham vaa paandaveyasya]
rājarṣer muninā saha
[raajarsher muninaa saha]
saṁvādaḥ samabhūt tāta
[samvaadah samabhoot taata]
yatraiṣā sātvatī śrutiḥ
[yatraishaa saatvatee shrutih]
Word-for-word
katham — how is it vā — also pāṇḍaveyasya — of the descendant of Pāṇḍu (Parīkṣit) rājarṣeḥ — of the king who was a sage muninā — with the muni saha — with saṁvādaḥ — discussion samabhūt — took place tāta — O darling yatra — whereupon eṣā — like this sātvatī — transcendental śrutiḥ — essence of the Vedas..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kathaṁ vā pāṇḍaveyasya
katham
how is it
vā
also
pāṇḍaveyasya
of the descendant of Pāṇḍu (Parīkṣit)
rājarṣer muninā saha
rājarṣeḥ
of the king who was a sage
muninā
with the muni
saha
with
saṁvādaḥ samabhūt tāta
saṁvādaḥ
discussion
samabhūt
took place
tāta
O darling
yatraiṣā sātvatī śrutiḥ
yatra
whereupon
eṣā
like this
sātvatī
transcendental
śrutiḥ
essence of the Vedas..
How did it so happen that King Parīkṣit met this great sage, making it possible for this great transcendental essence of the Vedas [Bhāgavatam] to be sung to him?
Purport

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is stated here as the essence of the Vedas. It is not an imaginary story as it is sometimes considered by unauthorized men. It is also called Śuka-saṁhitā, or the Vedic hymn spoken by Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the great liberated sage.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
How did the conversation of Parīkṣit with Śukadeva arise, through which this Vaiṣṇava scripture appeared?
Commentary

Pāṇḍaveyasya refers to Parīkṣit. Muninā refers to Śukadeva. Śrutiḥ refers to the scripture.

Related lectures
Personal Guidance
It is not accident that Parīkṣit met Śuka and received the Bhāgavatam — providence arranges teacher and student at the right moment. Our own decisive meetings often had longer roots than we noticed.
Reflection Questions
  • Which meeting in my life now looks providential in retrospect?
  • Where am I being arranged into a meeting I haven't yet recognized?
📝 My note

Source: vedabase.io

← Read full Chapter 4