Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.4.42
स वै मह्यं महाराज भगवान् बादरायण: ।
इमां भागवतीं प्रीत: संहितां वेदसम्मिताम् ॥ ४२ ॥
sa vai mahyaṁ mahā-rāja
[sa vai mahyam mahaa-raaja]
bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ
[bhagavaan baadaraayanah]
imāṁ bhāgavatīṁ prītaḥ
[imaam bhaagavateem preetah]
saṁhitāṁ veda-sammitām
[samhitaam veda-sammitaam]
Word-for-word
saḥ
—
he
vai
—
indeed
mahyam
—
to me, Śukadeva Gosvāmī
mahārāja
—
O King Parīkṣit
bhagavān
—
the powerful incarnation of the Supreme Lord
bādarāyaṇaḥ
—
Śrīla Vyāsadeva
imām
—
this
bhāgavatīm
—
Bhāgavata scripture
prītaḥ
—
being satisfied
saṁhitām
—
the anthology
veda-sammitām
—
equal in status to the four Vedas..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa vai mahyaṁ mahā-rāja
saḥ
he
vai
indeed
mahyam
to me, Śukadeva Gosvāmī
mahārāja
O King Parīkṣit
bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ
bhagavān
the powerful incarnation of the Supreme Lord
bādarāyaṇaḥ
Śrīla Vyāsadeva
imāṁ bhāgavatīṁ prītaḥ
imām
this
bhāgavatīm
Bhāgavata scripture
prītaḥ
being satisfied
saṁhitāṁ veda-sammitām
saṁhitām
the anthology
veda-sammitām
equal in status to the four Vedas..
My dear Mahārāja Parīkṣit, that great personality Śrīla Vyāsadeva taught me this same scripture, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is equal in stature to the four Vedas.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! The great Vyāsadeva taught me this same scripture, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is equal in stature to the four Vedas.
The phrases purāna-saṁhitām etam, and imam bhāgavatīm saṁhitām are in two separate sentences and thus there is no fault of too much repetition.
Personal Guidance
Vyasa, satisfied, gave Sukadeva this scripture equal in stature to the four Vedas. The Bhagavatam comes to us not as one book among many but as the ripe fruit of the entire Vedic tree. Treating it casually shortchanges its gift.
Reflection Questions
- What attitude do I bring to my Bhagavatam reading — checklist, or fruit-tasting?
- How might I receive even one verse today as something handed down with love?
My note
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