kṣetrāṇām — of holy places ca — and eva — indeed sarveṣām — of all yathā — as kāśī — Benares hi — indeed anuttamā — unexcelled tathā — thus purāṇa-vrātānām — of all the Purāṇas śrīmat-bhāgavatam — Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam dvijāḥ — O brāhmaṇas..