SB 1.18.17 (1965)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 17
- Tat nah param punyam asambritartham
- Akhyanam ati adbhuta yoganistham
- Akhyahi ananta acharitam upapannam
- Parikhitam bhagawata abhramam.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Tat—therefore, Nah—unto us, Param—Supreme, Punyam—purifying, Asambhritartham—as it is, Akhyanam—narration, Ati—very, Adbhutam—wonderful, Yoganistha—compact in Bhaktiyoga, Akhyahi—describe, Ananta—the unlimited, Acharitam—activities, Upapannam—full of, Parikshitam—spoken to Maharaj Parikshit, Bhagawata—of the pure devotees, Abhirama—particularly very dear.
TRANSLATION
Therefore you may narrate before us the narrations of the unlimited as they are purifying and supreme as they were spoken to Maharaj Parikshit full of Bhaktiyoga and very dear to the pure devotees.
PURPORT
By mentioning what was spoken to Maharaj Parikshit and which is very dear to the pure devotees means Srimad Bhagwatam. Srimad Bhagwatam is mainly full of the narrations in respect of the activities of the Supreme unlimited and therefore it is the science of Bhaktiyoga or devotional service of the Lord. As such it is para or the supreme because although it is enriched with all knowledge and religiosity specifically it is enriched with devotional service of the Lord.