SB 12.11.1

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Twelfth Canto, Chapter 11: Summary Description of the Mahāpuruṣa

SB 12.11.2

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 1

śrī-śaunaka uvāca
athemam arthaṁ pṛcchāmo
bhavantaṁ bahu-vittamam
samasta-tantra-rāddhānte
bhavān bhāgavata tattva-vit

SYNONYMS

śrī-śaunakaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śaunaka said; atha—now; imam—this; artham—matter; pṛcchāmaḥ—we are inquiring about; bhavantam—from you; bahu-vit-tamam—the possessor of the broadest knowledge; samasta—of all; tantra—the scriptures prescribing practical methods of worship; rāddha-ante—in the definitive conclusions; bhavān—you; bhagavata—O great devotee of the Supreme Lord; tattva-vit—the knower of the essential facts.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Śaunaka said: O Sūta, you are the best of learned men and a great devotee of the Supreme Lord. Therefore we now inquire from you about the definitive conclusion of all tantra scriptures.

SB 12.11.2