SB 12.4.41
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 41
- purāṇa-saṁhitām etām
- ṛṣir nārāyaṇo 'vyayaḥ
- nāradāya purā prāha
- kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyanāya saḥ
SYNONYMS
purāṇa — of all the Purāṇas; saṁhitām — the essential compendium; etām — this; ṛṣiḥ — the great sage; nārāyaṇaḥ — Lord Nara-Nārāyaṇa; avyayaḥ — the infallible; nāradāya — to Nārada Muni; purā — previously; prāha — spoke; kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyanāya — to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa; saḥ — he, Nārada.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Long ago this essential anthology of all the Purāṇas was spoken by the infallible Lord Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi to Nārada, who then repeated it to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa.