36 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 1

sitah uvdca—Sita Gosvami said; evam—thus; nigamya —hearing;
bhrgu-nandana—O son of the Bhrgu dynasty, Saunaka; sddhu-
vadam—pious questions; vaiydsakih—Sukadeva Gosvami, the son of
Vyasadeva; sah—he; bhagavén—the most powerful; atha—thus;
visnu-ratam—unto Pariksit Maharaja, who was always protected by
Visnu; pratyarcya—offering him respectful obeisances; krsna-
caritam—topics of Lord Krsna; kali-kalmasa-ghnam—which diminish
the troubles of this age of Kali; vyahartum—to describe; adrabhata—
began; bhdgavata-pradhénah—Sukadeva Gosvami, the chief among the
pure devotees.

TRANSLATION
_ Sita Gosvimi said: O son of Bhrgu [Saunaka Resi], after
Sukadeva Gosvami, the most respectable devotee, the son of
Vyasadeva, heard the pious questions of Maharaja Pariksit, he
thanked the King with great respect. Then he began to discourse
on topics concerning Krsna, which are the remedy for all suffer-
ings in this age of Kali.
PURPORT

In this verse the words krsna-caritarh kali-kalmasa-ghnam indicate
that the activities of Lord Krsna are certainly the greatest panacea for all
miseries, especially in this age of Kali. It is said that in Kali-yuga people
have only short lives, and they have no culture of spiritual consciousness.
If anyone is at all interested in spiritual culture, he is misled by many
bogus svdmis and yogis who do not refer to krsna-katha. Therefore most
people are unfortunate and disturbed by many calamities. Srila
Vyasadeva prepared Srimad-Bhaégavatam at the request of Narada Muni
in order to give relief to the suffering people of this age (kali-kalmasa-
ghnam). The Krsna consciousness movement is seriously engaged in en-
lightening people through the pleasing topics of Srimad-Bhagavatam.
All over the world, the message of Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-
gitd is being accepted in all spheres of life, especially in advanced, edu-
cated circles.

Srila Sukadeva Gosvami is described in this verse as bhagavata-
pradhanah, whereas Maharaja Pariksit is described as visnu-ratam. Both
