Text 15] The Advent of Lord Krsna: Introduction 37
words bear the same meaning; that is, Maharaja Pariksit was a great
devotee of Krsna, and Sukadeva Gosvami was also a great saintly person
and a great devotee of Krsna. Combined together to present krsna-katha,
they give great relief to suffering humanity.
anarthopasamam saksad
bhakti-yogam adhoksaje
lokasydjanato vidvams
cakre sdtvata-samhitam
“The material miseries of the living entity, which are superfluous to
him, can be directly mitigated by the linking process of devotional ser-
vice. But the mass of people do not know this, and therefore the learned
Vyasadeva compiled this Vedic literature, Srimad-Bhagavatam, which is
in relation to the Supreme Truth.” (Bhag. 1.7.6) People in general are
unaware that the message of Srimad-Bhagavatam can give all of human
society relief from the pangs of Kali-yuga (kali-kalmasa-ghnam).
TEXT 15
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Sri-Suka uvdéca
samyag vyavasita buddhis
tava rdjarsi-sattama
vasudeva-kathadyam te
yaj jata naisthiki ratih
Sri-Sukah uvéca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; samyak—completely;
vyavasita—fixed; buddhih—intelligence; tava—of Your Majesty; rdaja-
rsi-sattama—O best of rdjarsis, saintly kings; vdsudeva-kathayam—in
hearing about the topics of Vasudeva, Krsna; te—your; yat—because;
jata—developed; naisthiki—without cessation; ratih—attraction or
ecstatic devotional service.
