310 Srimad-Bhagavatam | Canto 3, Ch. 8

sankhyayanah paramahamsya-mukhyo
vivaksamano bhagavad-vibhitih

jagada so’smad-gurave ‘nvitaya
parasarayatha brhaspates ca

sankhyayanah—the great sage Sankhyayana; paramahamsya-mukhyah—
the chief of all transcendentalists; vivaksamanah— while reciting; bhagavat-
vibhiitih—the glories of the Lord; jagada—it came to; sah—he; asmat—mine;
gurave—unto my spiritual master; anvitaya—followed; pardsaradya—unto the
sage Parasara; atha brhaspateh ca—also to Brhaspati.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Sankhyayana was the chief amongst the transcen-
dentalists, and when he was describing the glories of the Lord in
terms of Srimad-Bhagavatam, it so happened that my spiritual master,
Parasara, and Brhaspati both heard him.

TEXT 9
Tar wa a TSE
_ BRR eR Teor |
TSE TAIHTM TT
AZISA Preaagaay tS tI

provaca mahyam sa dayalur ukto
munih pulastyena puranam adyam

so’ham tavaitat kathayami vatsa
Sraddha-lave nityam anuvrataya

provaca—said; mahyam—unto me;  sah—he; daydluh—kindhearted;
uktah—aforementioned; munih—sage; pulastyena—by the sage Pulastya;
purdnam addyam—the foremost of all the Puranas; sah aham—that also |;
tava—unto you; efat—this; kathayami—shall speak; vatsa—my dear son;
Sraddha-lave—unto one who is faithful; nityam—always; anuvratdya—unto
one who is a follower.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Parasara, as aforementioned, being so advised by the
great sage Pulastya, spoke unto me the foremost of the Puranas
[Bhagavatam]. I shall also describe this before you, my dear son, in
terms of my hearing, because you are always my faithful follower.
