Devanagari
स वै मह्यं महाराज भगवान् बादरायण: ।
इमां भागवतीं प्रीत: संहितां वेदसम्मिताम् ॥ ४२ ॥
Verse text
sa vai mahyaṁ mahā-rāja
bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ
imāṁ bhāgavatīṁ prītaḥ
saṁhitāṁ veda-sammitām
Synonyms
saḥ
—
he
;
vai
—
indeed
;
mahyam
—
to me, Śukadeva Gosvāmī
;
mahārāja
—
O King Parīkṣit
;
bhagavān
—
the powerful incarnation of the Supreme Lord
;
bādarāyaṇaḥ
—
Śrīla Vyāsadeva
;
imām
—
this
;
bhāgavatīm
—
Bhāgavata scripture
;
prītaḥ
—
being satisfied
;
saṁhitām
—
the anthology
;
veda
—
sammitām — equal in status to the four Vedas. .
Translation
My dear Mahārāja Parīkṣit, that great personality Śrīla Vyāsadeva taught me this same scripture, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is equal in stature to the four Vedas.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
O King! The great Vyāsadeva taught me this same scripture, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is equal in stature to the four Vedas.
The phrases purāna-saṁhitām etam, and imam bhāgavatīm saṁhitām are in two separate sentences and thus there is no fault of too much repetition.