Devanagari
पुराणसंहितामेतामश्रौष्म भवतो वयम् ।
यस्यां खलूत्तम:श्लोको भगवाननुवर्ण्यते ॥ ४ ॥
Verse text
purāṇa-saṁhitām etām
aśrauṣma bhavato vayam
yasyāṁ khalūttamaḥ-śloko
bhagavān anuvarṇyate
Synonyms
purāṇa
—
saṁhitām — essential summary of all the Purāṇas
;
etām
—
this
;
aśrauṣma
—
have heard
;
bhavataḥ
—
from you
;
vayam
—
we
;
yasyām
—
in which
;
khalu
—
indeed
;
uttamaḥ
—
ślokaḥ — who is always described in choice poetry
;
bhagavān
—
the Personality of Godhead
;
anuvarṇyate
—
is fittingly described .
Translation
I have heard from you this Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is the perfect summary of all the Purāṇas and which perfectly describes the Supreme Lord, Uttamaḥśloka.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
I have heard from you this Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is the summary of all the Purāṇas and which describes the Supreme Lord along with other themes.
“What did you understand from me by hearing scripture?” The Lord was described along with other subjects which supported the main theme as limbs (anuvarṇyate).