SB 12.4.42 • मूल श्लोक

स वै मह्यं महाराज भगवान् बादरायण: । इमां भागवतीं प्रीत: संहितां वेदसम्मिताम् ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

sa vai mahyaṁ mahā-rāja bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ imāṁ bhāgavatīṁ prītaḥ saṁhitāṁ veda-sammitām

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda