CC Madhya 25.145 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 145
- sarva-vedetihāsānāṁ
- sāraṁ sāraṁ samuddhṛtam
SYNONYMS
sarva-veda—of all Vedic literature; itihāsānām—of historical literature; sāram sāram—the essence of the essence; samuddhṛtam—is collected (in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam).
TRANSLATION
" 'The essence of all Vedic literature and all histories has been collected in this Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.'
PURPORT
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam was collected by the incarnation of God, Vyāsadeva, and it was later taught to his son, Śukadeva Gosvāmī. This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 1.3.41).