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
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
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 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).