CC Madhya 25.145

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

CC Madhya 25.144

CC Madhya 25.146

His Divine Grace
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 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).