SB 12.12.1
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 1
- sūta uvāca
- namo dharmāya mahate
- namaḥ kṛṣṇāya vedhase
- brahmaṇebhyo namaskṛtya
- dharmān vakṣye sanātanān
SYNONYMS
sūtaḥ uvāca — Sūta Gosvāmī said; namaḥ — obeisances; dharmāya — to the principle of religion; mahate — greatest; namaḥ — obeisances; kṛṣṇāya — to Lord Kṛṣṇa; vedhase — the creator; brahmaṇebhyaḥ — to the brāhmaṇas; namaskṛtya — offering my obeisances; dharmān — the principles of religion; vakṣye — I shall speak; sanātanān — eternal.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Offering my obeisances to the supreme religious principle, devotional service; to Lord Kṛṣṇa, the supreme creator; and to all the brāhmaṇas, I shall now describe the eternal principles of religion.
PURPORT
In this Twelfth Chapter of the Twelfth Canto, Sūta Gosvāmī will summarize all the topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, beginning from the First Canto.