Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 42
Brahmā’s Day, the Four Pralayas, and the Supreme Shelter Beyond Cause–Effect
स वै मह्यं महाराज भगवान् बादरायण: । इमां भागवतीं प्रीत: संहितां वेदसम्मिताम् ॥ ४२ ॥
sa vai mahyaṁ mahā-rāja bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ imāṁ bhāgavatīṁ prītaḥ saṁhitāṁ veda-sammitām
O Mahārāja, eben dieser Bhagavān Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsadeva) lehrte mich voller Wohlwollen diese bhāgavatī-saṁhitā, das Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, dessen Rang den vier Veden gleichkommt.
FAQs
This verse states that the Bhāgavata-saṁhitā given by Vyāsadeva is veda-sammitā—fully consistent with and validated by the Vedas—affirming its scriptural authority.
Śukadeva identifies the source of the Bhāgavatam—Vyāsadeva—showing that the teaching he is delivering to Parīkṣit comes through an authentic, Veda-aligned lineage.
Read the Bhāgavatam with trust in its Vedic foundation and with devotion, approaching it as a complete spiritual compendium meant to guide one toward bhakti and realization.