Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 69
Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
स्वसुखनिभृतचेतास्तद्वयुदस्तान्यभावो- ऽप्यजितरुचिरलीलाकृष्टसारस्तदीयम् । व्यतनुत कृपया यस्तत्त्वदीपं पुराणं तमखिलवृजिनघ्नं व्याससूनुं नतोऽस्मि ॥ ६९ ॥
sva-sukha-nibhṛta-cetās tad-vyudastānya-bhāvo ’py ajita-rucira-līlākṛṣṭa-sāras tadīyam vyatanuta kṛpayā yas tattva-dīpaṁ purāṇaṁ tam akhila-vṛjina-ghnaṁ vyāsa-sūnuṁ nato ’smi
I offer my respectful obeisances to my spiritual master, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the son of Vyāsadeva, who destroys all inauspiciousness in the universe. Though at first he was absorbed in the bliss of Brahman realization, living in seclusion and abandoning all other consciousness, he was drawn by the pleasing, most melodious pastimes of the unconquerable Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa; thus, out of mercy, he spoke the supreme Purāṇa, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the lamp of Absolute Truth describing the Lord’s deeds.
Without offering respectful obeisances to Śukadeva Gosvāmī and other great ācāryas in his line, one cannot possibly gain the privilege of entering into the deep transcendental meaning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
FAQs
This verse says Śukadeva’s mind was absorbed in inner spiritual bliss and free of other attachments, yet the unconquerable Lord’s beautiful līlā naturally drew him—showing that Krishna-bhakti surpasses even impersonal self-satisfaction.
It means the Bhāgavatam illuminates the highest reality—Bhagavān and pure devotion—guiding the listener beyond confusion, sin, and suffering toward clear spiritual understanding.
Cultivate regular hearing/reading of Krishna’s pastimes and teachings with sincerity; the verse emphasizes that such bhakti-centered engagement purifies the heart and reduces distress and negative habits.