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
Ako’y nagpupugay at yumuyuko sa aking gurong espirituwal, si Śukadeva Gosvāmī, anak ni Vyāsadeva, na pumupuksa sa lahat ng kasawian sa sansinukob. Bagama’t sa simula’y nalubog siya sa ligaya ng pagkaunawa sa Brahman at namuhay sa pag-iisa, tinalikuran ang ibang kamalayan, nahila ang kanyang puso ng kaaya-aya at matamis na mga lila ni Panginoong Śrī Kṛṣṇa; kaya sa habag ay ipinahayag niya ang pinakamataas na Purāṇa, ang Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, ilaw ng ganap na katotohanan.
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.