ataeva - therefore; bhāgavate - in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; ei tina - these three principles; kaya - are explained; sambandha-abhidheya-prayojana-maya - first one's relationship, then activities in devotional service, and then achieving the highest goal of life, love of Godhead.

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “Thus one’s relationship with the Lord, activities in devotional service, and the attainment of the highest goal of life, love of Godhead, are the subject matters of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.