इदं भागवतं नाम पुराणं ब्रह्मसम्मितम् । उत्तमश्लोकचरितं चकार भगवानृषि: । नि:श्रेयसाय लोकस्य धन्यं स्वस्त्ययनं महत् ॥ ४०॥

idaá¹ bhÄgavataá¹ nÄma
purÄṇaá¹ brahma-sammitam
uttama-Å›loka-caritaá¹
cakÄra bhagavÄn ṛṣiḥ
niḥśreyasÄya lokasya
dhanyaá¹ svasty-ayanaá¹ mahat


Text

The Suprreme Lord VyÄsa wrote the greatest, most auspicious PurÄṇa called BhÄgavatam, which bestows all human goals, is non-different from Kṛṣṇa, and describes the activities and qualities of the Lord, for the highest benefit of the world.

Purport

“O Suta! What novel scripture, unheard before this time, are you reciting?†To this, Suta replies in this verse. Brahma means equal to Krsna. Rsih refers to Vyasa.