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