निगमकल्पतरोर्गलितं फलं शुकमुखादमृतद्रवसंयुतम् । पिबत भागवतं रसमालयं मुहुरहो रसिका भुवि भावुका: ॥ ३ ॥
nigama-kalpa-taror galitam phalam suka-mukhad amrta-drava-samyutam pibata bhagavatam rasam alayam muhur aho rasika bhuvi bhavukah
- nigama
- the Vedic literatures
- kalpa-taroh
- the desire tree
- galitam
- fully matured
- phalam
- fruit
- suka
- Srila Sukadeva Gosvami, the original speaker of Srimad-Bhagavatam
- mukhat
- from the lips of
- amrta
- nectar
- drava
- semisolid and soft and therefore easily swallowable
- samyutam
- perfect in all respects
- pibata
- do relish it
- bhagavatam
- the book dealing in the science of the eternal relation with the Lord
- rasam
- juice (that which is relishable)
- alayam
- until liberation, or even in a liberated condition
- muhuh
- always
- aho
- O
- rasikah
- those who are full in the knowledge of mellows
- bhuvi
- on the earth
- bhavukah
- expert and thoughtful
O expert and thoughtful men, relish Srimad-Bhagavatam, the mature fruit of the desire tree of Vedic literatures. It emanated from the lips of Sri Sukadeva Gosvami. Therefore this fruit has become even more tasteful, although its nectarean juice was already relishable for all, including liberated souls.