इदं भागवतं नाम पुराणं ब्रह्मसम्मितम् । उत्तमश्लोकचरितं चकार भगवानृषि: । नि:श्रेयसाय लोकस्य धन्यं स्वस्त्ययनं महत् ॥ ४० ॥
idam bhagavatam nama puranam brahma-sammitam uttama-sloka-caritam cakara bhagavan rsih nihsreyasaya lokasya dhanyam svasty-ayanam mahat
- idam
- this
- bhagavatam
- book containing the narration of the Personality of Godhead and His pure devotees
- nama
- of the name
- puranam
- supplementary to the Vedas
- brahma-sammitam
- incarnation of Lord Sri Krsna
- uttama-sloka
- of the Personality of Godhead
- caritam
- activities
- cakara
- compiled
- bhagavan
- incarnation of the Personality of Godhead
- rsih
- Sri Vyasadeva
- nihsreyasaya
- for the ultimate good
- lokasya
- of all people
- dhanyam
- fully successful
- svasti-ayanam
- all-blissful
- mahat
- all-perfect
This Srimad-Bhagavatam is the literary incarnation of God, and it is compiled by Srila Vyasadeva, the incarnation of God. It is meant for the ultimate good of all people, and it is all-successful, all-blissful and all-perfect.