अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । आर्षभाणां च संवादं विदेहस्य महात्मन: ॥ १४ ॥
atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṁ purātanam ārṣabhāṇāṁ ca saṁvādaṁ videhasya mahātmanaḥ
- atra api
- in this very matter (of describing bhāgavata-dharma)
- udāharanti
- is given as an example
- imam
- this
- itihāsam
- historical account
- purātanam
- ancient
- ārṣabhāṇām
- of the sons of Ṛṣabha
- ca
- and
- saṁvādam
- the conversation
- videhasya
- with Janaka, King of Videha
- mahā-ātmanaḥ
- who was a great broad-minded soul
To explain the devotional service of the Lord, sages have related the ancient history of the conversation between the great soul King Videha and the sons of Ṛṣabha.