sarva-vedanta-saram hi
sri-bhagavatam isyate
tad-rasamrta-trptasya
nanyatra syad ratih kvacit
sarva-vedanta—of all Vedanta philosophy; saram—the essence; hi—indeed; sri-bhagavatam—Srimad-Bhagavatam; isyate—is said to be; tat—of it; rasa-amrta—by the nectarean taste; trptasya—for one who is satisfied; na—not; anyatra—elsewhere; syat—there is; ratih—attraction; kvacit—ever.
Srimad-Bhagavatam is declared to be the essence of all Vedanta philosophy. One who has felt satisfaction from its nectarean mellow will never be attracted to any other literature.
Suta Gosvami
SB 12.13.16
nimna-ganam yatha ganga
devanam acyuto yatha
vaisnavanam yatha sambhuh
purananam idam tatha
nimna-ganam—of rivers flowing down to the sea; yatha—as; ganga—the Ganges; devanam—of all deities; acyutah—the infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead; yatha—as; vaisnavanam—of devotees of Lord Visnu; yatha—as; sambhuh—Siva; purananam—of Puranas; idam—this; tatha—similarly.
Just as the Ganga is the greatest of all rivers, Lord Acyuta the supreme among deities and Lord Sambhu [Siva] the greatest of Vaisnavas, so Srimad-Bhagavatam is the greatest of all Puranas.
Suta Gosvami
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