ŚB 12.4.41
Devanagari
पुराणसंहितामेतामृषिर्नारायणोऽव्यय: ।
नारदाय पुरा प्राह कृष्णद्वैपायनाय स: ॥ ४१ ॥
नारदाय पुरा प्राह कृष्णद्वैपायनाय स: ॥ ४१ ॥
Verse text
purāṇa-saṁhitām etām
ṛṣir nārāyaṇo ’vyayaḥ
nāradāya purā prāha
kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyanāya saḥ
ṛṣir nārāyaṇo ’vyayaḥ
nāradāya purā prāha
kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyanāya saḥ
Synonyms
Translation
Long ago this essential anthology of all the Purāṇas was spoken by the infallible Lord Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi to Nārada, who then repeated it to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa.