हरेर्गुणाक्षिप्तमतिर्भगवान् बादरायणि: ।
अध्यगान्महदाख्यानं नित्यं विष्णुजनप्रिय: ॥
harer guṇākṣipta-matir bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ |
adhyagān mahad ākhyānaṁ nityaṁ viṣṇu-jana-priyaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 1.7.11)
“Bhagavān Bādarāyaṇi [i.e., the son of Vyāsadeva, Śukadeva Gosvāmī], whose mind was captivated by the qualities of Hari and who held the Vaiṣṇavas most dear [alt., who was held dear by the Vaiṣṇavas], studied this great narration [Śrīmad Bhāgavatam].”