# Cc. Madhya 24.117 ## Text > harer guṇākṣipta-matir > bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ > adhyagān mahad-ākhyānaṁ > nityaṁ viṣṇu-jana-priyaḥ ## Synonyms *hareḥ*—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; *guṇa*-*ākṣipta*-*matiḥ*—whose mind was agitated by the qualities; *bhagavān*—the most powerful transcendentalist; *bādarāyaṇiḥ*—Śukadeva, son of Vyāsadeva; *adhyagāt*—studied; *mahat*-*ākhyānam*—the great epic description; *nityam*—eternally; *viṣṇu*-*jana*-*priyaḥ*—who is very dear to the Vaiṣṇavas, devotees of Lord Viṣṇu. ## Translation **“ 'Being very much attracted by the transcendental pastimes of the Lord, the mind of Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī was agitated by Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He therefore began to study Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam by the grace of his father.'** ## Purport This is a quotation from *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* [[sb/1/7/11|(1.7.11)]].