# Cc. Madhya 25.99 ## Text > yei sūtre yei ṛk-viṣaya-vacana > bhāgavate sei ṛk śloke nibandhana ## Synonyms *yei* *sūtre*—in the codes of *Vedānta-sūtra*; *yei*—whatever; *ṛk*—Vedic *mantra*; *viṣaya*-*vacana*—subject matter to be explained; *bhāgavate*—in *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam*; *sei* *ṛk*—that same Vedic *mantra*; *śloke*—in eighteen thousand verses; *nibandhana*—compiling. ## Translation **"In Vedānta-sūtra, the purpose of all Vedic knowledge is explained, and in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam the same purpose has been explained in eighteen thousand verses.**