tan naḥ śuśrūṣamāṇānām

arhasy aṅgānuvarṇitum

yasyāvatāro bhūtānāṁ

kṣemāya ca bhavāya ca

Translation

O Sūta Gosvāmī, we are eager to learn about the Personality of Godhead and His incarnations. Please explain to us those teachings imparted by previous masters [ācāryas], for one is uplifted both by speaking them and by hearing them.