Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the son of Vyāsadeva, in his turn delivered the Bhāgavatam to the great Emperor Parīkṣit, who sat surrounded by sages on the bank of the Ganges, awaiting death without taking food or drink.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
सर्ववेदेतिहासानां सारं सारं समुद्धृतम् । स तु संश्रावयामास महाराजं परीक्षितम्
sarvavedetihāsānāṃ sāraṃ sāraṃ samuddhṛtam | sa tu saṃśrāvayāmāsa mahārājaṃ parīkṣitam
SB 1.3.42