How did it so happen that King Parīkṣit met this great sage, making it possible for this great transcendental essence of the Vedas [Bhāgavatam] to be sung to him?
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
कथं वा पाण्डवेयस्य राजर्षेर्मुनिना सह । संवादः समभूत्तात यत्रैषा सात्वती श्रुतिः
kathaṃ vā pāṇḍaveyasya rājarṣermuninā saha | saṃvādaḥ samabhūttāta yatraiṣā sātvatī śrutiḥ
SB 1.4.7