O best of the Kurus, the same Sūta Gosvāmī who is sitting before us will speak this Bhāgavatam to the sages assembled in the great sacrifice at Naimiṣāraṇya. This he will do when questioned by the members of the assembly, headed by Śaunaka.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
एतां वक्ष्यत्यसौ सूतः ऋषिभ्यो नैमिषालये । दीर्घसत्रे कुरुश्रेष्ठ सम्पृष्टः शौनकादिभिः
etāṃ vakṣyatyasau sūtaḥ ṛṣibhyo naimiṣālaye | dīrghasatre kuruśreṣṭha sampṛṣṭaḥ śaunakādibhiḥ
SB 12.4.43