Who · Śukadeva Gosvāmī, Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Śrīla Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva
The story · Śukadeva Gosvāmī explains that he studied Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from his father, Śrīla Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva, at the end of Dvāpara-yuga. He answers Mahārāja Parīkṣit’s inquiry about the duty of an intelligent person approaching death. His instructions describe self-control and meditation on the Lord’s universal form and His form within the heart. He teaches that everyone, whatever their desires, should worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
What it teaches · Even a moment of full consciousness can begin the search for one’s supreme interest. Worship of the Supreme Lord is the path for those with material desires, those without them, and those seeking liberation.