Once sri Sri Swamiji mentioned this point in his discourse. I am quoting it here as I found it interesting.

'The Vedas which are the very foundations of our religion, the chief Itihasa namely the Mahabharatha, the end of all Vedas being the Vedanta or the Upanishads, the Brahma Sutra -- all of these have been given by Sage Veda Vyasa. Sri Veda Vyasa can even be called as the founder of our religion. Sage Suka was the son of Veda Vyasa. What is the philosophical meaning behind this? If all the sastrical knowledge of Veda Vyasa were born as a child to him, it was Sage Sri Suka. Since he was the son of Veda Vyasa, he was a Jivan Mukta since in mother's womb. Veda Vyasa recited Srimad Bhagavatam to Sri Suka, which means that the essence of all his sastric knowledge is verily Srimad Bhagavatam. What is the philosophy behind the 'parrot like' face of Sri Suka?

Among the birds, only parrot can speak. That too, parrots speak only what is taught to them and cannot speak on their own. What do we see from this? Srimad Bhagavatam has only Veda Vyasa's perspective and no personal views of Sri Suka. Moreover, when Sri Suka recites Srimad Bhagavatam to Parikshit, he starts with the creation of the Universe and continues with the story of Kardama Prajapati, the Yajna of Daksha, Druva Charitra, King Priyavrata's Charitra, Rishaba Yogeswara's Charitra, the slay of Vritrasura, Prahlada Charitra, Gajendra Lila, Amrutha Mathanam, Emperor Bali's Story and Ambareesha Charitra, and then comes to Sri Krishna's Charitra. Why so?

Sri Suka says- "I shall narrate the birth and life of that Supreme Being, Lord Krishna who the aforementioned attained after so much tribulations. Do listen to it. By merely listening to it, it destroys the fear of birth and death and bestows the immortality." Hence it is narrated after all the other stories.'

- A. Bhagyanathan

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