Canto 11: General HistoryChapter 5: Nārada Concludes His Teachings to Vasudeva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.5.20

śrī-karabhājana uvāca

kṛtaḿ tretā dvāparaḿ ca

kalir ity eṣu keśavaḥ

nānā-varṇābhidhākāro

nānaiva vidhinejyate

SYNONYMS

śrī-karabhājanaḥ uvācaŚrī Karabhājana said; kṛtamSatya; tretāTretā; dvāparamDvāpara; ca — and; kaliḥKali; iti — thus named; eṣuin these ages; keśavaḥ — the Supreme Lord, Keśava; nānā — various; varṇa — having complexions; abhidhā — names; ākāraḥ — and forms; nānā — various; eva — similarly; vidhinā — by processes; ijyate — is worshiped.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Karabhājana replied: In each of the four yugas, or ages — Kṛta, Tretā, Dvāpara and Kali — Lord Keśava appears with various complexions, names and forms and is thus worshiped by various processes.

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