SB 11.5.19

Devanāgarī

श्री राजोवाच कस्मिन् काले स भगवान् किं वर्ण: कीद‍ृशो नृभि: । नाम्ना वा केन विधिना पूज्यते तदिहोच्यताम् ॥ १९ ॥

Text

śrī-rājovāca kasmin kāle sa bhagavān kiṁ varṇaḥ kīdṛśo nṛbhiḥ nāmnā vā kena vidhinā pūjyate tad ihocyatām

Synonyms

śrī-rājāuvāca—the King said;kasmin—in what;kāle—time;saḥ—He;bhagavān—the Supreme Lord;kimvarṇaḥ—having what color;kīdṛśaḥ—having what form;nṛbhiḥ—by men;nāmnā—by (what) names;vā—and;kena—by what;vidhinā—processes;pūjyate—is worshiped;tat—that;iha—in our presence;ucyatām—please speak.

Translation

King Nimi inquired: In what colors and forms does the Supreme Personality of Godhead appear in each of the different ages, and with what names and by what types of regulative principles is the Lord worshiped in human society?

Purport