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SB 11.5.20

Devanāgarī

श्रीकरभाजन उवाच कृतं त्रेता द्वापरं च कलिरित्येषु केशव: । नानावर्णाभिधाकारो नानैव विधिनेज्यते ॥ २० ॥

Text

śrī-karabhājana uvāca kṛtaṁ tretā dvāparaṁ ca kalir ity eṣu keśavaḥ nānā-varṇābhidhākāro nānaiva vidhinejyate

Synonyms

śrī-karabhājanaḥuvāca—Śrī Karabhājana said;kṛtam—Satya;tretā—Tretā;dvāparam—Dvāpara;ca—and;kaliḥ—Kali;iti—thus named;eṣu—in 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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