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SB 7.11.5

Devanāgarī

श्रीनारद उवाच नत्वा भगवतेऽजाय लोकानां धर्मसेतवे । वक्ष्ये सनातनं धर्मं नारायणमुखाच्छ्रुतम् ॥ ५ ॥

Text

śrī-nārada uvāca natvā bhagavate ’jāya lokānāṁ dharma-setave vakṣye sanātanaṁ dharmaṁ nārāyaṇa-mukhāc chrutam

Synonyms

śrī-nāradaḥuvāca—Śrī Nārada Muni said;natvā—offering my obeisances;bhagavate—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead;ajāya—ever existing, never born;lokānām—throughout the entire universe;dharma-setave—who protects religious principles;vakṣye—I shall explain;sanātanam—eternal;dharmam—occupational duty;nārāyaṇa-mukhāt—from the mouth of Nārāyaṇa;śrutam—which I have heard.

Translation

Śrī Nārada Muni said: After first offering my obeisances unto Lord Kṛṣṇa, the protector of the religious principles of all living entities, let me explain the principles of the eternal religious system, of which I have heard from the mouth of Nārāyaṇa.

Purport

The word aja refers to Kṛṣṇa, who explains in Bhagavad-gītā (4.6) , ajo ’pi sann avyayātmā: “I am ever existing, and thus I never take birth. There is no change in My existence.”
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