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Verse 5 of 27
SB 7.11.5

श्रीनारद उवाच नत्वा भगवते ऽजाय लोकानां धर्मसेतवे वक्ष्ये सनातनं धर्मं नारायणमुखाच्छ्रुतम्

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

Synonyms

śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca—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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