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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.11.5

श्रीनारद उवाच नत्वा भगवतेऽजाय लोकानां धर्मसेतवे । वक्ष्ये सनातनं धर्मं नारायणमुखाच्छ्रुतम् ॥ ५ ॥
śrī-nārada uvāca
[shree-naarada uvaacha]
natvā bhagavate ’jāya
[natvaa bhagavate ’jaaya]
lokānāṁ dharma-setave
[lokaanaam dharma-setave]
vakṣye sanātanaṁ dharmaṁ
[vakshye sanaatanam dharmam]
nārāyaṇa-mukhāc chrutam
[naaraayana-mukhaach chrutam]
Word-for-word
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-nārada uvāca
śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca
Śrī Nārada Muni said
natvā
offering my obeisances
natvā bhagavate ’jāya
bhagavate
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
ajāya
ever existing, never born
lokānāṁ dharma-setave
lokānām
throughout the entire universe
dharma-setave
who protects religious principles
vakṣye sanātanaṁ dharmaṁ
vakṣye
I shall explain
sanātanam
eternal
dharmam
occupational duty
nārāyaṇa-mukhāc chrutam
nārāyaṇa-mukhāt
from the mouth of Nārāyaṇa
śrutam
which I have heard.
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.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Nārada said: After first offering my obeisances unto Lord Kṛṣṇa, the protector of the dharma for of all living entities, let me explain the principles of bhakti-yoga which I have heard from the mouth of Nārāyaṇa. Ajāya means “unto Kṛṣṇa.”
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Personal Guidance
Nārada first offers obeisances to Kṛṣṇa, protector of religious principles for all living entities, and then explains the eternal religious system as heard from Nārāyaṇa. Real teaching is always lineage-cited. Speak only after acknowledging the chain.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose lineage do you acknowledge when you speak about the sacred?
  • Where could you make the source of your teaching more visible?
📝 My note

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