SB 11.5.20 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

श्रीकरभाजन उवाच

कृतं त्रेता द्वापरं च कलिरित्येषु केशव: ।

नानावर्णाभिधाकारो नानैव विधिनेज्यते ॥ २० ॥

Verse text

śrī-karabhājana uvāca

kṛtaṁ tretā dvāparaṁ ca

kalir ity eṣu keśavaḥ

nānā-varṇābhidhākāro

nānaiva vidhinejyate

Synonyms

śrī-karabhājanaḥ uvāca — 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Karabhājana said: In each of the four yugas—Kṛta, Tretā, Dvāpara and Kali—the Lord appears with various complexions, names and forms and is worshiped by various processes.