sri-naradah uvaca-Sri Narada Muni said; natva-offering my obeisances; bhagavate-unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ajaya-ever existing, never born; lokanam-throughout the entire universe; dharma-setave-who protects religious principles; vaksye-I shall explain; sanatanam-eternal; dharmam-occupational duty; narayana-mukhat-from the mouth of Narayana; srutam-which I have heard.