श्रीनारद उवाच
नत्वा भगवते ऽजाय लोकानां धर्मसेतवे ।
वक्ष्ये सनातनं धर्मं नारायणमुखाच्छ्रुतम् ॥ ५ ॥
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.
Sri Narada Muni said: After first offering my obeisances unto Lord
Krsna, 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
Narayana.
The word
aja refers to
Krsna, who explains in
Bhagavad-gita (4.6),
ajo 'pi sann avyayatma: "I am ever existing, and thus I never take birth. There is no change in My existence."