Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.17.3-4

purā kila mahā-bāho

dharmaḿ paramakaḿ prabho

yat tena haḿsa-rūpeṇa

brahmaṇe 'bhyāttha mādhava

sa idānīḿ su-mahatā

kālenāmitra-karśana

na prāyo bhavitā martya-

loke prāg anuśāsitaḥ

SYNONYMS

purā — previously; kila — indeed; mahā-bāho — O mighty-armed one; dharmam — religious principles; paramakam — bringing the greatest happiness; prabho — my Lord; yat — which; tena — by that; haḿsa-rūpeṇa — in the form of Lord Haḿsa; brahmaṇe — unto Lord Brahmā; abhyāttha — You spoke; mādhava — my dear Mādhava; saḥ — that (knowledge of religious principles); idānīm — presently; su-mahatā — after very long; kālena — time; amitra-karśana — O subduer of the enemy; na — not; prāyaḥ — generally; bhavitā — will exist; martya-loke — in human society; prāk — previously; anuśāsitaḥ — instructed.

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord, O mighty-armed one, previously in Your form of Lord Haḿsa You spoke to Lord Brahmā those religious principles that bring supreme happiness to the practitioner. My dear Mādhava, now much time has passed, and that which You previously instructed will soon practically cease to exist, O subduer of the enemy.

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