Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.17.3-4

purā kila mahā-bāho

dharmam paramakam prabho

yat tena hamsa-rūpena

brahmane 'bhyāttha mādhava

sa idānīm su-mahatā

kālenāmitra-karśana

na prāyo bhavitā martya-

loke prāg anuśāsitah

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; hamsa-rūpena — in the form of Lord Hamsa; brahmane — unto Lord Brahmā; abhyāttha — You spoke; mādhava — my dear Mādhava; sah — that (knowledge of religious principles); idānīm — presently; su-mahatā — after very long; kālena — time; amitra-karśana — O subduer of the enemy; na — not; prāyah — generally; bhavitā — will exist; martya-loke — in human society; prāk — previously; anuśāsitah — instructed.

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord, O mighty-armed one, previously in Your form of Lord Hamsa 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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