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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.5.20
nānā-varnābhidhākāro
nānaiva vidhinejyate
SYNONYMS
śrī-karabhājanah uvāca — Śrī Karabhājana said; kritam — Satya; tretā — Tretā; dvāparam — Dvāpara; ca — and; kalih — Kali; iti — thus named; eshu — in these ages; keśavah — the Supreme Lord, Keśava; nānā — various; varna — having complexions; abhidhā — names; ākārah — and forms; nānā — various; eva — similarly; vidhinā — by processes; ijyate — is worshiped.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Karabhājana replied: In each of the four yugas, or ages — Krita, Tretā, Dvāpara and Kali — Lord Keśava appears with various complexions, names and forms and is thus worshiped by various processes.
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