kṛṣṇe - Lord Kṛṣṇa; sva-dhāma - to His personal abode; upagate - having returned; dharma-jñāna-ādibhiḥ saha - along with religious principles, transcendental knowledge, and so on; kalau - in this Age of Kali; naṣṭa-dṛśām - of persons who have lost their spiritual vision; eṣaḥ - this; purāṇa-arkaḥ - Purāṇa or Vedic literature that shines like the sun; adhunā - at the present moment; uditaḥ - has arisen.

“ ‘After Lord Kṛṣṇa departed for His abode along with religious principles and transcendental knowledge, this Purāṇa, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, has arisen like the sun in this Age of Kali to enlighten those who have no spiritual vision.’