śrī-karabhājana uvāca
kṛtaṁ tretā dvāparaṁ ca
kalir ity eṣu keśavaḥ
nānā-varṇābhidhākāro
nānaiva vidhinejyate

 śrī-karabhājanaḥ uvāca - Śrī Karabhājana said; kṛtam - Satya; tretā - Tretā; dvāparam - Dvāpara; ca - and; kaliḥ - Kali; iti - thus named; eṣu - in these ages; keśavaḥ - the Supreme Lord, Keśava; nānā - various; varṇa - having complexions; abhidhā - names; ākāraḥ - and forms; nānā - various; eva - similarly; vidhinā - by processes; ijyate - is worshiped.


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Śrī Karabhājana replied: In each of the four yugas, or ages — Kṛta, Tretā, Dvāpara and Kali — Lord Keśava appears with various complexions, names and forms and is thus worshiped by various processes.

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