SB 1.3.43

Synonyms

[Sūta now answers the sixth question of the sages as to where dharma has sought refuge after Kṛṣṇa’s withdrawal from the earth (SB 1.1.23).²⁰⁰]; upagate — upon the departure; kṛṣṇe — [of] Śrī Kṛṣṇa; sva-dhāma — to His own abode [(sva-lokam);²⁰¹ the locus of His eternal divine play (nitya-līlā-sthānam)²⁰²]; saha — accompanied by; dharma — the supreme mystical path [of love for Bhagavān (bhagavad-dharmaḥ)]; jñāna — transcendental knowledge [of Bhagavān (bhagavat-jñāna)]; ādibhiḥ — and other related majesties [including His six intrinsic divine opulences (ṣaḍbhir aiśvaryaiḥ)²⁰³]; eṣaḥ — this; purāṇa-arkaḥ — self-effulgent Sun, in the form of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa [which is fully competent to bestow vision (dṛṣṭi-pradāna-kṣama eva);²⁰⁴ or which discloses dharma by providing insight (prajñā-pravarttanena dharmādi-prakāśakaḥ)²⁰⁵]; uditaḥ — has arisen [appeared as Kṛṣṇa’s direct representative (tat-pratinidhi-rūpeṇāvirbabhūva) because it reveals His dharma and jñāna (tādṛśa-dharma-jñānā-prakāśanāt)]; adhunā — just now; naṣṭa-dṛśām — for those bereft of sight [destitute of insight (naṣṭa-prajñānāṁ janānām);²⁰⁶ or devoid of discernment regarding the dharma and jñāna that concerns Bhagavān (tādṛśa-dharma-jñānā-viveka-rahitānāṁ kṛte)]; kalau — in the age of Kali.

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