# SB 7.11.5 ## Text > śrī-nārada uvāca > natvā bhagavate 'jāya > lokānāṁ dharma-setave > vakṣye sanātanaṁ dharmaṁ > nārāyaṇa-mukhāc chrutam ## Synonyms *śrī*-*nāradaḥ* *uvāca*—Śrī Nārada Muni said; *natvā*—offering my obeisances; *bhagavate*—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; *ajāya*—ever existing, never born; *lokānām*—throughout the entire universe; *dharma*-*setave*—who protects religious principles; *vakṣye*—I shall explain; *sanātanam*—eternal; *dharmam*—occupational duty; *nārāyaṇa*-*mukhāt*—from the mouth of Nārāyaṇa; *śrutam*—which I have heard. ## Translation **Śrī Nārada Muni said: After first offering my obeisances unto Lord Kṛṣṇa, the protector of the religious principles of all living entities, let me explain the principles of the eternal religious system, of which I have heard from the mouth of Nārāyaṇa.** ## Purport The word *aja* refers to Kṛṣṇa, who explains in *Bhagavad-gītā* [[bg/4/6|(Bg. 4.6)]], *ajo 'pi sann avyayātmā:* "I am ever existing, and thus I never take birth. There is no change in My existence."