186 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 3

And both the speaker and the receiver of the messages of Bhagavatam
were duly delivered by the same medium.

TEXT 43

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krsne sva-dhdmopagate
dharma-jiianadibhih saha

kalau nasta-drsam esa
puranarko’dhunoditah

krsne—in Krsna’s; sva-dhdma— own abode; upagate—having returned;
dharma—religion; jiidna—knowledge; adibhih—combined together; saha—
along with; kalau—in the Kali-yuga; nasta-drsam—of persons who have lost
their sight; esah—all these; purana-arka— the Purana which is brilliant like
the sun; adhuna—just now; uditah—has arisen.

TRANSLATION

This Bhagavata Purana is as brilliant as the sun, and it has arisen just
after the departure of Lord Krsna to His own abode, accompanied by
religion, knowledge, etc. Persons who have lost their vision due to the dense
darkness of ignorance in the age of Kali shall get light from this Purana.

PURPORT

Lord Sri Krsna has His eternal dhaéma or abode where He eternally
enjoys Himself with His eternal associates and paraphernalia. And His
eternal abode is a manifestation of His internal energy, whereas the
material world is a manifestation of His external energy. When He descends
on the material world, He displays Himself with all paraphernalia in His
internal potency, which is called dtma-maya. In the Bhagavad-gita the Lord
says that He descends by His own potency (atma-maya). His form, name,
fame, paraphernalia, abode, etc., are not, therefore, creations of matter.
He descends to reclaim the fallen souls and to reestablish codes of religion
which are directly enacted by Him. Except God no one can establish the
principles of religion. Either He or a suitable person empowered by Him
