Ādi-līlā

Chapter 3: The External Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Verse 36 of 113
Cc Ādi 3.36

আসন্বর্ণাস্ত্রযো হ্যস্য গৃহ্ণতো ঽনুযুগং তনূঃ শুক্লো রক্তস্তথা পীত ইদানীং কৃষ্ণতাং গতঃ

आसन्वर्णास्त्रयो ह्यस्य गृह्णतो ऽनुयुगं तनूः शुक्लो रक्तस्तथा पीत इदानीं कृष्णतां गतः

āsan varṇās trayo hy asya gṛhṇato 'nuyugaṁ tanūḥ śuklo raktas tathā pīta idānīṁ kṛṣṇatāṁ gataḥ

Synonyms

āsanwere; varṇāḥcolors; trayaḥthree; hicertainly; asyaof this one; gṛhṇataḥwho is manifesting; anuyugamaccording to the age; tanūḥbodies; śuklaḥwhite; raktaḥred; tathāthus; pītaḥyellow; idānīmnow; kṛṣṇatāmblackness; gataḥobtained..

Translation

"This boy [Kṛṣṇa] has three other colors—white, red and yellow—as He appears in different ages. Now He has appeared in a transcendental blackish color."

Purport

This is a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.8.13).

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