Ādi-līlā

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

Verse 39 of 113
Cc Ādi 3.39

দ্বাপরে ভগবান্শ্যামঃ পীতবাসা নিজাযুধঃ শ্রীবত্সাদিভিরংকৈশ্চ লক্ষণৈরুপলক্ষিতঃ

द्वापरे भगवान्श्यामः पीतवासा निजायुधः श्रीवत्सादिभिरंकैश्च लक्षणैरुपलक्षितः

dvāpare bhagavān śyāmaḥ pīta-vāsā nijāyudhaḥ śrī-vatsādibhir aṅkaiś ca lakṣaṇair upalakṣitaḥ

Synonyms

dvāparein the Dvāpara-yuga; bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead; śyāmaḥblackish; pīta-vāsāḥhaving yellow clothes; nijaown; āyudhaḥhaving weapons; śrī-vatsa-ādibhiḥsuch as Śrīvatsa; aṅkaiḥby bodily markings; caand; lakṣaṇaiḥby external characteristics such as the Kaustubha jewel; upalakṣitaḥcharacterized..

Translation

"In the Dvāpara-yuga the Personality of Godhead appears in a blackish hue. He is dressed in yellow, He holds His own weapons, and He is decorated with the Kaustubha jewel and marks of Śrīvatsa. This is how His symptoms are described."

Purport

This is a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.27), spoken by Saint Karabhājana, one of the nine royal mystics who explained to King Nimi the different features of the Lord in different ages.

Verse 39 of 113
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