Madhya-līlā

Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Verse 330 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.330

শুক্লরক্তকৃষ্ণপীত—ক্রমে চারি বর্ণ চারি বর্ণ ধরিঽ কৃষ্ণ করেন যুগধর্ম

शुक्लरक्तकृष्णपीत—क्रमे चारि वर्ण चारि वर्ण धरिऽ कृष्ण करेन युगधर्म

śukla-rakta-kṛṣṇa-pīta—krame cāri varṇa cāri varṇa dhari' kṛṣṇa karena yuga-dharma

Synonyms

śuklawhite; raktared; kṛṣṇablack; pītayellow; krameone after another; cāri varṇafour colors; cāri varṇa dhari'accepting these four colors; kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa; karena yuga-dharmamanifests His pastimes in different millenniums..

Translation

"In the four yugas—Satya, Tretā, Dvāpara and Kali—the Lord incarnates in four colors: white, red, black and yellow respectively. These are the colors of the incarnations in different millenniums.

Verse 330 of 399
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