Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 336 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.336

ঽকৃষ্ণপদার্চনঽ হয দ্বাপরের ধর্ম ঽকৃষ্ণঽবর্ণে করায লোকে কৃষ্ণার্চনকর্ম

ऽकृष्णपदार्चनऽ हय द्वापरेर धर्म ऽकृष्णऽवर्णे कराय लोके कृष्णार्चनकर्म

'kṛṣṇa-padārcana' haya dvāparera dharma 'kṛṣṇa'-varṇe karāya loke kṛṣṇārcana-karma

Synonyms

kṛṣṇa-pada-arcanaworshiping the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa; hayais; dvāpareraof the Dvāpara millennium; dharmathe occupational duty; kṛṣṇa-varṇein a blackish color; karāyainduces; loketo the people; kṛṣṇa-arcana-karmathe activities of worshiping Lord Kṛṣṇa..

Translation

"In Dvāpara-yuga the people's occupational duty was to worship the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa, appearing in a blackish body, personally induced people to worship Him.

Verse 336 of 399
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