CC Adi 3.36
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 36
- āsan varṇās trayo hy asya
- gṛhṇato ’nu-yugaṁ tanūḥ
- śuklo raktas tathā pīta
- idānīṁ kṛṣṇatāṁ gataḥ
SYNONYMS
āsan — were; varṇāḥ — colors; trayaḥ — three; hi — certainly; asya — of this one; gṛhṇataḥ — who is manifesting; anu-yugam — according to the age; tanūḥ — bodies; śuklaḥ — white; raktaḥ — red; tathā — thus; pītaḥ — yellow; idānīm — now; kṛṣṇatām — blackness; gataḥ — obtained.
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 (SB 10.8.13).