Adi-lila, Chapter 3 185

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dsan varnds trayo hy asya
gthnato ‘nuyugarh tanith
Sukio raktas tathd pita
idanitn krsnatam gatah
SYNONYMS

dsan—were; varnah—colors; trayah—three; hi—certainly; asya—of this one;
grhnatah—who is manifesting; anuyugam—according to the age; tanuh—bodies;
Suklah—white; raktah—red; tatha—thus; pitah—yellow; idanim—now; krsnatam—
blackness; gatah—obtained.
TRANSLATION

“This boy [Krsna] 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 Srimad-Bhdgavatam (10.8.13).

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Sukla, rakta, pita-varna—ei tina dyuti
satya-tretd-kali-kale dharena Sri-pati

SYNONYMS

Sukla—white; rakta—red; pita-varna—the color yellow; e/-—these; tina—three;
dyuti—lusters; satya—in Satya-yuga; tretd—in Treta-yuga; kali-kale—in the age of
Kali; dharena—manifests; sri-pati—the husband of the goddess of fortune.

TRANSLATION

White, red and yellow—these are the three bodily lusters that the Lord, the
husband of the goddess of fortune, assumes in the ages of Satya, Treta and Kali
respectively.

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