186 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20

TRANSLATION

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

TEXT 331
SAA APM VD YXTSIRAFAL Ga |
VF] APF BA As SHA FHSTE St | ood |

dsan varnas trayo hy asya
grhnato ‘nuyugam tanuh

suklo raktas tatha pita
idanim krsnatam gatah

SYNONYMS
dsan—there were; varnah—colors; trayah—three; hi—certainly; asya—of your
son; grhnatah—accepting; anuyugam—according to the millennium; tangh—
body; suklah—white; raktah—red; tathai—as well as; pitah—yellow; idanim—
just now; krsnatam gatah—He has assumed a blackish hue.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘This child formerly had three colors according to the prescribed color for
different millenniums. Formerly He was white, red and yellow, and now He
has assumed a blackish color.’

PURPORT

This verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.8.13) was spoken by Gargamuni when
performing the name-giving ceremony for Krsna at the house of Nanda Maharaja.
The following two verses are also from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.21,24).

TEXT 332

HG VFS YASH VaATTA: |
Fefacarraersia ayes eR 1 oor I

krte suklas catur-bahur
jatilo valkalambarah
krsnajinopavitaksan
bibhrad danda-kamandalu
