188 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20
satya-yuge dharma-dhyana karaya ‘sukla’-mdrti dhari’
kardamake vara dila yenho krpa kari’

SYNONYMS
satya-yuge—in the millennium of Satya-yuga; dharma-dhyana—religious prin-
ciples and meditation; karaya—induces; sukla—whitish; mdrti—form; dhari’—
accepting; kardamake—to Kardama Muni; vara dila—gave benedictions;
yenho—who; krpd kari’—out of causeless mercy.
TRANSLATION
“As the white incarnation, the Lord taught religion and meditation. He
offered benedictions to Kardama Muni, and in this way He showed His cause-
less mercy.
PURPORT
Kardama Muni was one of the prajapatis. He married Devahati, the daughter of

Manu, and their son was Kapiladeva. The Supreme Lord was very pleased with

Kardama Muni’s austerities, and He appeared before Kardama Muni in a whitish

body. This happened in the Satya-yuga millennium, when people were ac-

customed to practicing meditation.
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krsna-‘dhyana’ kare loka jfiadna-adhikdari
tretara dharma ‘yajfia’ karaya ‘rakta’-varna dhari’
SYNONYMS
krsna-dhydna—meditation upon Krsna; kare—perform; loka—the people;
jfidna-adhikari—who are advanced in spiritual knowledge; tretara—of the Treta-
yuga; dharma—the occupational duty; yajfa—performance of sacrifices;
karaya—induces; rakta-varna dhari’—assuming a reddish color.
TRANSLATION
“In the Satya-yuga the people were generally advanced in spiritual knowl-
edge and could meditate upon Krsna very easily. The people’s occupational
duty in Treta-yuga was to perform great sacrifices. This was induced by the
Personality of Godhead in His reddish incarnation.
