Text 337] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 189
TEXT 336
SMa’ SA arcana af |
‘HWA Bary CHUCF FANGA-FF 1 GOV |
‘krsna-padarcana’ haya dvaparera dharma
‘krsna’-varne kardya loke krsnadrcana-karma
SYNONYMS
krsna-pada-arcana—worshiping the lotus feet of Krsna; haya—is; dvaparera—
of the Dvapara millennium; dharma—the occupational duty; krsna-varne—in a
blackish color; karaéya—induces; loke—to the people; krsma-arcana-karma—the
activities of worshiping Lord Krsna.
TRANSLATION
“In Dvapara-yuga the people’s occupational duty was to worship the lotus
feet of Krsna. Therefore Lord Krsna, appearing in a blackish body, personally
induced people to worship Him.
TEXT 337
atAca SAAT MA Awat a fratyds |
Slasatfefeates aecietafares i 909 |
dvapare bhagavan syamah
pita-vasa nijayudhah
sri-vatsadibhir ankais ca
laksanair upalaksitah
SYNONYMS
dvapare—in the Dvapara-yuga; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of God-
head; syamah—blackish; pita-vasah—having yellow clothes; nija—own;
dyudhah—having weapons; $ri-vatsa-adibhih—such as Srivatsa; ankaih—by
bodily markings; ca—and; laksanaih—by external characteristics such as the
Kaustubha jewel; upalaksitah —characterized.
TRANSLATION
“in the Dvapara-yuga the Personality of Godhead appears in a blackish
hue. He is dressed in yellow, He holds His own weapons, and He is decorated
with the Kaustubha jewel and marks of Srivatsa. That is how His symptoms are
described.’
