Text 365] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 207

TRANSLATION

“At the time of Their appearance, the incarnations of the Lord are known in
the world because people can consult the sastras to understand the incarna-
tion’s chief characteristics, known as svardpa and tatastha. In this way the in-
carnations become known to great saintly persons.”’

TEXT 364

ANGA BCS—“ATS HAA-A AS} |
Asad, srG—caaata-AGSa 11 vs

sanatana kahe,— “yate isvara-laksana
pita-varna, karya —prema-dana-sankirtana

SYNONYMS

sanatana kahe—Sanatana said; yate—in whom; isvara-laksana—the charac-
teristics of the Lord are found; pita-varna—yellowish color; karya—activities;
prema-dana—distributing love of Godhead; sankirtana—and chanting congrega-
tionally the holy name of the Lord.

TRANSLATION

Sanatana Gosvami, ‘The color of the personality in whom the charac-
teristics of the Lord are found is yellowish. His activities include the distribu-
tion of love of Godhead and the chanting of the holy names of the Lord.

TEXT 365
slater Cre ‘Serasia’ fepz |
AIS Saal Sz, ASS Aelg 1!” Ove t

kali-kale sei ‘krsnavatara’ niscaya
sudrdha kariyd kaha, yauka sarmsaya”

SYNONYMS

kali-kale—in the age of Kali; sei—that personality; krsna-avatéra—the incarna-
tion of Krsna; niscaya—certainly; su-drdha kariya—firmly; kaha—kindly inform
me; yauka sarnsaya—so that all doubts may go away.

TRANSLATION

“The incarnation of Krsna for this age is indicated by these symptoms.
Please confirm this definitely so that all my doubts will go away.”
