CC Madhya 20.333 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Madhya-līlā 20.332 - Madhya-līlā 20.334

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 333

tretāyāṁ rakta-varṇo ’sau

catur-bāhus tri-mekhalaḥ

hiraṇya-keśas trayy-ātmā

sruk-sruvādy-upalakṣaṇaḥ

SYNONYMS

tretāyām—in Tretā-yuga; rakta-varṇaḥ—of a reddish color; asau—He; catuḥ-bāhuḥ—with four arms; tri-mekhalaḥ—having three circles on the abdomen; hiraṇya-keśaḥ—hair colored like gold; trayī-ātmā—whose form manifests the Vedas; sruk-sruva-ādi-upalakṣaṇaḥ—decorated with the sacrificial spoon, ladle and so on.

TRANSLATION

“‘In Tretā-yuga, the Lord appeared in a body that had a reddish hue and four arms. There were three distinctive lines on His abdomen, and His hair was golden. His form manifested the Vedic knowledge, and He bore the symbols of a sacrificial spoon, ladle and so on.’

Madhya-līlā 20.332 - Madhya-līlā 20.334