CC Adi 3.36 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Ādi-līlā 3.35 - Ādi-līlā 3.37

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 36

āsan varṇās trayo hy asya

gṛhṇato ’nu-yugaṁ tanūḥ

śuklo raktas tathā pīta

idānīṁ kṛṣṇatāṁ gataḥ

SYNONYMS

āsan—were; varṇāḥ—colors; trayaḥ—three; hi—certainly; asya—of this one; gṛhṇataḥ—who is manifesting; anu-yugam—according to the age; tanūḥ—bodies; śuklaḥ—white; raktaḥ—red; tathā—thus; pītaḥ—yellow; idānīm—now; kṛṣṇatām—blackness; gataḥ—obtained.

TRANSLATION

“This boy [Kṛṣṇa] has three other colors—white, red and yellow—as He appears in different ages. Now He has appeared in a transcendental blackish color.”

PURPORT

This is a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 10.8.13).

Ādi-līlā 3.35 - Ādi-līlā 3.37