CC Madhya 20.333

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

CC Madhya 20.332

CC Madhya 20.334

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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.’