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CC Madhya 20.331 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 331

āsan varṇās trayo hy asya
gṛhṇato 'nu-yugaṁ tanūḥ
śuklo raktas tathā pīta
idānīṁ kṛṣṇatāṁ gataḥ


SYNONYMS

āsan—there were; varṇāḥ—colors; trayaḥ—three; hi—certainly; asya—of your son; gṛhṇataḥ—accepting; anu-yugam—according to the millennium; tanūḥ—body; śuklaḥ—white; raktaḥ—red; tathā—as well as; pītaḥ—yellow; idānīm—just now; kṛṣṇatām gataḥ—He has assumed a blackish hue.


TRANSLATION

" 'This child formerly had three colors according to the prescribed color for different millenniums. Formerly He was white, red and yellow, and now He has assumed a blackish color.'


PURPORT

This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.8.13) was spoken by Gargamuni when performing the name-giving ceremony for Kṛṣṇa at the house of Nanda Mahārāja. The following two verses are also from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.21,24).