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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 3.39
lakshanair upalakshitah
SYNONYMS
dvāpare — in the Dvāpara-yuga; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; śyāmah — blackish; pīta-vāsāh — having yellow clothes; nija — own; āyudhah — having weapons; śrīvatsa-ādibhih — such as Śrīvatsa; ańkaih — by bodily markings; ca — and; lakshanaih — by external characteristics such as the Kaustubha jewel; upalakshitah — characterized.
TRANSLATION
"In the Dvāpara-yuga the Personality of Godhead appears in a blackish hue. He is dressed in yellow, He holds His own weapons, and He is decorated with the Kaustubha jewel and marks of Śrīvatsa. This is how His symptoms are described."
PURPORT
This is a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.27), spoken by Saint Karabhājana, one of the nine royal mystics who explained to King Nimi the different features of the Lord in different ages.
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