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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.331
SYNONYMS
āsan — there were; varnāh — colors; trayah — three; hi — certainly; asya — of your son; grihnatah — accepting; anu-yugam — according to the millennium; tanūh — body; śuklah — white; raktah — red; tathā — as well as; pītah — yellow; idānīm — just now; krishnatām gatah — 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 Garga Muni when performing the name-giving ceremony for Krishna at the house of Nanda Mahārāja. The following two verses are also from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.21, 24).
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