tihaṅ - in kṛṣṇa-līlā; śyāma - blackish color; vamśī-mukha - a flute in the mouth; gopa-vilāsī - an enjoyer as a cowherd boy; ihaṅ - now; gaura - fair complexion; kabhu - sometimes; dvija - brāhmaṇa; kabhu - sometimes; ta' - certainly; sannyāsī - in the renounced order of life.

In kṛṣṇa-līlā the Lord’s complexion is blackish. Holding a flute to His mouth, He enjoys as a cowherd boy. Now the selfsame person has appeared with a fair complexion, sometimes acting as a brāhmaṇa and sometimes accepting the renounced order of life.