āsan - were; varṇāḥ - colors; trayaḥ - three; hi - certainly; asya - of this one; gṛhṇataḥ - who is manifesting; anu-yugam - according to the age; tanūḥ - bodies; śuklaḥ - white; raktaḥ - red; tathā - thus; pītaḥ - yellow; idānīm - now; kṛṣṇatām - blackness; gataḥ - obtained.

“This boy [Kṛṣṇa] has three other colors — white, red and yellow — as He appears in different ages. Now He has appeared in a transcendental blackish color.”