Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 20: Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Instructs Sanatana Gosvami in the Science of the Absolute Truth. Text 331

Äsan varṇÄs trayo hy asya
gṛhṇato 'nu-yugaṠtanūḥ
Å›uklo raktas tathÄ pÄ«ta
idÄnÄ«á¹ kṛṣṇatÄá¹ gataḥ

 Äsan - there were; varṇÄḥ - colors; trayaḥ - three; hi - certainly; asya - of your son; gá¹›hṇataḥ - accepting; anu-yugam - according to the millennium; tanūḥ - body; Å›uklaḥ - white; raktaḥ - red; tathÄ - as well as; pÄ«taḥ - yellow; idÄnÄ«m - just now; kṛṣṇatÄm gataḥ - He has assumed a blackish hue.


Text

“ ‘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 ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (10.8.13) was spoken by Garga Muni when performing the name-giving ceremony for Kṛṣṇa at the house of Nanda MahÄrÄja. The following two verses are also from ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (11.5.21, 24).