satya-yuge dharma-dhyÄna karÄya 'Å›ukla'-mÅ«rti dhari'
kardamake vara dilÄ yeá¹…ho ká¹›pÄ kari'
satya-yuge - in the millennium of Satya-yuga; dharma-dhyÄna - religious principles and meditation; karÄya - induces; Å›ukla - whitish; mÅ«rti - form; dhari' - accepting; kardamake - to Kardama Muni; vara dilÄ - gave benedictions; yeá¹…ho - who; ká¹›pÄ kari' - out of causeless mercy.
Kardama Muni was one of the prajÄpatis. He married DevahÅ«ti, the daughter of Manu, and their son was Kapiladeva. The Supreme Lord was very pleased with Kardama Muni’s austerities, and He appeared before Kardama Muni in a whitish body. This happened in the Satya-yuga millennium, when people were accustomed to practicing meditation.