Ādi 3.36

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TEXT
আসন্‌ বর্ণাস্ত্রয়ো হ্যস্য গৃহ্ণতোঽনুযুগং তনূঃ ।
শুক্লো রক্তস্তথা পীত ইদানীং কৃষ্ণতাং গতঃ ॥ ৩৬ ॥
asan varnas trayo hy asya
grhnato 'nuyugam tanuh
suklo raktas tatha pita
idanim krsnatam gatah
SYNONYMS
asan-were; varnah-colors; trayah-three; hi-certainly; asya-of this one; grhnatah-who is manifesting; anuyugam-according to the age; tanuh-bodies; suklah-white; raktah-red; tatha-thus; pitah-yellow; idanim-now; krsnatam-blackness; gatah-obtained.
TRANSLATION
"This boy [Krsna] has three other colors-white, red and yellow-as He appears in different ages. Now He has appeared in a transcendental blackish color."
PURPORT
This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.8.13).
[Adi 3.36-1957] [Madhya 6.101, 20.331]

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