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TEXT 331
asan varnas trayo hy asya
grhnato 'nu-yugam tanuh
suklo raktas tatha pita
idanim krsnatam gatah
SYNONYMS
asan—there were; varnah—colors; trayah—three; hi—certainly; asya—of your son; grhnatah—accepting; anu-yugam—according to the millennium; tanuh—body; suklah—white; raktah—red; tatha—as well as; pitah—yellow; idanim—just now; krsnatam gatah—He has assumed a blackish hue.
TRANSLATION
" '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 Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.8.13) was spoken by Gargamuni when performing the name-giving ceremony for Krsna at the house of Nanda Maharaja. The following two verses are also from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.21,24).
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