TEXT 331
asan varnas trayo hy asya
grhnato 'nu-yugam tanuh
suklo raktas tatha pita
idanim krsnatam gatah
SYNONYMS
asanthere were; varnahcolors; trayahthree; hicertainly; asyaof your son; grhnatahaccepting; anu-yugamaccording to the millennium; tanuhbody; suklahwhite; raktahred; tathaas well as; pitahyellow; idanimjust now; krsnatam gatahHe 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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