Madhya 20.335

TEXT 335

TEXT

কৃষ্ণ-'ধ্যান' করে লোক জ্ঞান-অধিকারী ।
ত্রেতার ধর্ম 'যজ্ঞ' করায় 'রক্ত'-বর্ণ ধরি' ॥ ৩৩৫ ॥

krsna-'dhyana' kare loka jnana-adhikari

tretara dharma 'yajna' karaya 'rakta'-varna dhari'

SYNONYMS

krsna-dhyana-meditation upon Krsna; kare-perform; loka-the people; jnana-adhikari-who are advanced in spiritual knowledge; tretara-of the Treta-yuga; dharma-the occupational duty; yajna-performance of sacrifices; karaya-induces; rakta-varna dhari'-assuming a reddish color.

TRANSLATION

"In the Satya-yuga the people were generally advanced in spiritual knowledge and could meditate upon Krsna very easily. The people's occupational duty in Treta-yuga was to perform great sacrifices. This was induced by the Personality of Godhead in His reddish incarnation.