CC Madhya 20.335 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 335
- kṛṣṇa-'dhyāna' kare loka jñāna-adhikārī
- tretāra dharma 'yajña' karāya 'rakta'-varṇa dhari'
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa-dhyāna—meditation upon Kṛṣṇa; kare—perform; loka—the people; jñāna-adhikārī—who are advanced in spiritual knowledge; tretāra—of the Tretā-yuga; dharma—the occupational duty; yajña—performance of sacrifices; karāya—induces; rakta-varṇa dhari'-assuming a reddish color.
TRANSLATION
"In the Satya-yuga the people were generally advanced in spiritual knowledge and could meditate upon Kṛṣṇa very easily. The people's occupational duty in Tretā-yuga was to perform great sacrifices. This was induced by the Personality of Godhead in His reddish incarnation.