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The Lord’s Appearance in Satya-yuga

“ ‘In Satya-yuga the Lord appeared in a body colored white, with four arms and matted hair. He wore tree bark and bore a black antelope skin. He wore a sacred thread and a garland of rudrākṣa beads. He carried a rod and a waterpot, and He was a brahmacārī.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.332, translation

What the purport teaches

  • In Satya-yuga, the Lord appeared with a white body, four arms and matted hair.
  • He wore tree bark, a black antelope skin, a sacred thread and a garland of rudrākṣa beads.
  • He carried a rod and a waterpot, and He was a brahmacārī.

Try this today

Read the description once, then recall three details of the Lord’s appearance.

Ask yourself

Which details of the Lord’s Satya-yuga appearance stand out to you?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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