Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.337
Recognizing the Lord’s Described Appearance
“ ‘In Dvāpara-yuga the Personality of Godhead appears in a blackish hue. He is dressed in yellow, He holds His own weapons, and He is decorated with the Kaustubha jewel and the mark of Śrīvatsa. That is how His symptoms are described.’
What the purport teaches
- The Lord is described as dressed in yellow, holding His own weapons, and decorated with the Kaustubha jewel and the mark of Śrīvatsa.
- The śyāma color is not exactly blackish. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura compares it to the color of the atasī flower.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself does not appear in a blackish color in every Dvāpara-yuga. In earlier Dvāpara-yugas, the Supreme Lord appeared in a greenish body through His own personal expansion.
Try this today
Reread the description and recall three features of the Lord’s appearance.
Ask yourself
How does the purport help you understand the description of the Lord’s color more carefully?
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.