# Cc. Ādi 3.36 > আসন্ বর্ণাস্ত্রয়ো হ্যস্য গৃহ্ণতোঽনুযুগং তনূঃ । > শুক্লো রক্তস্তথা পীত ইদানীং কৃষ্ণতাং গতঃ ॥৩৬॥ ## Text > āsan varṇās trayo hy asya > gṛhṇato 'nu-yugaṁ tanūḥ > śuklo raktas tathā pīta > idānīṁ kṛṣṇatāṁ gataḥ ## Synonyms *āsan*—were; *varṇāḥ*—colors; *trayaḥ*—three; *hi*—certainly; *asya*—of this one; *gṛhṇataḥ*—who is manifesting; *anu-yugam*—according to the age; *tanūḥ*—bodies; *śuklaḥ*—white; *raktaḥ*—red; *tathā*—thus; *pītaḥ*—yellow; *idānīm*—now; *kṛṣṇatām*—blackness; *gataḥ*—obtained. ## Translation **"This boy [Kṛṣṇa] has three other colors-white, red and yellow-as He appears in different ages. Now He has appeared in a transcendental blackish color."** ## Purport This is a verse from *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* (10.8.13).