# Cc. Madhya 20.331 ## Text > āsan varṇās trayo hy asya > gṛhṇato 'nu-yugaṁ tanūḥ > śuklo raktas tathā pīta > idānīṁ kṛṣṇatāṁ gataḥ ## Synonyms *āsan*—there were; *varṇāḥ*—colors; *trayaḥ*—three; *hi*—certainly; *asya*—of your son; *gṛhṇataḥ*—accepting; *anu*-*yugam*—according to the millennium; *tanūḥ*—body; *śuklaḥ*—white; *raktaḥ*—red; *tathā*—as well as; *pītaḥ*—yellow; *idānīm*—just now; *kṛṣṇatām* *gataḥ*—He has assumed a blackish hue. ## Translation **“ 'This child formerly had three colors according to the prescribed color for different millenniums. Formerly He was white, red and yellow, and now He has assumed a blackish color.'** ## Purport This verse from *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* (10.8.13) was spoken by Gargamuni when performing the name-giving ceremony for Kṛṣṇa at the house of Nanda Mahārāja. The following two verses are also from *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* (11.5.21,24).