# Cc. Madhya 20.333 ## Text > tretāyāṁ rakta-varṇo 'sau > catur-bāhus trimekhalaḥ > hiraṇya-keśas trayy-ātmā > sruk-sruv-ādy-upalakṣaṇaḥ ## Synonyms *tretāyām*—in the Tretā-yuga; *rakta*-*varṇaḥ*—of a reddish color; *asau*—He; *catuḥ*-*bāhuḥ*—with four arms; *tri*-*mekhalaḥ*—having three circles on the abdomen; *hiraṇya*-*keśaḥ*—hair colored like gold; *trayī*-*ātmā*—whose form manifests the Vedas; *sruk*-*sruv*-*ādi*-*upalakṣaṇaḥ*—decorated with the sacrificial spoon, ladle and so on. ## Translation **“ 'In the Tretā-yuga, the Lord appeared in a body that had a reddish hue and four arms. There were three distinctive lines on His abdomen, and His hair was golden. His form manifested the Vedic knowledge, and He bore the symbols of a sacrificial spoon, ladle and so on.'**