# Cc. Madhya 20.335 > কৃষ্ণ-‘ধ্যান’ করে লোক জ্ঞান-অধিকারী । > ত্রেতার ধর্ম ‘যজ্ঞ’ করায় ‘রক্ত’-বর্ণ ধরি’ ॥৩৩৫॥ ## Text > kṛṣṇa-'dhyāna' kare loka jñāna-adhikārī > tretāra dharma 'yajña' karāya 'rakta'-varṇa dhari' ## Synonyms *kṛṣṇa-dhyāna*—meditation upon Kṛṣṇa; *kare*—perform; *loka*—the people; *jñāna-adhikārī*—who are advanced in spiritual knowledge; *tretāra*—of the Tretā-yuga; *dharma*—the occupational duty; *yajña*—performance of sacrifices; *karāya*—induces; *rakta-varṇa dhari'*—assuming a reddish color. ## Translation **"In the Satya-yuga the people were generally advanced in spiritual knowledge and could meditate upon Kṛṣṇa very easily. The people's occupational duty in Tretā-yuga was to perform great sacrifices. This was induced by the Personality of Godhead in His reddish incarnation.**