# Cc. Madhya 20.335 ## 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.**