SB 11.5.21 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

कृते शुक्लश्चतुर्बाहुर्जटिलो वल्कलाम्बर: । कृष्णाजिनोपवीताक्षान् बिभ्रद् दण्डकमण्डलू ॥ २१ ॥

Verse text

kṛte śuklaś catur-bāhur jaṭilo valkalāmbaraḥ kṛṣṇājinopavītākṣān bibhrad daṇḍa-kamaṇḍalū

Synonyms

kṛte — in Satya-yuga ; śuklaḥ — white ; catuḥ — bāhuḥ — having four arms ; jaṭilaḥ — with matted locks ; valkala — ambaraḥ — wearing a garment of tree bark ; kṛṣṇa — ajina — a black deerskin ; upavīta — a brāhmaṇa’s sacred thread ; akṣān — prayer beads made of akṣa seeds ; bibhrat — carrying ; danda — a rod ; kamaṇḍalū — and waterpot .

Translation

In Satya-yuga the Lord is white and four-armed, has matted locks and wears a garment of tree bark. He carries a black deerskin, a sacred thread, prayer beads and the rod and waterpot of a brahmacārī.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

In Satya-yuga the Lord is white and four-armed, has matted locks and wears a garment of tree bark. He carries a black deerskin, a sacred thread, prayer beads and a rod and water pot. He is white in color and is called Śukla. He wears a dear skin and sacred thread.