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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 20.331

āsan varṇās trayo hy asya gṛhṇato ’nu-yugaṁ tanūḥ śuklo raktas tathā pīta idānīṁ kṛṣṇatāṁ gataḥ
[aasan varnaas trayo hy asya grihnato ’nu-yugam tanooh shuklo raktas tathaa peeta idaaneem krishnataam gatah]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
āsan varṇās trayo hy asya gṛhṇato ’nu-yugaṁ tanūḥ śuklo raktas tathā pīta idānīṁ kṛṣṇatāṁ gataḥ
“ ‘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.’

This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.8.13) was spoken by Garga Muni 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).

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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