3.38

idanim dvapare tinho haila krsna-varna

ei saba sastragama-puranera marma

SYNONYMS

idanim—now; dvapare—in the Dvapara-yuga; tinho—He; haila—was; krsna-varna—blackish color; ei—these; saba—all; sastra-agama—and Vedic literatures; puranera—of the Puranas; marma—the core.

Now, in the Dvapara-yuga, the Lord had descended in a blackish hue.

This is the essence of the statements in the Puranas and other Vedic literatures with reference to the context.