āsan — were; varṇāḥ — colors; trayaḥ — three; hi — certainly; asya — of this one; gṛhṇataḥ — who is manifesting; anu-yugam — according to the age; tanūḥ — bodies; śuklaḥ — white; raktaḥ — red; tathā — thus; pītaḥ — yellow; idānīm — now; kṛṣṇatām — blackness; gataḥ — obtained.