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CC Ādi 3.57

Bengali

দেহকান্ত্যে হয় তেঁহো অকৃষ্ণবরণ ।
অকৃষ্ণবরণে কহে পীতবরণ ॥ ৫৭ ॥

Text

deha-kāntye haya teṅho akṛṣṇa-varaṇa
akṛṣṇa-varaṇe kahe pīta-varaṇa

Synonyms

deha-kāntye — in the luster of the body; haya — is; teṅho — He; akṛṣṇa — not black; varaṇa — the color; akṛṣṇa-varaṇe — by a color that is not blackish; kahe — one means; pīta — yellow; varaṇa — the color.

Translation

His complexion is certainly not blackish. Indeed, His not being blackish indicates that His complexion is yellow.