Ādi-līlā

Chapter 3: The External Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Verse 57 of 113
Cc Ādi 3.57

দেহকান্ত্যে হয তেঙ্হো অকৃষ্ণবরণ অকৃষ্ণবরণে কহে পীতবরণ

देहकान्त्ये हय तेङ्हो अकृष्णवरण अकृष्णवरणे कहे पीतवरण

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

Synonyms

deha-kāntyein the luster of the body; hayais; teṅhoHe; akṛṣṇanot black; varaṇathe color; akṛṣṇa-varaṇeby a color that is not blackish; kaheone means; pītayellow; varaṇathe color..

Translation

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

Verse 57 of 113
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