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#dl##dd#mitrera mitra saha-vāsī, cakravāke luṭe āsi',#/dd#
#dd#kṛṣṇera rājye aiche vyavahāra#/dd#
#dd#aparicita śatrura mitra, rākhe utpala,--e baḍa citra,#/dd#
#dd#ei baḍa 'virodha-alaṅkāra'#/dd##/dl#
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mitrera—of the sun-god; mitra—the friend; saha-vāsī—living together with the cakravāka birds; cakravāke—the cakravāka birds; luṭe—plunder; āsi'-coming; kṛṣṇera rājye—in the kingdom of Kṛṣṇa; aiche—such; vyavahāra—behavior; aparicita—unacquainted; śatrura mitra—the friend of the enemy; rākhe—protects; utpala—the red lotus flower; e—this; baḍa citra—very wonderful; ei—this; baḍa—great; virodha-alaṅkāra—metaphor of contradiction.
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"The blue lotuses are friends of the sun-god, and though they all live together, the blue lotuses plunder the cakravākas. The red lotuses, however, blossom at night and are therefore strangers or enemies to the cakravākas. Yet in Kṛṣṇa's pastimes the red lotuses, which are the hands of the gopīs, protect their cakravāka breasts. This is a metaphor of contradiction."
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Because the blue lotus flower blossoms with the rising of the sun, the sun is the friend of the blue lotus. The cakravāka birds also appear when the sun rises, and therefore the cakravākas and blue lotuses meet. Although the blue lotus is a friend of the sun, in Kṛṣṇa's pastimes it nevertheless plunders their mutual friend the cakravāka. Normally, cakravākas move about whereas lotuses stand still, but herein Kṛṣṇa's hands, which are compared to blue lotuses, attack the breasts of the gopīs, which are compared to cakravākas. This is called a reverse analogy. At night the red lotus blossoms, whereas in sunlight it closes. Therefore the red lotus is an enemy to the sun and is unknown to the sun's friend the cakravāka. The gopīs' breasts, however, are compared to cakravākas and their hands to red lotuses protecting them. This is a wonderful instance of reverse analogy.
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#dd#aparicita śatrura mitra, rākhe utpala,—e baḍa citra,#/dd#
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#i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mitrera&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#mitrera#/i# — of the sun-god; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mitra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#mitra#/i# — the friend; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=saha&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#saha-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vāsī&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#vāsī#/i# — living together with the #i#cakravāka#/i# birds; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=cakravāke&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#cakravāke#/i# — the #i#cakravāka#/i# birds; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=luṭe&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#luṭe#/i# — plunder; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=āsi&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#āsi#/i# — coming; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kṛṣṇera&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#kṛṣṇera #a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rājye&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#rājye#/i# — in the kingdom of Kṛṣṇa; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=aiche&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#aiche#/i# — such; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vyavahāra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#vyavahāra#/i# — behavior; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=aparicita&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#aparicita#/i# — unacquainted; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śatrura&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#śatrura #a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mitra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#mitra#/i# — the friend of the enemy; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rākhe&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#rākhe#/i# — protects; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=utpala&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#utpala#/i# — the red lotus flower; #i#e#/i# — this; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=baḍa&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#baḍa #a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=citra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#citra#/i# — very wonderful; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ei&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ei#/i# — this; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=baḍa&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#baḍa#/i# — great; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=virodha&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#virodha-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=alaṅkāra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#alaṅkāra#/i# — metaphor of contradiction.
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"The blue lotuses are friends of the sun-god, and though they all live together, the blue lotuses plunder the cakravākas. The red lotuses, however, blossom at night and are therefore strangers or enemies to the cakravākas. Yet in Kṛṣṇa's pastimes the red lotuses, which are the hands of the gopīs, protect their cakravāka breasts. This is a metaphor of contradiction."
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Because the blue lotus flower blossoms with the rising of the sun, the sun is the friend of the blue lotus. The #i#cakravāka#/i# birds also appear when the sun rises, and therefore the #i#cakravākas#/i# and blue lotuses meet. Although the blue lotus is a friend of the sun, in Kṛṣṇa's pastimes it nevertheless plunders their mutual friend the #i#cakravāka#/i#. Normally, #i#cakravākas#/i# move about whereas lotuses stand still, but herein Kṛṣṇa's hands, which are compared to blue lotuses, attack the breasts of the #i#gopīs#/i#, which are compared to #i#cakravākas#/i#. This is called a reverse analogy. At night the red lotus blossoms, whereas in sunlight it closes. Therefore the red lotus is an enemy of the sun and is unknown to the sun's friend the #i#cakravāka#/i#. The #i#gopīs'#/i# breasts, however, are compared to #i#cakravākas#/i# and their hands to red lotuses protecting them. This is a wonderful instance of reverse analogy.
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