CC Adi 3.57

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 57

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.

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