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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 3.57
deha-kāntye haya teńho akṛṣṇa-varaṇa
akṛṣṇa-varaṇe kahe pīta-varaṇa
SYNONYMS
deha-kāntye — in the luster of the body; haya — is; teńho — 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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