CC Ādi 3.57
Adi-līlā, Chapter 3, Text 57
দেহকান্ত্যে হয় তেঁহো অকৃষ্ণবরণ ।
অকৃষ্ণবরণে কহে পীতবরণ ॥ ৫৭ ॥
অকৃষ্ণবরণে কহে পীতবরণ ॥ ৫৭ ॥
deha-kāntye haya teṅho akṛṣṇa-varaṇa
akṛṣṇa-varaṇe kahe pīta-varaṇa
akṛṣṇa-varaṇe kahe pīta-varaṇa
Word by word
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.