CC Madhya 9.156 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 156
- maṇir yathā vibhāgena
- nīla-pītādibhir yutaḥ
- rūpa-bhedam avāpnoti
- dhyāna-bhedāt tathācyutaḥ
SYNONYMS
maṇiḥ—jewel, specifically the jewel known as vaidūrya; yathā—as; vibhāgena—separately; nīla—blue; pīta—yellow; ādibhiḥ—and with other colors; yutaḥ—joined; rūpa-bhedam—difference of form; avāpnoti—gets; dhyāna-bhedāt—by different types of meditation; tathā—similarly; acyutaḥ—the infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
“‘When the jewel known as vaidūrya touches various other materials, it appears to be separated into different colors, and consequently its forms also appear different. Similarly, according to the meditational ecstasy of the devotee, the Lord, who is known as Acyuta [“the infallible one”], appears in different forms, although He is essentially one.’”
PURPORT
This is a verse quoted from Śrī Nārada-pañcarātra.