CC Adi 3.57 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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.