# Cc. Ādi 3.57 > দেহকান্ত্যে হয় তেঁহো অকৃষ্ণবরণ । > অকৃষ্ণবরণে কহে পীতবরণ ॥৫৭॥ ## Text > 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.**