# Cc. Antya 18.97 > পদ্মোৎপল — অচেতন, চক্রবাক — সচেতন, > চক্রবাকে পদ্ম আস্বাদয় । > ইহাঁ দুঁহার উল্টা স্থিতি, ধর্ম হৈল বিপরীতি, > কৃষ্ণের রাজ্যে ঐছে ন্যায় হয় ॥৯৭॥ ## Text > padmotpala—acetana, cakravāka—sacetana, > cakravāke padma āsvādaya > ihāṅ duṅhāra ulṭā sthiti, dharma haila viparīti, > kṛṣṇera rājye aiche nyāya haya ## Synonyms *padma-utpala*—the blue and red lotus flowers; *acetana*—unconscious; *cakravāka*—the *cakravāka* birds; *sa-cetana*—conscious; *cakravāke*—the *cakravāka* birds; *padma*—the blue lotus flowers; *āsvādaya*—taste; *ihāṅ*—here; *duṅhāra*—of both of them; *ulṭā sthiti*—the reverse situation; *dharma*—characteristic nature; *haila*—became; *viparīti*—reversed; *kṛṣṇera*—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; *rājye*—in the kingdom; *aiche*—such; *nyāya*—principle; *haya*—there is. ## Translation **"Blue and red lotus flowers are unconscious objects, whereas cakravākas are conscious and alive. Nevertheless, in ecstatic love, the blue lotuses began to taste the cakravākas. This is a reversal of their natural behavior, but in Lord Kṛṣṇa's kingdom such reversals are a principle of His pastimes.** ## Purport Generally the *cakravāka* bird tastes the lotus flower, but in Kṛṣṇa's pastimes the lotus, which is usually lifeless, tastes the *cakravāka* bird.