Antya 18.97

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পদ্মোৎপল - অচেতন, চক্রবাক - সচেতন, চক্রবাকে পদ্ম আস্বাদয় ।
ইহাঁ দুঁহার উল্টা স্থিতি, ধর্ম হৈল বিপরীতি, কৃষ্ণের রাজ্যে ঐছে ন্যায় হয় ॥ ৯৭ ॥

padmotpala-acetana, cakravaka-sacetana,

cakravake padma asvadaya

ihaṅ duṅhara ulta sthiti, dharma haila vipariti,

krsnera rajye aiche nyaya haya

SYNONYMS

padma-utpala-the blue and red lotus flowers; acetana-unconscious; cakravaka-the cakravaka birds; sa-cetana-conscious; cakravake-the cakravaka birds; padma-the blue lotus flowers; asvadaya-taste; ihaṅ-here; duṅhara-of both of them; ulta sthiti-the reverse situation; dharma-characteristic nature; haila-became; vipariti-reversed; krsnera-of Lord Krsna; rajye-in the kingdom; aiche-such; nyaya-principle; haya-there is.

TRANSLATION

"Blue and red lotus flowers are unconscious objects, whereas cakravakas are conscious and alive. Nevertheless, in ecstatic love, the blue lotuses began to taste the cakravakas. This is a reversal of their natural behavior, but in Lord Krsna's kingdom such reversals are a principle of His pastimes.

PURPORT

Generally the cakravaka bird tastes the lotus flower, but in Krsna's pastimes the lotus, which is usually lifeless, tastes the cakravaka bird.

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