পদ্মোৎপল - অচেতন, চক্রবাক - সচেতন, চক্রবাকে পদ্ম আস্বাদয় ।
ইহাঁ দুঁহার উল্টা স্থিতি, ধর্ম হৈল বিপরীতি, কৃষ্ণের রাজ্যে ঐছে ন্যায় হয় ॥ ৯৭ ॥
padmotpala-acetana, cakravaka-sacetana,
ihaṅ duṅhara ulta sthiti, dharma haila vipariti,
krsnera rajye aiche nyaya haya
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.
"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.
Generally the cakravaka bird tastes the lotus flower, but in Krsna's pastimes the lotus, which is usually lifeless, tastes the cakravaka bird.