TEXT 97
padmotpala--acetana, cakravaka--sacetana,
cakravake padma asvadaya
ihan dunhara ulta sthiti, dharma haila vipariti,
krsnera rajye aiche nyaya haya
SYNONYMS
padma-utpalathe blue and red lotus flowers; acetanaunconscious; cakravakathe cakravaka birds; sa-cetanaconscious; cakravakethe cakravaka birds; padmathe blue lotus flowers; asvadayataste; ihanhere; dunharaof both of them; ulta sthitithe reverse situation; dharmacharacteristic nature; hailabecame; viparitireversed; krsneraof Lord Krsna; rajyein the kingdom; aichesuch; nyayaprinciple; hayathere 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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