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padmotpala--acetana, cakravaka--sacetana, cakravake padma asvadaya
ihan dunhara 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; ihan—here; dunhara—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.
PURPORT
Generally the cakravaka bird tastes the lotus flower, but in Krsna’s pastimes the lotus, which is usually lifeless, tastes the cakravaka bird.