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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .1.242

atha ca kaurme –
[atha cha kaurme –]
asthūlaś cānaṇuś caiva sthūlo ’ṇuś caiva sarvataḥ |
[asthoolash chaananush chaiva sthoolo ’nush chaiva sarvatah |]
avarṇaḥ sarvataḥ proktaḥ śyāmo raktānta-locanaḥ |
[avarnah sarvatah proktah shyaamo raktaanta-lochanah |]
aiśvarya-yogād bhagavān viruddhārtho’bhidhīyate ||242||
[aishvarya-yogaad bhagavaan viruddhaartho’bhidheeyate ||242||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atha ca kaurme –
asthūlaś cānaṇuś caiva sthūlo ’ṇuś caiva sarvataḥ |
avarṇaḥ sarvataḥ proktaḥ śyāmo raktānta-locanaḥ |
aiśvarya-yogād bhagavān viruddhārtho’bhidhīyate ||242||
This is illustrated in a statement from the Kūrma Purāṇa: The Lord is not gross, nor is He subtle. But He is both gross and subtle. He is without color, but is blackish with red at the edges of His eyes. By His power He possesses contrary qualities.

There is a nice statement in the Kūrma Purāṇa about these contradictory traits of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is stated there that the Supreme Person is neither very fat nor very thin; He is always transcendental to material qualities, and yet His bodily luster is blackish. His eyes are reddish, He is all-powerful, and He is equipped with all different kinds of opulences.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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