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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .1.338

atha rūpam –
[atha roopam –]
vibhūṣaṇaṁ vibhūṣyaṁ syād yena tad rūpam ucyate ||338||
[vibhooshanam vibhooshyam syaad yena tad roopam uchyate ||338||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atha rūpam –
vibhūṣaṇaṁ vibhūṣyaṁ syād yena tad rūpam ucyate ||338||
Excellent form is said to be that by which ornaments become worthy of being ornaments.

The ornaments on the body of Kṛṣṇa were not actually enhancing His beauty, but just the reverse—the ornaments were beautified by Kṛṣṇa.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

This takes place by a special combination of dazzling beauty of Kṛṣṇa and the ornaments which mutually nourish each other.

📝 My note

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