Verse Text
atha vaivarṇyam –
viṣāda-roṣa-bhīty-āder vaivarṇyaṁ varṇa-vikriyā |
bhāva-jṣair atra mālinya-kārśyādyāḥ parikīrtitāḥ ||47||
Translation
Changing of color: Change of a person’s complexion (varṇa-vikriyā) due to grief, anger [Note: Roṣa, anger is described as vyabhicāri-bhāva for women towards Kṛṣṇa in 4.5.26.] or fear is called vaivarṇya or change of color.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Changing of Bodily Color