Continuing my Krishna verses:

कृष्ण ते कृष्णवर्णोऽयमादिवर्ण इतीरित: ।
अन्ये वर्णा विवर्तन्ते तरङ्गा इव सागरे ।।५७५।।
O Krishna, your dark hue is said to be the original color, and other colors are mere appearances like waves on the ocean.

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus
Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan
[Residence: Campbell, California]