CC Adi 4.171 (1996)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 171

ataeva kāma-preme bahuta antara

kāma—andha-tamaḥ, prema—nirmala bhāskara

SYNONYMS

ataeva — therefore; kāma-preme — in lust and love; bahuta — much; antara — space between; kāma — lust; andha-tamaḥ — blind darkness; prema — love; nirmala — pure; bhāskara — sun.

TRANSLATION

Therefore lust and love are quite different. Lust is like dense darkness, but love is like the bright sun.

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