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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.166
কামের তাৎপর্য—নিজসম্ভোগ কেবল ।
কৃষ্ণসুখতাৎপর্য–মাত্র প্রেম ত’ প্রবল ॥ ১৬৬ ॥
kāmera tātparya — nija-sambhoga kevala
kṛṣṇa-sukha-tātparya-mātra prema ta’ prabala
The object of lust is only the enjoyment of one’s own senses. But love caters to the enjoyment of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and thus it is very powerful.
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The object of lust is only the enjoyment of one’s own senses.
Love caters to the enjoyment of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Because love seeks Lord Kṛṣṇa’s enjoyment, it is very powerful.
Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.
The mood of Ādi 4 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Therefore, to know the transcendental pleasure of loving Kṛṣṇa, Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself appeared as Lord Caitanya, accepting the emotions and bodily luster of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Lord Caitanya appeared in order to fulfill these confidential desires, and also to preach the special significance of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare and to answer the call of Advaita Prabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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Prema · Love of Godhead
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In this verse: “love”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How would my intention change if I sought Kṛṣṇa’s enjoyment rather than my own?
Choose one small act of service today and do it for Lord Kṛṣṇa’s enjoyment.
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