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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 4.171
অতএব কাম–প্রেমে বহুত অন্তর ।
কাম—অন্ধতমঃ, প্রেম—নির্মল ভাস্কর ॥ ১৭১ ॥
ataeva kāma-preme bahuta antara
kāma — andha-tamaḥ, prema — nirmala bhāskara
Therefore lust and love are quite different. Lust is like dense darkness, but love is like the bright sun.
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Lust and love are quite different, not the same.
Lust is compared to dense darkness.
Love is compared to the bright sun.
Profound longing. Kṛṣṇa desires to taste Rādhā’s love, His own sweetness as She sees it, and Her joy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The transactions of Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā are completely different from material lust. Therefore the author has very clearly distinguished between them.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 4
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Prema · Love of Godhead
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In this verse: “love”
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How does the contrast between darkness and sunlight help you reflect on lust and love?
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