CC Adi 4.162 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 4: The Confidential Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 162
- gopī-gaṇera premera ‘rūḍha-bhāva’ nāma
- viśuddha nirmala prema, kabhu nahe kāma
SYNONYMS
gopī-gaṇera—of the gopīs; premera—of the love; rūḍha-bhāva—rūḍha-bhāva; nāma—named; viśuddha—pure; nirmala—spotless; prema—love; kabhu—at anytime; nahe—is not; kāma—lust.
TRANSLATION
The love of the gopīs is called rūḍha-bhāva. It is pure and spotless. It is not at any time lust.
PURPORT
As already explained, the position of the gopīs in their loving dealings with Kṛṣṇa is transcendental. Their emotion is called rūḍha-bhāva. Although it is apparently like mundane sex, one should not confuse it with mundane sexual love, for it is pure and unadulterated love of Godhead.