CC Adi 4.171
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - 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
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.