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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 4.171",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 4.171",
  "label":"Text 171",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 4.171",
  "description":"Therefore lust and love are quite different. Lust is like dense darkness, but love is like the bright sun."

} —

Cc. Ādi 4.171

Text

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.