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gopī-gaṇera premera ‘rūḍha-bhāva’ nāma
viśuddha nirmala prema, kabhu nahe kāma
Synonyms
gopī-gaṇera—of the gopīs; premera—of the love; rūḍha-bhava—rūḍha-bhāva; nama—named; viśuddha—pure; nirmala—spotless; prema—love; kabhu—at anytime; nahe—is not; kama—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. ¶