Verse 164 of 262
Cc Ādi 4.164
কাম, প্রেম,—দোঙ্হাকার বিভিন্ন লক্ষণ লৌহ আর হেম যৈছে স্বরূপে বিলক্ষণ
काम, प्रेम,—दोङ्हाकार विभिन्न लक्षण लौह आर हेम यैछे स्वरूपे विलक्षण
kāma, prema,—doṅhākāra vibhinna lakṣaṇa lauha āra hema yaiche svarūpe vilakṣaṇa
Synonyms
kāma—lust; prema—love; doṅhākāra—of the two; vibhinna—separate; lakṣaṇa—symptoms; lauha—iron; āra—and; hema—gold; yaiche—just as; svarūpe—in nature; vilakṣaṇa—different..
Translation
Lust and love have different characteristics, just as iron and gold have different natures.
Purport
One should try to discriminate between sexual love and pure love, for they belong to different categories, with a gulf of difference between them. They are as different from one another as iron is from gold.
Verse 164 of 262