গোপীগণের প্রেমের 'রূঢ়ভাব' নাম ।
বিশুদ্ধ নির্মল প্রেম, কভু নহে কাম ॥ ১৬২ ॥
gopi-ganera premera 'rudha-bhava' nama
visuddha nirmala prema, kabhu nahe kama
gopi-ganera-of the gopis; premera-of the love; rudha-bhava-rudha-bhava; nama-named; visuddha-pure; nirmala-spotless; prema-love; kabhu-at any time; nahe-is not; kama-lust.
As already explained, the position of the
gopis in their loving dealings with
Krsna is transcendental. Their emotion is called
rudha-bhava. 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.