Ādi 4.163

TEXT 163

TEXT

'প্রেমৈব গোপরামাণাং কাম ইত্যগমৎ প্রথাম্‌ ।'
ইত্যুদ্ধবাদয়োঽপ্যেতং বাঞ্ছন্তি ভগবৎপ্রিয়াঃ ॥ ১৬৩ ॥

premaiva gopa-ramanam

kama ity agamat pratham

ity uddhavadayo 'py etam

vanchanti bhagavat-priyah

SYNONYMS

prema-love; eva-only; gopa-ramanam-of the women of Vraja; kamah-lust; iti-as; agamat-went to; pratham-fame; iti-thus; uddhava-adayah-headed by Sri Uddhava; api-even; etam-this; vanchanti-desire; bhagavat-priyah-dear devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

"The pure love of the gopis has become celebrated by the name 'lust'. The dear devotees of the Lord, headed by Sri Uddhava, desire to taste that love."

PURPORT

This is a verse from Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.285, 286).