{"id":1956,"date":"2009-04-07T10:32:59","date_gmt":"2009-04-07T05:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/?p=1956"},"modified":"2009-04-07T10:38:06","modified_gmt":"2009-04-07T05:08:06","slug":"part-14-the-difference-between-love-and-lust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/sri-geet-panchak\/part-14-the-difference-between-love-and-lust\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 14 – The difference between love and lust"},"content":{"rendered":"

tad-vrajastriya \u00e2shrutya venugeetam smarodayam,<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

k\u00e2shchit paroksham krishnasya swasakhibhyo\u2019n-varnayan.3.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

tad-varnayitum\u00e2rabdh\u00e2h smarantyah krishna-cheshtitam,<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

n\u00e2shakan smaravegena vikshipta-manaso nripa.4.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Translation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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When the bh\u00e2vavati<\/em> Brajadevis<\/em> such as Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2 heard that all-mesmerizing and passionate flute-song, they concealed their personal feelings and started describing it only to their confidential sakhis<\/em>.3.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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O king! Although the Brajadevis<\/em> tried to describe the sweetness of the flute-song, they remembered Sri Krishna\u2019s alluring qualities and became so much aroused with passion that they were unable to do so.4.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Git\u00e2mritalesh Explanation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Srila Shukadev Muni has described the great bh\u00e2v<\/em> of the Gopis when on that day they heard Sri Krishna\u2019s captivating flute-song. Govinda plays the flute everyday while cattle-grazing. The cattle frolic in the pastures while the flute plays in the kunjas<\/em>. The Gopis hear it while engaged in their household chores. Everyday they somehow control their hearts. But today the flute was truly behaving strangely. The Radha-viraha<\/em> that was raging deep within His heart was manifesting itself through each pore of the venu<\/em>. Its strain was maddening. It was tormenting the sky and the air. Whoever heard the venu<\/em> felt He was calling him or her. Especially it echoed \u2018R\u00e2dh\u00e2\u2019. All day and night it played only one name \u2013 \u2018Radha\u2019. Therefore Srimati said in reproach \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“Dear flute! I beg of you repeatedly, please don\u2019t remain on Shy\u00e2m\u2019s lips calling out the name \u2018R\u00e2dh\u00e2\u2019 \u2018R\u00e2dh\u00e2\u2019. You are on the face of a cheat and shout \u2018R\u00e2dh\u00e2\u2019 \u2018R\u00e2dh\u00e2\u2019, thus putting me in the bad books of the elders. A cheat never gives up His crooked ways, but why do you fall prey to Him? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Your sweet sound does not let me stay at home, and my eyes flow incessantly. The first time you played I lost my honor and virtue \u2013 all I have now is this life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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It is good you played now, for at last I lost everything\u2014I am telling you for sure. Poet Uddhab d\u00e2s says \u2013 whosoever hears the flute-song gives up all fear of the society.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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As it is, the maidens of Braja are helpless, in addition they were overwhelmed with prem<\/em>, and therefore they could not bear it any more. Shukadev said \u2013 when they heard the flute-song \u2018smara<\/em>\u2019 or lust arose in their hearts. The Brajagopis<\/em> have no lust. They are full of mah\u00e2bh\u00e2v-ras<\/em> that is the supremely condensed form of prem<\/em>. Lust and love are opposite of each other. Lust is ugly like a piece of iron, since it is tainted with the desire for sense-gratification; on the other hand, love is radiant due to the desire to please Krishna, hence it dazzles like gold that has undergone the purification process a hundred times. Lust stinks like rotten hell, while love is as fragrant as the perfumed Nandan-k\u00e2nan<\/span>[1]<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>. Lust is dark like the new moon night, and love is self-manifesting broad daylight.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“ataeb k\u00e2m-prem bohut antar,<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

K\u00e2m andhatama prem nirmal bh\u00e2skar\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Meaning – “Thus there is a lot of difference between lust and love. Lust is pitch darkness, while love is brilliant sunshine.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 (Sri Chaitanya-Charit\u00e2mrita)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Here the word \u2018smara<\/em>\u2019 or lust signifies the topmost level of Eros that is the mah\u00e2bh\u00e2v<\/em> felt by the Brajab\u00e2l\u00e2s<\/em>. This is why even great sages like Uddhav wish to have such lust.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“The prem<\/em> of the fair sex of Braja is called \u2018k\u00e2m<\/em>\u2019 (lust). As a result, loving devotees of the Lord such as Sri Uddhav crave for such lust. They always pray for the hankering felt by the Gopis due to their love for Sri Krishna.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 (Sri Bhakti-Ras\u00e2mrita-Sindhu 1.2.285)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Brajab\u00e2l\u00e2s\u2019 prem<\/em> is pristine pure and without a hint of lust. Externally they do try to embrace Sri Krishna and kiss Him, but that is to please Him ultimately, and not for self-pleasure. Consequently their love is termed \u2018lust\u2019. We may question\u2014the word \u2018lust\u2019 sounds bitter, and arouses impure thoughts; the word \u2018prem<\/em>\u2019 reminds us of purity, then why do the scriptures term the Brajagopis\u2019 prem that has such high standard as \u2018lust\u2019? Sri Bhakti-Ras\u00e2mrita-Sindhu answers \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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“The special love of the Brajadevis is inexpressibly sweet and assumes the form of love-making, therefore the wise term it as \u2018k\u00e2m<\/em>\u2019. It is a form of bhakti and the Gopis are famous for possessing bhakti in this mood. Outwardly it appears the same as lust, however internally there is no similarity whatsoever. This is a profound mystery. Had the scriptures called their love simply as \u2018love\u2019 then we would not have learnt that they express their love through love-making, and how spiritual and pure is their love-making. The distinction between their supreme love and love of an ordinary devotee for Sri Krishna too would have remained concealed. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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tad-vrajastriya \u00e2shrutya venugeetam smarodayam, k\u00e2shchit paroksham krishnasya swasakhibhyo\u2019n-varnayan.3. tad-varnayitum\u00e2rabdh\u00e2h smarantyah krishna-cheshtitam, n\u00e2shakan smaravegena vikshipta-manaso nripa.4. \u00a0 Translation \u00a0 When the bh\u00e2vavati Brajadevis such as Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[117,391],"class_list":["post-1956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sri-geet-panchak","tag-radharani","tag-sri-geet-panchak"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1956"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1959,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1956\/revisions\/1959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}