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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 4.163
ity uddhavādayo 'py etam
SYNONYMS
prema — love; eva — only; gopa-rāmānām — of the women of Vraja; kāmah — lust; iti — as; agamat — went to; prathām — fame; iti — thus; uddhava-ādayah — headed by Śrī Uddhava; api — even; etam — this; vāńchanti — desire; bhagavat-priyāh — dear devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
"The pure love of the gopīs has become celebrated by the name 'lust.' The dear devotees of the Lord, headed by Śrī Uddhava, desire to taste that love."
PURPORT
This is a verse from the Bhakti-rasāmrita-sindhu (1.2.285).
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness