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ataeva kama-preme bahuta antara

kama--andha-tamah, prema--nirmala bhaskara

SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; kama-preme—in lust and love; bahuta—much; antara—space between; kama—lust; andha-tamah—blind darkness; prema—love; nirmala—pure; bhaskara—sun.

Therefore lust and love are quite different.

Lust is like dense darkness, but love is like the bright sun.