CC ADI 4.171
ataeva kāma-preme bahuta antara
kāma-andha-tamaḥ, prema-nirmala bhāskara
SYNONYMS

ataeva—therefore; kāma-preme—in lust and love; bahuta—much; antara—space between; kāma—lust; andha-tamaḥ—blind darkness; prema—love; nirmala—pure; bhāskara—sun.

TRANSLATION

Therefore lust and love are quite different. Lust is like dense darkness, but love is like the bright sun.