vrajera viśuddha-prema,--yena jāmbū-nada hema,
ātma-sukhera yāhāṅ nāhi gandha
se prema jānā'te loke, prabhu kailā ei śloke,
pade kailā arthera nirbandha
ātma-sukhera yāhāṅ nāhi gandha
se prema jānā'te loke, prabhu kailā ei śloke,
pade kailā arthera nirbandha
Synonyms
vrajera-of Vṛndāvana; viśuddha-prema-the pure love of Kṛṣṇa; yena-like; jāmbū-nada hema-the golden particles found in the Jāmbū River; ātma-sukhera-of personal sense gratification; yāhāṅ-where; nāhi gandha-there is not even a scent; se prema-that love of Godhead; jānā'te loke-to advertise among the people; prabhu-Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kailā-has written; ei śloke-this verse; pade-in different steps; kailā arthera nirbandha-has clarified the real meaning.
Translation
The pure devotional service in Vṛndāvana is like the golden particles in the River Jāmbū. In Vṛndāvana there is not a trace of personal sense gratification. It is to advertise such pure love in this material world that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has written the previous verse and explained its meaning.