Ādi-līlā, Chapter 5
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pleasure of society, friendship and love. This so-called love is lust, not love. But people are satisfied with such a false understanding of love. Vidyāpati, a great and learned poet of Mithila, has said that the pleasure derived from friendship, society and family life in the material world is like a drop of water, but our hearts desire pleasure like an ocean. Thus the heart is compared to a desert of material existence that requires the water of an ocean of pleasure to satisfy its dryness. If there is a drop of water in the desert, one may indeed say that it is water, but such a minute quantity of water has no value. Similarly, in this material world no one is satisfied in the dealings of society, friendship and love. Therefore if one wants to derive real pleasure within his heart, he must seek the lotus feet of Govinda. In this verse Rūpa Gosvāmī indicates that if one wants to be satisfied in the pleasure of society, friendship and love, he need not seek shelter at the lotus feet of Govinda, for if one takes shelter under His lotus feet he will forget that minute quantity of so-called pleasure. One who is not satisfied with that so-called pleasure may seek the lotus feet of Govinda, who stands on the shore of the Yamunā at Keśītīrtha, or Keśīghāṭa, in Vṛndāvana and attracts all the  gopīs  to His transcendental loving service.  ১
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সাক্ষাৎ ব্রজেন্দ্রমূত ইথে নাহি আম । যেবা অজ্ঞে করে তাঁরে প্রতিমা-হেনজ্ঞান ॥ ২২৫ ॥
sākṣāt vrajendra-suta ithe nāhi āna yebā ajñe kare tāṅre pratimā-hena jñāna
SYNONYMS
sākṣāt —directly;  vrajendra-suta —the son of Nanda Mahārāja;  ithe —in this matter;  nāhi —there is not;  āna —any exception;  yebā —whatever;  ajñe —a foolish person;  kare —does;  tāṅre —unto Him;  pratimā —as a statue;  hena jñāna —such a consideration.
TRANSLATION
Without a doubt He is directly the son of the King of Vraja. Only a fool considers Him a statue.
TEXT 226
সেই অপরাধে তার নাহিক নিস্তার । যোর নরকেতে পড়ে, কি বলিব আর ॥ ২২৬ ॥
sei aparādhe tāra nāhika nistāra ghora narakete paḍe, ki baliba āra