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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 20.62

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
[vrajera vishuddha-prema, — yena jaamboo-nada hema, aatma-sukhera yaahaan naahi gandha se prema jaanaa’te loke, prabhu kailaa ei shloke, pade kailaa arthera nirbandha]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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
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.

The verse-referred to here is text 47, the eighth verse of the Śikṣāṣṭaka.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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