Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.232
Another Animal Lies in Pain
“Farther ahead, Nārada Muni saw a boar pierced by an arrow. Its legs were also broken, and it was twisting in pain.
What the purport teaches
- Farther along the path, Nārada Muni saw a boar pierced by an arrow.
- Like the deer, the boar had broken legs and was twisting in pain.
- Nārada’s encounter with a second wounded animal shows that the deer’s suffering was not an isolated sight.
Try this today
Read the descriptions of the deer and boar together, and note the injuries and pain they share.
Ask yourself
How does seeing the same suffering repeated affect my attention to these animals?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.