Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.282
Devotee Association Can Transform Anyone
“Thus I have narrated the incident of the hunter. By hearing this narration, one can understand the influence of association with devotees.
What the purport teaches
- Hearing the hunter’s story helps us understand the influence of association with devotees.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stressed that even a hunter, described here as the lowest of men, could become a topmost Vaiṣṇava.
- This transformation is possible simply by associating with Nārada Muni or a devotee in his bona fide disciplic succession.
Try this today
Reread this narration today, paying attention to what it teaches about association with devotees.
Ask yourself
How does the hunter’s transformation encourage you about the influence of devotee association?
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.