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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.232
আর কতদূরে এক দেখেন শূকর ।
তৈছে বিদ্ধ ভগ্নপাদ করে ধড়্ফড় ॥ ২৩২ ॥
āra kata-dūre eka dekhena śūkara
taiche viddha bhagna-pāda kare dhaḍ-phaḍa
“Farther ahead, Nārada Muni saw a boar pierced by an arrow. Its legs were also broken, and it was twisting in pain.
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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.
Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In this regard, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu narrated a story about how the great sage Nārada converted a hunter into a great Vaiṣṇava, and how this was appreciated by Nārada’s friend Parvata Muni. Sanātana Gosvāmī then offered a prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the glory of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 24
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How does seeing the same suffering repeated affect my attention to these animals?
Read the descriptions of the deer and boar together, and note the injuries and pain they share.
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