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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.233
ঐছে এক শশক দেখে আর কতদূরে ।
জীবের দুঃখ দেখি’ নারদ ব্যাকুল-অন্তরে ॥ ২৩৩ ॥
aiche eka śaśaka dekhe āra kata-dūre
jīvera duḥkha dekhi’ nārada vyākula-antare
“When he went farther, he saw a rabbit that was also suffering. Nārada Muni was greatly pained at heart to see living entities suffer so.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
As Nārada Muni went farther, he saw a rabbit that was also suffering.
Seeing the suffering of living entities greatly pained his heart.
His response was not indifference; the animals’ pain deeply affected him.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How do I respond when I see a living entity suffering?
Today, pause when you notice an animal suffering and consider one safe, gentle way to help.
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