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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.236
পথ ছাড়ি’ নারদ তার নিকটে চলিল ।
নারদে দেখি’ মৃগ সব পলাঞা গেল ॥ ২৩৬ ॥
patha chāḍi’ nārada tāra nikaṭe calila
nārade dekhi’ mṛga saba palāñā gela
“When Nārada Muni left the forest path and went to the hunter, all the animals immediately saw him and fled.
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Nārada Muni left the forest path and went toward the hunter.
All the animals immediately saw Nārada and fled.
His approach interrupted the hunter’s opportunity to kill more animals.
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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