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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.241
নারদ কহে, — “যদি জীবে মার’ তুমি বাণ ।
অর্ধ-মারা কর কেনে, না লও পরাণ ?” ২৪১ ॥
nārada kahe, — “yadi jīve māra’ tumi bāṇa
ardha-mārā kara kene, nā lao parāṇa?”
“Nārada Muni then inquired, ‘Why did you not kill the animals completely? Why did you half-kill them by piercing their bodies with arrows?’
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Nārada Muni asks why the hunter did not kill the animals completely.
His question draws attention to the animals left half-dead with arrows piercing their bodies.
Rather than passing over their suffering, Nārada Muni asks the hunter to explain his actions.
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When I notice suffering, do I pause to understand what is causing it?
Pause today to notice whether one of your actions is causing unnecessary suffering.
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