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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.242
ব্যাধ কহে, — “শুন, গোসাঞি, ‘মৃগারি’ মোর নাম ।
পিতার শিক্ষাতে আমি করি ঐছে কাম ॥ ২৪২ ॥
vyādha kahe, — “śuna, gosāñi, ‘mṛgāri’ mora nāma
pitāra śikṣāte āmi kari aiche kāma
“The hunter replied, ‘My dear saintly person, my name is Mṛgāri, enemy of animals. My father taught me to kill them in that way.
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The hunter introduces himself as Mṛgāri, meaning enemy of animals.
He says that his father taught him to kill animals in this way.
His answer explains where he learned the practice, but does not address the suffering Nārada Muni has pointed out.
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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In this verse: “saintly”
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