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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.245
মৃগছাল চাহ যদি, আইস মোর ঘরে ।
যেই চাহ তাহা দিব মৃগব্যাঘ্রাম্বরে ॥” ২৪৫ ॥
mṛga-chāla cāha yadi, āisa mora ghare
yei cāha tāhā diba mṛga-vyāghrāmbare”
“ ‘I have many skins, if you would like them. I shall give you either a deerskin or a tiger skin.’
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The hunter says that he has many skins to offer.
He specifically offers Nārada Muni either a deerskin or a tiger skin.
He offers possessions, while Nārada Muni’s request concerns how he treats the animals.
Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.
The mood of Madhya 24 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He then concluded that different classes of transcendentalists ( jñānīs, karmīs, yogīs ) utilize this verse according to their own interpretation, but if they would give up this process and surrender to Kṛṣṇa, as indicated by the verse itself, they would be able to comprehend the real meaning of the verse.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.
Do I listen for what someone actually needs before deciding what to offer?
Before offering help today, ask the person what they need.
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