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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.246
নারদ কহে, — “ইহা আমি কিছু নাহি চাহি ।
আর একদান আমি মাগি তোমা-ঠাঞি ॥ ২৪৬ ॥
nārada kahe, — “ihā āmi kichu nāhi cāhi
āra eka-dāna āmi māgi tomā-ṭhāñi
“Nārada Muni said, ‘I do not want any of the skins. I am asking only one thing from you in charity.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Nārada Muni clearly says that he does not want any of the skins.
He asks for only one thing in charity.
His request is not for the hunter’s possessions, but for a change in the way the hunter kills 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:
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.
Am I willing to change my behavior, rather than only offer something I possess?
Consider one small change in your behavior that could spare another being unnecessary distress.
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