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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.253
ব্যাধ কহে, — “বাল্য হৈতে এই আমার কর্ম ।
কেমনে তরিমু মুঞি পামর অধম ? ২৫৩ ॥
vyādha kahe, — “bālya haite ei āmāra karma
kemane tarimu muñi pāmara adhama?
“The hunter then admitted that he was convinced of his sinful activity, and he said, ‘I have been taught this business from my very childhood. Now I am wondering how I can become freed from these unlimited volumes of sinful activity.’
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The hunter admitted that his sinful business had been taught to him from childhood. Rather than using this as an excuse, he asked how he could become free from its reactions.
Admission is beneficial when one sincerely regrets wrongdoing and stops repeating it. Surrender to the Supreme Personality of Godhead through His pure devotee frees one from sinful reactions and supports progress in devotional service.
Atonement followed by renewed sin is compared to an elephant bathing and then covering itself with dust. Cheating and hypocrisy cannot make atonement effective.
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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
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “pure devotee”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “surrender”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I treating regret as a reason to change, or as a substitute for changing?
Identify one wrong action you have already regretted, and take one concrete step today to avoid repeating it.
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