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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.256
ব্যাধ কহে, — ‘যেই কহ, সেই ত’ করিব’ ।
নারদ কহে, — ‘ধনুক ভাঙ্গ, তবে সে কহিব’ ॥ ২৫৬ ॥
vyādha kahe, — ‘yei kaha, sei ta’ kariba’
nārada kahe, — ‘dhanuka bhāṅga, tabe se kahiba’
“The hunter then said, ‘My dear sir, whatever you say I shall do.’
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The hunter tells Nārada Muni that he will do whatever Nārada says. He expresses readiness to accept instruction.
Nārada immediately tells him to break his bow. The first instruction requires a concrete action.
Nārada says that he will explain what to do next after the bow is broken. The hunter must act on the first instruction before receiving the next.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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.
What first step am I delaying while waiting to know everything that comes next?
Take one concrete first step today on an instruction you have already agreed to follow.
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