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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.257
ব্যাধ কহে, — ‘ধনুক ভাঙ্গিলে বর্তিব কেমনে ?’
নারদ কহে, — ‘আমি অন্ন দিব প্রতিদিনে ॥’ ২৫৭ ॥
vyādha kahe, — ‘dhanuka bhāṅgile vartiba kemane?’
nārada kahe, — ‘āmi anna diba prati-dine’
“The hunter replied, ‘If I break my bow, how shall I maintain myself?’
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The hunter worried about how he would maintain himself if he broke his bow.
Nārada Muni told him not to worry and promised to supply all his food every day.
Nārada Muni answered the hunter’s practical concern with a definite promise of support.
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.
How might trustworthy support help you face a difficult change?
Write down one worry about making a needed change, and reflect on how Nārada Muni addressed the hunter’s worry.
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