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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.265
যথা-স্থানে নারদ গেলা, ব্যাধ ঘরে আইল ।
নারদের উপদেশে সকল করিল ॥ ২৬৫ ॥
yathā-sthāne nārada gelā, vyādha ghare āila
nāradera upadeśe sakala karila
“After all this, Nārada Muni went to his destination. After the hunter returned home, he exactly followed the instructions of his spiritual master, Nārada.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
After Nārada Muni departed, the hunter returned home and exactly followed his spiritual master’s instructions.
For spiritual advancement, one must have a bona fide spiritual master.
Following the spiritual master’s instructions assures advancement; the hunter put those instructions into practice.
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 can the hunter’s careful obedience guide your approach to spiritual instruction?
Review one instruction you have received from your spiritual master and take one concrete step to follow it today.
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