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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.268
একদিন নারদ কহে, — “শুনহ, পর্বতে ।
আমার এক শিষ্য আছে, চলহ দেখিতে ॥” ॥ ২৬৮ ॥
eka-dina nārada kahe, — “śunaha, parvate
āmāra eka śiṣya āche, calaha dekhite”
“One day, while speaking to his friend Parvata Muni, Nārada Muni requested him to go with him to see his disciple the hunter.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Nārada Muni spoke with his friend Parvata Muni.
He invited Parvata Muni to accompany him to see the hunter.
The hunter was now Nārada Muni’s disciple, and Nārada planned to visit him.
Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.
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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 does Nārada Muni’s wish to visit his disciple invite you to reflect on?
Arrange a brief visit with someone engaged in devotional service.
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