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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.269
তবে দুই ঋষি আইলা সেই ব্যাধ-স্থানে ।
দূর হৈতে ব্যাধ পাইল গুরুর দরশনে ॥ ২৬৯ ॥
tabe dui ṛṣi āilā sei vyādha-sthāne
dūra haite vyādha pāila gurura daraśane
“As the saintly sages approached the hunter’s place, the hunter could see them from a distance.
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The saintly sages approached the hunter’s place.
The hunter saw them while they were still at a distance.
He noticed their arrival before they reached him; the following verses describe his eager welcome.
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
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In this verse: “saintly”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How attentive are you when someone comes to visit you?
When someone visits today, pause what you are doing and acknowledge their arrival.
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