Cc. Madhya 24.282

Text

ei ta’ kahiluṅ tomāya vyādhera ākhyāna
yā śunile haya sādhu-saṅga-prabhāva-jñāna

Synonyms

ei ta kahiluṅ—thus I have narrated; tomāya—unto you; vyādhera ākhyāna—the story of the hunter; ya śunile—hearing which; haya—there is; sādhu-sanga—of the association of devotees; prabhava—of the influence; jñāna—knowledge.  comment

Translation

“So far I have narrated the incident of the hunter. By hearing this narration, one can understand the influence derived by associating with devotees.  comment

Purport

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to stress that even a hunter, the lowest of men, could become a topmost Vaiṣṇava simply by associating with Nārada Muni or a devotee in his bona fide disciplic succession.  comment

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