Madhya 24.282

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এই ত' কহিলুঁ তোমায় ব্যাধের আখ্যান ।
যা শুনিলে হয় সাধুসঙ্গ-প্রভাব-জ্ঞান ॥ ২৮২ ॥

ei ta' kahiluṅ tomaya vyadhera akhyana

ya sunile haya sadhu-saṅga-prabhava-jnana

SYNONYMS

ei ta' kahiluṅ-thus I have narrated; tomaya-unto you; vyadhera akhyana-the story of the hunter; ya sunile-hearing which; haya-there is; sadhu-saṅga-of the association of devotees; prabhava-of the influence; jnana-knowledge.

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.

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to stress that even a hunter, the lowest of men, could become a topmost Vaisnava simply by associating with Narada Muni or a devotee in his bona fide disciplic succession.

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