CC Madhya 24.248 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
TEXT 248
- vyādha kahe,--"kibā dāna māgilā āmāre
- ardha mārile kibā haya, tāhā kaha more"
SYNONYMS
vyādha kahe—the hunter replied; kibā dāna—what kind of charity; māgilā āmāre—have you begged from me; ardha mārile—in half-killing; kibā—what; haya—there is; tāhā—that; kaha more—kindly explain to me.
TRANSLATION
"The hunter replied, 'My dear sir, what are you asking of me? What is wrong with the animals' lying there half-killed? Will you please explain this to me?'