CC Madhya 24.282 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
TEXT 282
- 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; yā śunile—hearing which; haya—there is; sādhu-saṅga—of the association of devotees; prabhāva—of the influence; jñāna—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
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.