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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 24]
TEXT 265
যথা-স্থানে নারদ গেলা, ব্যাধ ঘরে আইল । নারদের উপদেশে সকল করিল ॥ ২৬৫ ॥
yathā-sthāne nārada gelā, vyādha ghare āila nāradera upadeśe sakala karila
SYNONYMS
yathā-sthāne —to the proper destination;  nārada —sage Nārada;  gelā —went;  vyādha —the hunter;  ghare āila —came back to his house;  nāradera upadeśe —under the instruction of the sage Nārada;  sakala karila —he executed everything.
TRANSLATION
“After all this, Nārada Muni went to his destination. After the hunter returned home, he exactly followed the instructions of his spiritual master, Nārada.
PURPORT
For spiritual advancement one must have a bona fide spiritual master and follow his instructions in order to be assured of advancement.
TEXT 266
গ্রামে ধ্বনি হৈল, ব্যাধ ‘বৈষ্ণব’ হইল । গ্রামের লোক সব অন্ন আনিতে লাগিল ॥ ২৬৬ ॥
grāme dhvani haila,—vyādha ‘vaiṣṇava’ ha-ila grāmera loka saba anna ānite lāgila
SYNONYMS
grāme —in the village;  dhvani haila —there was news;  vyādha —the hunter;  vaiṣṇava ha-ila —has become a Vaiṣṇava, a lover and servitor of Lord Viṣṇu;  grāmera loka —the villagers;  saba —all kinds of;  anna —food;  ānite lāgila —began to bring.
TRANSLATION
“The news that the hunter had become a Vaiṣṇava spread all over the village. Indeed, all the villagers broughts alms and presented them to the Vaiṣṇava who was formerly a hunter.