232 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24

TEXT 265

Aa aier AAe CHT, Bit ICA GVA |
Alacer Grice Asay Say i Vwve hi

yatha-sthane ndrada geld, vyadha ghare dila
naradera upadese sakala karila

SYNONYMS

yatha-sthane—to the proper destination; narada—sage Narada; gela—went;
vyadha—the hunter; ghare dila—came back to his house; naradera upadese—
under the instruction of the sage Narada; sakala karila—he executed everything.

TRANSLATION

“After all this, Narada Muni went to his destination. After the hunter
returned home, he exactly followed the instructions of his spiritual master,
Narada.

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

aca wala cea, ate ‘tama’ ear |
NCAA CUS HA VA Share APH W Wwe |

grame dhvani haila, —vyadha ‘vaisnava’ ha-ila
gramera loka saba anna Anite lagila

SYNONYMS

grame—in the village; dhvani haila—there was news; vyadha—the hunter;
vaisnava ha-ila—has become a Vaisnava, a lover and servitor of Lord Visnu; gra-
mera loka—the villagers; saba—all kinds of; anna—food; anite lagila—began to
bring.

TRANSLATION

“The news that the hunter had become a Vaisnava spread all over the
village. Indeed, all the villagers broughts alms and presented them to the
Vaisnava who was formerly a hunter.
