236 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta {Madhya-lila, Ch. 24
TRANSLATION
“Narada Muni said, ‘My dear hunter, such behavior is not at all astonishing.
A man in devotional service is automatically nonviolent. He is the best of
gentlemen.
PURPORT
In this verse the word sddhu-varya means “the best of gentlemen.” At the
present moment there are many so-called gentlemen who are expert in killing
animals and birds. Nonetheless, these so-called gentlemen profess a type of
religion that strictly prohibits killing. According to Narada Muni and Vedic culture,
animal killers are not even gentlemen, to say nothing of being religious men. A
religious person, a devotee of the Lord, must be nonviolent. Such is the nature of a
religious person. It is contradictory to be violent and at the same time call oneself
a religious person. Such hypocrisy is not approved by Narada Muni and the dis-
ciplic succession.
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ete na hy adbhuta vyadha
tavahimsadayo gunah
hari-bhaktau pravrtta ye
na te syuh paratapinah
SYNONYMS
ete—all these; na—not; hi—certainly; adbhutah—wonderful; vyadha—O
hunter; tava—your; ahirnsd-ddayah—nonviolence and others; gunah—qualities;
hari-bhaktau—in devotional service; pravrttah—engaged; ye—those who; na—
not; te—they; syuh—are; paratapinah—envious of other living entities.
TRANSLATION
“‘O hunter, good qualities like nonviolence, which you have developed,
are not very astonishing, for those engaged in the Lord’s devotional service
are never inclined to give pain to others because of envy.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from the Skanda Purana.
