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

former hunter. It doesn’t matter what one was before initiation. After initiation,
one must learn the etiquette mentioned herein.

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kampa-pulakdasru haila krsna-nama gaia
Urdhva bahu nrtya kare vastra udafia

SYNONYMS
kampa—trembling; pulaka-asru—tears and jubilation; haila—there were;

krsna-nama gafid—chanting the Hare Krsna mantra; drdhva bahu—raising the

arms; nrtya kare—began to dance; vastra udafid—waving his garments up and
down.

TRANSLATION

“‘When the hunter chanted the Hare Krsna maha-mantra before his spiritual
master, his body trembled, and tears welled in his eyes. Filled with ecstatic
love, he raised his hands and began to dance, waving his garments up and
down.

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dekhiya vyadhera prema parvata-mahamuni
naradere kahe, —tumi hao sparsa-mani

SYNONYMS

dekhiyd—seeing; vyadhera—of the hunter; prema—the ecstatic love; parvata-
mahd-muni—the great sage Parvata Muni; ndradere kahe—spoke to Narada
Muni; tumi hao sparsa-mani—you are certainly a touchstone.

TRANSLATION

‘“‘When Parvata Muni saw the ecstatic loving symptoms of the hunter, he
told Narada, ‘Certainly you are a touchstone.’
