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

nicah api—even though one is the lowest of men; utoulakah—becoming agitated
in ecstatic love; lebhe—gets; lubdhakah—a hunter; ratim—attraction; acyute—
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

“Parvata Muni continued, ‘My dear friend Narada Muni, you are glorified as
the sage among the demigods. By your mercy, even a lowborn person like this
hunter can immediately become attached to Lord Krsna.’

PURPORT

A pure Vaisnava believes in the statements of the Sastras. This verse is quoted
from Vedic literature, the Skanda Purana.

TEXT 279

alaW Be, — ‘Came, corals oa fag ara?’
Al BCR, “Aiea She, cA fea BAW 29 tI

narada kahe, —‘vaisnava, tomdara anna kichu aya?’
vyddha kahe, “ydre pathdo, sei diya yaya

SYNONYMS

narada kahe—Narada Muni said; vaisnava—O Vaisnava; tomdra—your;
anna—food; kichu 4ya—does any come; vyadha kahe—the hunter replied; yare
pathao—whoever you send; sei—that person; diya—giving something; yaya—
goes.

TRANSLATION

“Narada Muni then asked the hunter, ‘My dear Vaisnava, do you have some
income for your maintenance?’ The hunter replied, ‘My dear spiritual master,
whoever you send gives me something when he comes to see me.’

PURPORT

This confirms the statement in Bhagavad-gita (9.22) to the effect that the Lord
carries all necessities to His Vaisnava devotee. Narada Muni asked the former
hunter how he was being maintained, and he replied that everyone who came to
see him brought him something for his maintenance. Krsna, who is situated in
everyone's heart, says, “I personally carry all necessities to a Vaisnava.” He can
order anyone to execute this. Everyone is ready to give something to a Vaisnava,
and if a Vaisnava is completely engaged in devotional service, he need not be
anxious for his maintenance.
