CC 2.22.147

ete na hy adbhutā vyādha
tavāhiṁsādayo guṇāḥ
hari-bhaktau pravṛttā ye
na te syuḥ para-tāpinaḥ

ete - all these; na - not; hi - certainly; adbhutāḥ - wonderful; vyādha - O hunter; tava - your; ahiṁsā-ādayaḥ - nonviolence and others; guṇāḥ - qualities; hari-bhaktau - in devotional service; pravṛttāḥ - engaged; ye - those who; na - not; te - they; syuḥ - are; paratāpinaḥ - envious of other living entities.

Text

“ ‘O hunter, good qualities like nonviolence, which you have developed, are not very astonishing, for those who are 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 Purāṇa. It was spoken by Nārada Muni to the reformed hunter Mṛgāri.

Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service. Text 147

“ ‘O hunter, good qualities like nonviolence, which you have developed, are not very astonishing, for those who are engaged in the Lord’s devotional service are never inclined to give pain to others because of envy.’