nirgrantha-śabde kahe tabe 'vyādha', 'nirdhana'
sādhu-saṅge seha kare śrī-kṛṣṇa-bhajana

 nirgrantha-śabde - by the word nirgrantha; kahe - is said; tabe - therefore; vyādha - a hunter; nirdhana - without any riches; sādhu-saṅge - by the association of a saintly person; seha - he also; kare - engages himself; śrī-kṛṣṇa-bhajana - in the devotional service of Lord Kṛṣṇa.


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“The word ‘nirgrantha,’ when combined with ‘api’ used in the sense of certainty, indicates a person who is a hunter by profession or who is very poor. Nonetheless, when such a person associates with a great saint like Nārada, he engages in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service.

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