kruddha hañā vyādha tāṅre gāli dite cāya
nārada-prabhāve mukhe gāli nāhi āya

 kruddha hañā - being very angry; vyādha - the hunter; tāṅre - him; gāli dite cāya - wanted to abuse; nārada-prabhāve - by the influence of Nārada; mukhe - in the mouth; gāli - abusive language; nāhi āya - did not come.


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“When all the animals fled, the hunter wanted to chastise Nārada with abusive language, but due to Nārada’s presence, he could not utter anything abusive.

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