নারদ কহে,—"ব্যাধ, এই না হয আশ্চর্য হরিভক্ত্যে হিংসাশূন্য হয সাধুবর্য
नारद कहे,—"व्याध, एइ ना हय आश्चर्य हरिभक्त्ये हिंसाशून्य हय साधुवर्य
nārada kahe,—"vyādha, ei nā haya āścarya hari-bhaktye hiṁsā-śūnya haya sādhu-varya
Synonyms
nārada kahe—Nārada Muni said; vyādha—my dear hunter; ei nā āścarya—this is not wonderful for you; hari-bhaktye—by advancement in devotional service; hiṁsā-śūnya haya—one becomes nonviolent and nonenvious; sādhu-varya—thus one becomes the best of honest gentlemen..
Translation
"Nārada Muni said, 'My dear hunter, such behavior is not at all astonishing. A man in devotional service is automatically nonviolent. He is the best of gentlemen.
Purport
In this verse the word sādhu-varya means "the best of gentlemen." At the present moment there are many so-called gentlemen who are expert in killing animals and birds. Nonetheless, these so-called gentlemen profess a type of religion that strictly prohibits killing. According to Nārada Muni and Vedic culture, animal killers are not even gentlemen, to say nothing of being religious men. A religious person, a devotee of the Lord, must be nonviolent. Such is the nature of a religious person. It is contradictory to be violent and at the same time call oneself a religious person. Such hypocrisy is not approved by Nārada Muni and the disciplic succession.