Verse Text
yathā skānde—
ete na hy adbhutā vyādha tavāhiṁsādayo guṇāḥ |
hari-bhaktau pravṛttā ye na te syuḥ para-tāpinaḥ ||262||
Translation
Thus in the Skanda Purāṇa it is said: O hunter! These qualities such as non-violence are not astonishing, because the persons who engage in devotion to the Lord will never cause affliction to others.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
In this connection, there is a story in the Skanda Purāṇa about a hunter who was converted into a great devotee under the instruction of Nārada Muni. When the hunter became a perfect devotee, he was not prepared to kill even an ant. Parvata Muni, a friend of Nārada’s, saw the wonderful transformation of the hunter by devotional service and remarked, “My dear hunter, your unwillingness to kill even an ant is not very astonishing. Any person who develops the devotional attitude has all the good qualities automatically manifested in his person. A devotee is never a cause of distress to anyone.”