In plain words
He rises at the Brahma muhūrta. He experiences all the dhyāna and samādhi. He takes up his weapons in his hands. He sets out for the forests. Whenever he sets down a step, he remembers the name of Hari. Just as his breathing in and breathing out goes on, in the same way the remembrance of Rāma goes on too. But in his deeds, though, he is killing animals. His form is hideous. He performs his practices to match that hideousness. Whatever creature comes before his eyes, he kills it. At the time of killing it, he says “Hari Om”. He kills it. Roaming in this way, he passes his life. This Ghaṇṭākarṇa is a supreme devotee. One day Kṛṣṇa went to Badarikāśrama. To go and consult Vaśiṣṭha, Jamadagni and all these. He went in order to consult all these great ṛṣis. Why did He have to consult them? God is the One who moves in the minds of the ṛṣis. So, to enquire after the welfare of these ṛṣis, He came, travelling there in person. He consulted with them, enquired after all their welfare, enquired into all their dhyāna and samādhi, and enquired well whether these were going well or not. Are there any hindrances at all to these dhyānas and samādhis of theirs? “If such hindrances are happening, I am ready to remove them,” He assured them. They said, “We have no hindrances of any kind; sitting in the holy Himālaya, dwelling in Badarikāśrama, we are gaining the Ānanda of God beyond measure.” From there He set out into the forest. At the time Kṛṣṇa was going on His way, a large crowd came. They were coming along doing nāmasmaraṇa, “Hari Om, Hari Om”. To look at, their forms were most frightening. After them one was coming like a great king. Saying “Hari Om” to himself, that is, he was the chief of this retinue. Hearing their fearful noises, all the animals are running away. Taking aim at them, they strike them down without stopping. Kṛṣṇa thought it over. What they say is nāmasmaraṇa. What they do is violence to living beings. Worshipping God. Torturing the jīva. What is the meaning of this? Even as He was watching in this way, it became evening. A fine time. It was 5.45. Each of them sat down where he was. Ghaṇṭākarṇa sat down. They started meditation. At the proper time they did not give up their order of sādhana at all. So as not to disturb them all that while, Kṛṣṇa sat behind a tree. Then the meditation was over. Saying “Hari Om”, he rose. Ghaṇṭākarṇa. At once He appeared before him. “Who are you? What is your name? What is your duty? What is this dhyāna you are doing?” In many ways He questioned him. Seeing this radiance of Kṛṣṇa: all the ṛṣis, having done tapas long ago, “I know this great Puruṣa, radiant as the sun, beyond darkness.” The very vision of which they had spoken so reached the eyes of this Ghaṇṭākarṇa.