nāradaḥ
- Mahāmuni Nārada — SB 3.12.23plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.12.23
Nārada was born from the deliberation of Brahmā, which is the best part of the body. Vasiṣṭha was born from his breathing, Dakṣa from a thumb, Bhṛgu from his touch, and Kratu from his hand. - Nārada — Bg. 10.12-13plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 10.12-13
Arjuna said: You are the Supreme Brahman, the ultimate, the supreme abode and purifier, the Absolute Truth and the eternal divine person. You are the primal God, transcendental and original, and You are the unborn and all-pervading beauty. All the great sages such as Nārada, Asita, Devala, and Vyāsa proclaim this of You, and now You Yourself are declaring it to me., Bg. 10.26plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 10.26
Of all trees I am the holy fig tree, and amongst sages and demigods I am Nārada. Of the singers of the gods [Gandharvas] I am Citraratha, and among perfected beings I am the sage Kapila., SB 1.5.2plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.5.2
Addressing Vyāsadeva, the son of Parāśara, Nārada inquired: Are you satisfied by identifying with the body or the mind as objects of self-realization?, SB 1.9.19plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.9.19
O King, Lord Śiva, Nārada the sage amongst the demigods, and Kapila, the incarnation of Godhead, all know very confidentially about His glories through direct contact., SB 1.13.38plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.13.38
While Sañjaya was thus speaking, Śrī Nārada, the powerful devotee of the Lord, appeared on the scene carrying his tumburu. Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira and his brothers received him properly by getting up from their seats and offering obeisances., SB 3.12.22plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.12.22
Marīci, Atri, Aṅgirā, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Bhṛgu, Vasiṣṭha, Dakṣa, and the tenth son, Nārada, were thus born., SB 4.8.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.1
The great sage Maitreya said: The four great Kumāra sages headed by Sanaka, as well as Nārada, Ṛbhu, Haṁsa, Aruṇi and Yati, all sons of Brahmā, did not live at home, but became ūrdhva-retā, or naiṣṭhika-brahmacārīs, unadulterated celibates., SB 4.31.8plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.31.8
The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, being thus petitioned by the Pracetās, the supreme devotee Nārada, who is always absorbed in thoughts of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, began to reply., SB 6.5.29plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.5.29
O King Parīkṣit, Nārada Muni approached these sons of Prajāpati Dakṣa, who were engaged in tapasya to beget children, and spoke enigmatic words to them just as he had spoken to their elder brothers., SB 6.16.17plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.16.17
Thereafter, being very much pleased with Citraketu, who was a self-controlled devotee and surrendered soul, Nārada, the most powerful sage, spoke to him the following transcendental instructions. - Nārada Muni — SB 1.6.37plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.6.37
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Thus addressing Vyāsadeva, Śrīla Nārada Muni took leave of him, and vibrating on his vīṇā instrument, he left to wander at his free will., SB 1.9.6-7plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.9.6-7
All the sages like Parvata Muni, Nārada, Dhaumya, Vyāsa the incarnation of God, Bṛhadaśva, Bharadvāja and Paraśurāma and disciples, Vasiṣṭha, Indrapramada, Trita, Gṛtsamada, Asita, Kakṣīvān, Gautama, Atri, Kauśika and Sudarśana were present., SB 2.8.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.8.1
King Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī: How did Nārada Muni, whose hearers are as fortunate as those instructed by Lord Brahmā, explain the transcendental qualities of the Lord, who is without material qualities, and before whom did he speak?, SB 4.29.80plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.29.80
The great sage Maitreya continued: The supreme devotee, the great saint Nārada, thus explained to King Prācīnabarhi the constitutional position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the living entity. After giving an invitation to the King, Nārada Muni left to return to Siddhaloka., SB 6.5.44plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.5.44
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King, since Nārada Muni is an approved saintly person, when cursed by Prajāpati Dakṣa he replied, "tad bāḍham: Yes, what you have said is good. I accept this curse." He could have cursed Prajāpati Dakṣa in return, but because he is a tolerant and merciful sādhu, he took no action., SB 6.15.12-15plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.15.12-15
O great souls, I have heard that among the great and perfect persons wandering the surface of the earth to instruct knowledge to people covered by ignorance are Sanat-kumāra, Nārada, Ṛbhu, Aṅgirā, Devala, Asita, Apāntaratamā [Vyāsadeva], Mārkaṇḍeya, Gautama, Vasiṣṭha, Bhagavān Paraśurāma, Kapila, Śukadeva, Durvāsā, Yājñavalkya, Jātukarṇa and Aruṇi. Others are Romaśa, Cyavana, Dattātreya, Āsuri, Patañjali, the great sage Dhaumya who is like the head of the Vedas, the sage Pañcaśikha, Hiraṇyanābha, Kauśalya, Śrutadeva and Ṛtadhvaja. You must certainly be among them., SB 6.15.17plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.15.17
Aṅgirā said: My dear King, when you desired to have a son, I approached you. Indeed, I am the same Aṅgirā Ṛṣi who gave you this son. As for this ṛṣi, he is the great sage Nārada, the direct son of Lord Brahmā, SB 7.1.22plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.1.22
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After hearing the request of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, Nārada Muni, the most powerful spiritual master, who knew everything, was very pleased. Thus he replied in the presence of everyone taking part in the yajña., SB 8.11.43plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.11.43
O King, when Lord Brahmā saw the imminent total annihilation of the demons, he sent a message with Nārada, who went before the demigods to make them stop fighting. - the great sage Nārada — SB 1.13.40plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.13.40
You are like a captain of a ship in a great ocean and you can direct us to our destination. Thus addressed, the godly personality, Devarṣi Nārada, greatest of the philosopher devotees, began to speak., SB 1.13.60plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.13.60
Having spoken thus, the great sage Nārada, along with his vīṇā, ascended into outer space. Yudhiṣṭhira kept his instruction in his heart and so was able to get rid of all lamentations., SB 2.9.41plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.9.41
Nārada, the most dear of the inheritor sons of Brahmā, always ready to serve his father, strictly follows the instructions of his father by his mannerly behavior, meekness and sense control., SB 2.9.45plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.9.45
In succession, O King, the great sage Nārada instructed Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam unto the unlimitedly powerful Vyāsadeva, who meditated in devotional service upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth, on the bank of the River Sarasvatī., SB 4.8.25plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.25
The great sage Nārada overheard this news, and understanding all the activities of Dhruva Mahārāja, he was struck with wonder. He approached Dhruva, and touching the boy's head with his all-virtuous hand, he spoke as follows., SB 4.12.40plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.12.40
After observing the glories of Dhruva Mahārāja, the great sage Nārada, playing his vīṇā, went to the sacrificial arena of the Pracetās and very happily chanted the following three verses., SB 4.19.6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.19.6
Great devotees, who were always engaged in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as well as the great sages named Kapila, Nārada and Dattātreya, and masters of mystic powers, headed by Sanaka Kumāra, all attended the great sacrifice with Lord Viṣṇu., SB 4.25.3plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.25.3
While the princes were undergoing severe austerities in the water, their father was performing different types of fruitive activities. At this time the great saint Nārada, master and teacher of all spiritual life, became very compassionate upon the King and decided to instruct him about spiritual life., SB 4.31.3plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.31.3
After practicing the yogāsana for mystic yoga, the Pracetās managed to control their life air, mind, words and external vision. Thus by the prāṇāyāma process they were completely relieved of material attachment. By remaining perpendicular, they could concentrate their minds on the uppermost Brahman. While they were practicing this prāṇāyāma, the great sage Nārada, who is worshiped both by demons and by demigods, came to see them., SB 5.19.10plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.19.10
In his own book, known as Nārada Pañcarātra, Bhagavān Nārada has very vividly described how to work to achieve the ultimate goal of life—devotion—through knowledge and through execution of the mystic yoga system. He has also described the glories of the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The great sage Nārada instructed the tenets of this transcendental literature to Sāvarṇi Manu in order to teach those inhabitants of Bhārata-varṣa who strictly follow the principles of varṇāśrama-dharma how to achieve the devotional service of the Lord. Thus Nārada Muni, along with the other inhabitants of Bhārata-varṣa, always engages in the service of Nara-Nārāyaṇa, and he chants as follows., SB 6.5.32plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.5.32
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O best of the advanced Āryans, after saying this much to the sons of Prajāpati Dakṣa, Nārada Muni, whose merciful glance never goes in vain, left as he had planned. The sons of Dakṣa followed their elder brothers. Not attempting to produce children, they engaged themselves in Kṛṣṇa consciousness., SB 6.16.26plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.16.26
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Nārada, having become the spiritual master of Citraketu, instructed him fully in this prayer because Citraketu was fully surrendered. O King Parīkṣit, Nārada then left with the great sage Aṅgirā for the topmost planet, known as Brahmaloka., SB 10.1.64plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.1.64
Once the great saint Nārada approached Kaṁsa and informed him of how the demoniac persons who were a great burden on the earth were going to be killed. Thus Kaṁsa was placed into great fear and doubt. - the great saint — SB 10.10.5plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.10.5
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, by some auspicious opportunity for the two boys, the great saint Devarṣi Nārada once appeared there by chance. Seeing them intoxicated, with rolling eyes, he could understand their situation. - the great saint Nārada — SB 6.3.20-21plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.3.20-21
Lord Brahmā, Bhagavān Nārada, Lord Śiva, the four Kumāras, Lord Kapila [the son of Devahūti], Svāyambhuva Manu, Prahlāda Mahārāja, Janaka Mahārāja, Grandfather Bhīṣma, Bali Mahārāja, Śukadeva Gosvāmī and I myself know the real religious principle. My dear servants, this transcendental religious principle, which is known as bhāgavata-dharma, or surrender unto the Supreme Lord and love for Him, is uncontaminated by the material modes of nature. It is very confidential and difficult for ordinary human beings to understand, but if by chance one fortunately understands it, he is immediately liberated, and thus he returns home, back to Godhead. - the heavenly sage Nārada — SB 9.4.57-59plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.4.57-59
Past, present and future are known to me [Lord Śiva], Sanat-kumāra, Nārada, the most revered Lord Brahmā, Kapila [the son of Devahūti], Apāntaratama [Lord Vyāsadeva], Devala, Yamarāja, Āsuri, Marīci and many saintly persons headed by him, as well as many others who have achieved perfection. Nonetheless, because we are covered by the illusory energy of the Lord, we cannot understand how expansive that illusory energy is. You should simply approach that Supreme Personality of Godhead to get relief, for this Sudarśana cakra is intolerable even to us. Go to Lord Viṣṇu. He will certainly be kind enough to bestow all good fortune upon you. - the sage Nārada — SB 5.25.8plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.25.8
If persons who are very serious about being liberated from material life hear the glories of Anantadeva from the mouth of a spiritual master in the chain of disciplic succession, and if they always meditate upon Saṅkarṣaṇa, the Lord enters the cores of their hearts, vanquishes all the dirty contamination of the material modes of nature, and cuts to pieces the hard knot within the heart, which has been tied tightly since time immemorial by the desire to dominate material nature through fruitive activities. Nārada Muni, the son of Lord Brahmā, always glorifies Anantadeva in his father's assembly. There he sings blissful verses of his own composition, accompanied by his stringed instrument [or a celestial singer] known as Tumburu.
nāradaḥ abhyāgāt
- Nārada came there — SB 1.4.32plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.4.32
As mentioned before, Nārada reached the cottage of Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana Vyāsa on the banks of the Sarasvatī just as Vyāsadeva was regretting his defects.
nāradaḥ uvāca
- Nārada said — SB 1.13.41plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.13.41
Śrī Nārada said: O pious King, do not lament for anyone, for everyone is under the control of the Supreme Lord. Therefore all living beings and their leaders carry on worship to be well protected. It is He only who brings them together and disperses them., SB 4.12.41plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.12.41
The great sage Nārada said: Simply by the influence of his spiritual advancement and powerful austerity, Dhruva Mahārāja, the son of Sunīti, who was devoted to her husband, acquired an exalted position not possible to attain even for the so-called Vedāntists or strict followers of the Vedic principles, not to speak of ordinary human beings., SB 4.26.1-3plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.1-3
The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King, once upon a time King Purañjana took up his great bow, and equipped with golden armor and a quiver of unlimited arrows and accompanied by eleven commanders, he sat on his chariot driven by five swift horses and went to the forest named Pañca-prastha. He took with him in that chariot two explosive arrows. The chariot itself was situated on two wheels and one revolving axle. On the chariot were three flags, one rein, one chariot driver, one sitting place, two poles to which the harness was fixed, five weapons and seven coverings. The chariot moved in five different styles, and five obstacles lay before it. All the decorations of the chariot were made of gold., SB 4.27.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.27.1
The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King, after bewildering her husband in different ways and bringing him under her control, the wife of King Purañjana gave him all satisfaction and enjoyed sex life with him., SB 4.29.2plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.29.2
The great sage Nārada Muni continued: You must understand that Purañjana, the living entity, transmigrates according to his own work into different types of bodies, which may be one-legged, two-legged, three-legged, four-legged, many-legged or simply legless. Transmigrating into these various types of bodies, the living entity, as the so-called enjoyer, is known as Purañjana., SB 4.29.52plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.29.52
The great saint Nārada continued: O great personality, I have replied properly about all that you have asked me. Now hear another narration that is accepted by saintly persons and is very confidential., SB 4.29.60plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.29.60
The great sage Nārada continued: The living entity acts in a gross body in this life. This body is forced to act by the subtle body, composed of mind, intelligence and ego. After the gross body is lost, the subtle body is still there to enjoy or suffer. Thus there is no change., SB 4.31.9plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.31.9
The great sage Nārada said: When a living entity is born to engage in the devotional service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the supreme controller, his birth, all his fruitive activities, his life-span, his mind and his words are all factually perfect. - the great sage Nārada continued to speak — SB 4.25.32plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.25.32
Nārada continued: My dear King, when Purañjana became so attracted and impatient to touch the girl and enjoy her, the girl also became attracted by his words and accepted his request by smiling. By this time she was certainly attracted by the King., SB 4.28.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.28.1
The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King Prācīnabarhiṣat, afterward, the King of the Yavanas, whose name is fear itself, as well as Prajvāra, Kālakanyā, and his soldiers, began to travel all over the world. - the great sage Nārada Muni said — SB 4.8.64plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.64
The great sage Nārada inquired: My dear King, your face appears to be withering up, and you look like you have been thinking of something for a very long time. Why is that? Have you been hampered in following your path of religious rites, economic development and sense gratification? - the great sage Nārada replied — SB 4.25.7plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.25.7
The great saint Nārada said: O ruler of the citizens, my dear King, please see in the sky those animals which you have sacrificed without compassion and without mercy in the sacrificial arena. - the great sage Nārada said — SB 4.8.27plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.27
The great sage Nārada told Dhruva: My dear boy, you are only a little boy whose attachment is to sports and other frivolities. Why are you so affected by words insulting your honor?, SB 4.8.40plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.40
The great sage Nārada told Dhruva Mahārāja: The instruction given by your mother, Sunīti, to follow the path of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is just suitable for you. You should therefore completely absorb yourself in the devotional service of the Lord., SB 4.8.68plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.68
The great sage Nārada replied: My dear King, please do not he aggrieved about your son. He is well protected by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although you have no actual information of his influence, his reputation is already spread all over the world. - the great sage Nārada spoke — SB 4.25.43plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.25.43
The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King, those two—the man and the woman—supporting one another through mutual understanding, entered that city and enjoyed life for one hundred years., SB 4.26.18plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.26.18
The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King Prācīnabarhi, as soon as King Purañjana saw his Queen lying on the ground, appearing like a mendicant, he immediately became bewildered. - Śrī Nārada said — SB 1.6.5plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.6.5
Śrī Nārada said: The great sages, who had imparted scientific knowledge of transcendence to me, departed for other places, and I had to pass my life in this way., SB 2.5.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.5.1
Śrī Nārada Muni asked Brahmājī: O chief amongst the demigods, O firstborn living entity, I beg to offer my respectful obeisances unto you. Please tell me that transcendental knowledge which specifically directs one to the truth of the individual soul and the Supersoul.
bhagavān nāradaḥ
- the great personality Nārada — SB 4.8.39plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.39
The sage Maitreya continued: The great personality Nārada Muni, upon hearing the words of Dhruva Mahārāja, became very compassionate toward him, and in order to show him his causeless mercy, he gave him the following expert advice.
sa-nāradaḥ
- with Nārada Muni — SB 6.14.61plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.14.61
When the great sage Aṅgirā understood that the King was almost dead in an ocean of lamentation, he went there with Nārada Ṛṣi.
saha-nāradaḥ
- with Nārada — SB 3.24.20plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.24.20
Śrī Maitreya said: After thus speaking to Kardama Muni and his wife Devahūti, Lord Brahmā, the creator of the universe, who is also known as Haṁsa, went back to the highest of the three planetary systems on his swan carrier with the four Kumāras and Nārada.
śrī-nāradaḥ
- Śrī Nārada — SB 1.5.8plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.5.8
Śrī Nārada said: You have not actually broadcast the sublime and spotless glories of the Personality of Godhead. That philosophy which does not satisfy the transcendental senses of the Lord is considered worthless.
śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca
- Nārada Muni prayed to the demigods — SB 8.11.44plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.11.44
The great sage Nārada said: All of you demigods are protected by the arms of Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and by His grace you have gotten the nectar. By the grace of the goddess of fortune, you are glorious in every way. Therefore, please stop this fighting. - Nārada Muni said — SB 7.3.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.3.1
Nārada Muni said to Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira: The demoniac king Hiraṇyakaśipu wanted to be unconquerable and free from old age and dwindling of the body. He wanted to gain all the yogic perfections like aṇimā and laghimā, to be deathless, and to be the only king of the entire universe, including Brahmaloka., SB 7.5.6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.5.6
Nārada Muni continued: When Prahlāda Mahārāja spoke about the path of self-realization in devotional service, thus being faithful to the camp of his father's enemies, Hiraṇyakaśipu, the King of the demons, heard Prahlāda's words and he laughingly said, "Thus is the intelligence of children spoiled by the words of the enemy.", SB 7.5.15plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.5.15
The great saint Nārada Muni continued: The great soul Prahlāda Mahārāja became silent after saying this to his teachers, Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka, the seminal sons of Śukrācārya. These so-called brāhmaṇas then became angry at him. Because they were servants of Hiraṇyakaśipu, they were very sorry, and to chastise Prahlāda Mahārāja they spoke as follows., SB 7.5.29plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.5.29
Śrī Nārada Muni continued: When Hiraṇyakaśipu received this reply from the teacher, he again addressed his son Prahlāda. Hiraṇyakaśipu said: You rascal, most fallen of our family, if you have not received this education from your teachers, where have you gotten it?, SB 7.10.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.1
The saint Nārada Muni continued: Although Prahlāda Mahārāja was only a boy, when he heard the benedictions offered by Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva he considered them impediments on the path of devotional service. Thus he smiled very mildly and spoke as follows., SB 7.10.24plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.24
Śrī Nārada Muni continued: Thus, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead ordered, Prahlāda Mahārāja performed the ritualistic ceremonies for his father. O King Yudhiṣṭhira, he was then enthroned in the kingdom of Hiraṇyakaśipu, as directed by the brāhmaṇas., SB 7.10.31plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.31
Nārada Muni continued: O King Yudhiṣṭhira, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is not visible to an ordinary human being, spoke in this way, instructing Lord Brahmā. Then, being worshiped by Brahmā, the Lord disappeared from that place., SB 7.15.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.15.1
Nārada Muni continued: My dear King, some brāhmaṇas are very much attached to fruitive activities, some are attached to austerities and penances, and still others study the Vedic literature, whereas some, although very few, cultivate knowledge and practice different yogas, especially bhakti-yoga., SB 10.10.8plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.10.8
Nārada Muni said: Among all the attractions of material enjoyment, the attraction of riches bewilders one's intelligence more than having beautiful bodily features, taking birth in an aristocratic family, and being learned. When one is uneducated but falsely puffed up by wealth, the result is that one engages his wealth in enjoying wine, women and gambling. - the great saint Nārada Muni said — SB 7.4.29plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.4.29
The great saint Nārada Muni continued: When the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the spiritual master of everyone, thus reassured all the demigods living in the heavenly planets, they offered their respectful obeisances unto Him and returned, confident that the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu was now practically dead., SB 7.7.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.7.1
Nārada Muni said: Although Prahlāda Mahārāja was born in a family of asuras, he was the greatest of all devotees. Having thus been questioned by his class friends, the sons of the asuras, he remembered the words spoken to him by me and replied to his friends as follows., SB 7.7.10plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.7.10
Nārada Muni replied: The child within this woman's womb is faultless and sinless. Indeed, he is a great devotee, a powerful servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore you will not be able to kill him., SB 7.13.20plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.13.20
Nārada Muni continued: When the saintly person was thus questioned by Prahlāda Mahārāja, the King of the Daityas, he was captivated by this shower of nectarean words, and he replied to the inquisitiveness of Prahlāda Mahārāja with a smiling face. - the great saint Nārada said — SB 7.5.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.5.1
The great saint Nārada Muni said: The demons, headed by Hiraṇyakaśipu, accepted Śukrācārya as their priest for ritualistic ceremonies. Śukrācārya's two sons, Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka, lived near Hiraṇyakaśipu's palace., SB 7.9.55plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.9.55
Nārada Muni said: Prahlāda Mahārāja was the best person in the family of asuras, who always aspire for material happiness. Nonetheless, although allured by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who offered him all benedictions for material happiness, because of his unalloyed Kṛṣṇa consciousness he did not want to take any material benefit for sense gratification. - Śrī Nārada Muni replied — SB 7.14.2plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.14.2
Nārada Muni replied: My dear King, those who stay at home as householders must act to earn their livelihood, and instead of trying to enjoy the results of their work themselves, they should offer these results to Kṛṣṇa, Vāsudeva. How to satisfy Vāsudeva in this life can be perfectly understood through the association of great devotees of the Lord. - Śrī Nārada Muni said — SB 6.15.27plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.15.27
The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King, attentively receive from me a mantra, which is most auspicious. After accepting it from me, in seven nights you will be able to see the Lord face to face., SB 6.16.2plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.16.2
Śrī Nārada Muni said: O living entity, all good fortune unto you. Just see your father and mother. All your friends and relatives are overwhelmed with grief because of your passing away., SB 7.1.23plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.1.23
The great sage Śrī Nāradajī said: O King, blasphemy and praise, chastisement and respect, are experienced because of ignorance. The body of the conditioned soul is planned by the Lord for suffering in the material world through the agency of the external energy., SB 7.1.36plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.1.36
The great saint Nārada said: Once upon a time when the four sons of Lord Brahmā named Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanātana and Sanat-kumāra were wandering throughout the three worlds, they came by chance to Viṣṇuloka., SB 7.2.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.2.1
Śrī Nārada Muni said: My dear King Yudhiṣṭhira, when Lord Viṣṇu, in the form of Varāha, the boar, killed Hiraṇyākṣa, Hiraṇyākṣa's brother Hiraṇyakaśipu was extremely angry and began to lament., SB 7.2.61plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.2.61
Śrī Nārada Muni continued: Diti, the mother of Hiraṇyakaśipu and Hiraṇyākṣa, heard the instructions of Hiraṇyakaśipu along with her daughter-in-law, Ruṣābhānu, Hiraṇyākṣa's wife. She then forgot her grief over her son's death and thus engaged her mind and attention in understanding the real philosophy of life., SB 7.3.22plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.3.22
Śrī Nārada Muni continued: After speaking these words to Hiraṇyakaśipu, Lord Brahmā, the original being of this universe, who is extremely powerful, sprinkled transcendental, infallible, spiritual water from his kamaṇḍalu upon Hiraṇyakaśipu's body, which had been eaten away by ants and moths. Thus he enlivened Hiraṇyakaśipu., SB 7.4.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.4.1
Nārada Muni continued: Lord Brahmā was very much satisfied by Hiraṇyakaśipu's austerities, which were difficult to perform. Therefore, when solicited for benedictions, he indeed granted them, although they were rarely to be achieved., SB 7.8.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.8.1
Nārada Muni continued: All the sons of the demons appreciated the transcendental instructions of Prahlāda Mahārāja and took them very seriously. They rejected the materialistic instructions given by their teachers, Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka., SB 7.9.51plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.9.51
The great saint Nārada said: Thus Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva was pacified by the devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja with prayers offered from the transcendental platform. The Lord gave up His anger, and being very kind to Prahlāda, who was offering prostrated obeisances, He spoke as follows., SB 7.10.53plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.53
Nārada Muni said: When the demigods, who are always powerful by the mercy of Lord Kṛṣṇa, fought with the asuras, the asuras were defeated, and therefore they took shelter of Maya Dānava, the greatest of the demons., SB 7.11.5plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.11.5
Śrī Nārada Muni said: After first offering my obeisances unto Lord Kṛṣṇa, the protector of the religious principles of all living entities, let me explain the principles of the eternal religious system, of which I have heard from the mouth of Nārāyaṇa., SB 7.12.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.12.1
Nārada Muni said: A student should practice completely controlling his senses. He should be submissive and should have an attitude of firm friendship for the spiritual master. With a great vow, the brahmacārī should live at the guru-kula, only for the benefit of the guru., SB 7.13.1plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.13.1
Śrī Nārada Muni said: A person able to cultivate spiritual knowledge should renounce all material connections, and merely keeping the body inhabitable, he should travel from one place to another, passing only one night in each village. In this way, without dependence in regard to the needs of the body, the sannyāsī should travel all over the world., SB 7.13.46plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.13.46
Nārada Muni continued: After Prahlāda Mahārāja, the King of the demons, heard these instructions from the saint, he understood the occupational duties of a perfect person [paramahaṁsa]. Thus he duly worshiped the saint, took his permission and then left for his own home.