Character · Ramcharitmanas
Narada in the Ramcharitmanas
नारदNamed in 74 verses
Speaks in 18 verses
In this book
Key chapters
The chapters where Narada matters most.
वन-प्रवेश का सोपान: समाज-व्यवस्था से हटकर ‘अन्तःकरण-वन’ में साधना। यहाँ प्रकृति (सरसिज, पवन, खग) ‘मन-सर’ का रूप लेती है, इन्द्रिय-आकर्षण भी, और वैराग्य-प्रेरक शीतलता भी। इसी चरण में भक्ति का परिष्कार ह
सोपान-प्रवेश: ‘श्रद्धा से संदेह-निवृत्ति’ का चरण। बालकाण्ड में कथा-भूमि तैयार होती है, सत्संग, गुरु-वचन, तप, और ‘नारद-वाक्य’ जैसी प्रेरक वाणी के द्वारा जीव का मन (अहं-शंका) से निकलकर ईश्वर-आश्रय में स्
भक्ति का जन्म-चरण: जिज्ञासा (प्रश्न) से श्रद्धा, फिर श्रद्धा से शरणागति। बालकाण्ड ‘सोपान’ में साधक को ‘कथा-प्रवेश’ का अधिकार देता है, जहाँ अहं-रहित प्रश्न (उमा) और कृपा-समाधान (शंकर) से मानस-सर में प्र
सोपान-समापन: ‘लीला-समाधि’ से ‘श्रवण-निष्ठा’ तक। उत्तरकाण्ड में रामराज्य-स्थापन के बाद रस का केंद्र बाह्य विजय नहीं, अंतःशुद्धि है, रामगुण-कीर्तन, साधु-संग, और मायाविमोह का खंडन। यह चरण साधक को ‘कथा-श्र
सोपान-प्रवेश: ‘दर्शन’ से ‘आसक्ति’ और ‘श्रद्धा’ से ‘वर-निश्चय’ तक। बालकाण्ड में भक्ति का जन्म ‘श्रवण-कीर्तन’ से नहीं, ‘साक्षात् रूप-दर्शन’ से भी होता है, नगर-नारी, बालक, मुनि-पत्नी, सबके हृदय में राम-रू
Every verse that names Narada
74 verses
- 1.1.7
The fruit of bathing here is seen at once: crows become cuckoos, and herons become swans. Let no one marvel on hearing this, for the glory of the company of the good is no hidden thing. Valmiki, Narada and the jar-born Agastya have each…
- 1.2.37
The lord of the monkeys, the king of the bears, the king of the demons, and Angada and all the other hosts of monkeys: I bow to the lovely feet of them all, who, though in lowly bodies, found Rama. All those who are worshippers at the feet…
- 1.3.53
By the grace of the Name, Shambhu is imperishable; though his trappings are inauspicious, he is a very mine of auspiciousness. Shuka, Sanaka and the other sons of Brahma, the Siddhas, sages and yogis, by the grace of the Name enjoy the…
- 1.7.132
All the rivers flowed with pure water, and the birds, the deer and the bees all lived in happiness. All living creatures gave up their natural enmity, and everyone on the mountain lived in mutual love. With Girija come to his house, the…
- 1.7.134
The sage said with a smile, in a soft and mysterious voice: "Your daughter is a mine of every virtue. She is beautiful, gentle by nature, of good character and wise; her names are Uma, Ambika and Bhavani. The maiden is endowed with every…
- 1.7.136
Hearing the sage's words and knowing in their hearts that they were true, the couple grieved, but Uma rejoiced. Even Narada did not understand this secret, for the state of each was the same, but the cause of it was different. All her…
- 1.8.141
So saying, Narada remembered Hari and gave his blessing to Girija. Then he said to the lord of the mountains, "This marriage will bring blessing and good fortune; now cast aside your doubt."
- 1.8.142
Having spoken thus, the sage went to Brahma's abode. Now hear what happened next. Finding her husband alone, Maina said to him: "My lord, I did not understand the sage's words. If the family, the bridegroom and the lineage are without…
- 1.8.144
Now, if you have affection for your daughter, then go and give her this counsel. Let her perform the penance by which she may win Mahesha; by no other means will her sorrow be ended. Narada's words are full of meaning and have good reason…
- 1.8.146
"Go, daughter of the mountain, and perform austerities; consider that what Narada said is true." This counsel pleased her mother and father as well, for austerity gives happiness and destroys sorrow and sin. By the power of austerity…
- 1.8.155
Go to Parvati and test her love; then urge her father, the Mountain king, to send her home, and so remove his doubts.
- 1.8.156
There the sages saw Gauri, who looked like penance itself embodied. The sages said: "Listen, daughter of the mountain. For what reason do you practise such severe austerity? Whom do you worship, and what do you desire? Why do you not tell…
- 1.8.157
Hearing her words, the sages laughed and said: "Your body is born of the mountain. Tell us, who has ever listened to Narada's counsel and kept his home?"
- 1.8.158
He went and gave his teaching to the sons of Daksha, and they never came back to see their home again. He ruined the household of Chitraketu, and the same fate then befell Hiranyakashipu. Any men or women who listen to Narada's counsel are…
- 1.9.160
Even now, heed what I say: I have thought of an excellent bridegroom for you. He is exceedingly beautiful, pure, kind and gracious, and the Vedas sing of his fame and his deeds. He is free from every fault and a storehouse of all virtues…
- 1.9.162
"O chief of sages, if you had met me earlier, I would have listened to your counsel and held it on my head. But now I have staked my life for Shambhu; who will go weighing his virtues and faults? If you are especially set upon it in your…
- 1.9.183
"You did not heed what I told you then, but followed the counsel of Narada. Now your vow has proved false, for Mahesha has burned Kama to ashes."
- 1.10.184
Hearing this, Bhavani spoke with a smile: "You have spoken fittingly, O best of the wise sages. In your understanding, Shambhu has only now burned Kama, and until now he remained subject to passion. But in my understanding Shiva has always…
- 1.10.202
What harm did I ever do to Narada, who has laid waste my home where I lived? He gave Uma such counsel that she has practised austerities for the sake of a mad bridegroom. Truly, they have neither attachment nor compassion; they are…
- 1.10.204
At that very time Narada, together with the Seven Sages, arrived; and Himalaya, the lord of the snowy mountains, hearing the news, went at once to his house.