Shloka 38
Nārada’s Past Life, the Lord’s Brief Vision, and the Power of Kīrtana
अहो देवर्षिर्धन्योऽयं यत्कीर्तिं शार्ङ्गधन्वन: । गायन्माद्यन्निदं तन्त्र्या रमयत्यातुरं जगत् ॥ ३८ ॥
aho devarṣir dhanyo ’yaṁ yat-kīrtiṁ śārṅgadhanvanaḥ gāyan mādyann idaṁ tantryā ramayaty āturaṁ jagat
Wahai, dewaṛṣi Nārada ini sungguh berbahagia; beliau melagukan kemuliaan Tuhan pemegang busur Śārṅga. Dengan alunan senar, beliau sendiri bersukacita dan turut menyegarkan jiwa-jiwa yang menderita di alam semesta.
Śrī Nārada Muni plays on his instrument to glorify the transcendental activities of the Lord and to give relief to all miserable living entities of the universe. No one is happy here within the universe, and what is felt as happiness is māyā’s illusion. The illusory energy of the Lord is so strong that even the hog who lives on filthy stool feels happy. No one can be truly happy within the material world. Śrīla Nārada Muni, in order to enlighten the miserable inhabitants, wanders everywhere. His mission is to get them back home, back to Godhead. That is the mission of all genuine devotees of the Lord following the footsteps of that great sage.
FAQs
This verse praises Nārada as blessed because his ecstatic singing of the Lord’s glories delights and uplifts the distressed world—showing kīrtana as a compassionate, world-benefiting act.
In the Narada–Vyasa narrative, Nārada is presented as the exemplary bhakti teacher; Suta highlights his constant kīrtana to emphasize devotion as the remedy for human misery and spiritual emptiness.
Regularly chant and sing the Lord’s names and glories (kīrtana), and share that sound vibration with others—using devotion as a practical way to calm the mind and bring hope to those in distress.