Character

那罗陀

नारदNārada

verses
6,495
books
31
chapters
1,679

What the texts say

The Ramayana calls Narada a divine sage, and the Bhagavata Purana describes him as a dear son who is mannerly, meek and self-controlled. Ramayana 1.2.2Bhagavatam 2.9.41 The Padma Purana tells how Narada, playing his vina, learned of Krishna's descent and set out for Nanda's Gokula. Padma Purana 5.71.4 In the Bhagavata Purana, Narada feels compassion for Dhruva, a king's son, and advises him to absorb himself in devotion to the Lord. Bhagavatam 4.8.39, 4.8.40, 4.8.62 Elsewhere in the same Purana, Narada instructs the Bhagavatam to Vyasa, a sage who meditates on the Lord beside the river Saraswati. Bhagavatam 2.9.45

Where to read

Every verse that names 那罗陀, book by book.

    • 2.2.10.54

      那时,那罗陀抵达此地,渴望瞻仰诸世界。见到那位仙人前来,他是毗湿奴信徒中的佼佼者,造物主之子,国王便注意到了他。

    • 2.2.11.1

      贾伊米尼说:因陀罗优姆纳从梵天之子那罗陀处听闻了关于对主的至高虔爱,心中充满深切喜悦,便对他说话。

    • 2.1.4.1

      尔时那罗陀至园居之莲花女近处。持地言:'主已言彼虚空子之名;然彼时于无胎生之女,赐何名耶?'

    • 3.278.15

      那罗陀说道:“他光耀如毗婆斯梵(太阳),论断如布里哈斯帕提般明哲,勇武如摩诃因陀罗(因陀罗),而忍耐则如大地一般深厚。”

    • 12.30.18

      随后帕尔瓦塔凭借苦行(tapas)的洞见,并观察其神情举止,便明白了此事。见那罗陀为欲所苦,他怒火升起,遂对其下了严厉的诅咒。

    • 12.326.15

      那罗陀说:今日,主啊,我的苦行、戒律与清净行持之果,已即刻得报——因为我亲见了那位至福的神。

    • 6.71.1

      众圣者说:'苏塔啊,愿你长寿,有德者啊。以你极其慈悲的本性,你讲述了一场奇妙的对话——发生在那罗达和伊沙(湿婆)之间。'

    • 1.43.107

      其间,释迦罗(因陀罗)一心欲成其事,便忆念并召请为诸天所敬的天仙圣者那罗陀。

    • 5.75.1

      帕尔瓦蒂说:'主啊,温达文的秘密已以多种方式解释。那罗陀是凭借何种特殊功德而达到其真实本性的?'

    • 6.27.1

      那罗陀与幻象达摩延蒂的婚礼描述。那罗陀说:国王通过乳母听到女儿的话后,便对站在身旁、双目明媚的妻子凯基依(Kaikeyi)说道。

    • 6.28.1

      那罗陀叙述其获得女身之经过。那罗陀说:贤者中的佼佼者啊,请听我讲述这殊胜的故事。玛雅的力量极其难以理解,即便对于精通瑜伽的圣者也是如此。

    • 6.26.1

      广博仙人说:听了我的话,了悟至高真理的那罗陀微笑着对我说话,当时我正询问关于痴迷的原因。

Key chapters

The chapters where 那罗陀 matters most.

  1. Nīlādri-kṣetra-varṇana and Viṣṇu-bhakti-lakṣaṇa (Description of Nīlādri and the Definition of Devotion)

    Skanda Purana 2.2.10 · 28 verses

  2. Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान · सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)

    Mahabharata 3.278 · 22 verses

    Divine evaluator and fate-announcer

  3. Indradyumna’s Resolve for the Nīlācala Pilgrimage and Auspicious Consecrations

    Skanda Purana 2.2.11 · 19 verses

  4. Pad्मिनी/Pad्मावती-Lakṣaṇa and Śrīnिवास Encounter in the Puṣpāṭavī (Chapter 4)

    Skanda Purana 2.1.4 · 18 verses

  5. Nṛsiṃha-darśana and the Nyagrodha Mokṣa-sthāna: Indradyumna Guided by Nārada

    Skanda Purana 2.2.15 · 18 verses

  6. Dhruva’s Humiliation, Sunīti’s Counsel, and Nārada’s Bhakti-Yoga Instruction

    Bhagavatam 4.8 · 16 verses

    Guru who tests, diagnoses, and then prescribes: he channels…

  7. Indradyumna’s Pilgrimage Inquiry; Nārada’s Account of Śiva-Viṣṇu and the Designation of Puruṣottama-kṣetra (नीलाचल-विरजामण्डल-एकाम्रवन-प्रसंगः)

    Skanda Purana 2.2.12 · 13 verses

  8. Nārada’s Wandering, Dakṣa’s Curse, and the Kārttika Prabodhinī Rite at Nārada-kūpa (नारदचापल्य-शापकथा तथा प्रबोधिनी-विधिः)

    Skanda Purana 1.2.54 · 45 verses

  9. Praise of Jāleśvara, the Tripura crisis, and the Madhūkā vow

    Skanda Purana 5.3.26 · 41 verses

  10. The Deliverance of Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva (Yamala-Arjuna Līlā Prelude and Culmination)

    Bhagavatam 10.10 · 11 verses

    Agent of compassion and moral diagnosis

Key episodes

  1. Dhruva, the Pole Star

    Bhagavatam 4.8-4.12

  2. Prahlada, the Child Devotee

    Bhagavatam 7.4-7.10

  3. Narada Learns from Sanatkumara

    Chhandogya Upanishad 7.1-7.26

  4. Savitri and Satyavan

    Mahabharata 3.277-3.283

  5. Valmiki and the Krauncha Birds: The First Shloka

    Ramayana 1.2

  6. Srinivasa and Padmavati (Venkateswara's Wedding)

    Skanda Purana 2.1.3-2.1.8

  7. King Indradyumna and the Image of Jagannath

    Skanda Purana 2.2.7-2.2.19

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