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reason for this fall, as stated by the Gosvāmīs, is sense gratification. The living entity wants to imitate Kṛṣṇa and tries to lord it over material nature; thus he forgets his original position, and his illuminating power, his spiritual identity, is extinguished. However, if a living entity takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he is reinstated in his original position. Sages and saints like Nārada and the Kumāras are traveling all over the universe educating people and encouraging their disciples to preach this process of devotional service so that all the conditioned souls may be able to revive their original consciousness, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and thus gain relief from the miserable conditions of material life.
Śrī Nārada Muni is  naiṣṭika-brahmacārī . There are four types of  brahmacārī , and the first is called  sāvitra , which refers to a  brahmacārī  who, after initiation and the sacred thread ceremony, must observe at least three days celibacy. The next is called  prājāpatya , which refers to a  brahmacārī  who strictly observes celibacy for at least one year after initiation. The next is called  brāhma-brahmacārī , which refers to a  brahmacārī  who observes celibacy from the time of initiation up to the time of the completion of his study of Vedic literature. The next stage is called  naiṣṭika , which refers to a  brahmacārī  who is celibate throughout his whole life. Out of these, the first three are  upakurvāna , which means that the  brahmacārī  can marry later on after the  brahmacārī  period is over. The  naiṣṭika-brahmacārī  is completely reluctant to have any sex life; therefore the Kumāras and Nārada are known as  naiṣṭika-brahmacārīs . The  brahmacārī  system of life is especially advantageous in that it increases the power of memory and determination. It is specifically mentioned in this connection that because Nārada was  naiṣṭika-brahmacārī  he could remember whatever he heard from his spiritual master and would never forget it. One who can remember everything perpetually is called  śruta-dhara . A  śruta-dhara brahmacārī  can repeat all that he has heard verbatim without notes and without reference to books. The great sage Nārada has this qualification, and therefore, taking instruction from Nārāyaṇa Rṣi, he is engaged in propagating the philosophy of devotional service all over the world. Because such great sages can remember everything, they are very much thoughtful, self-realized and completely fixed in the service of the Lord. Thus the great sage Nārada, after hearing from his spiritual master Nārāyaṇa Rṣi, became completely realized. He became established in the truth, and he became so happy that he offered the following prayers to Nārāyaṇa Rṣi.
A  naiṣṭhika-brahmacārī  is also called  vīra-vrata . Nārada Muni addressed Nārāyaṇa Rṣi as an incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, and he specifically addressed him