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Conversation Between Nārada and Vyāsa
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charged with transcendental sound and which was given to me by Lord Kṛṣṇa.
PURPORT
The musical string instrument called the  vīṇā , which was handed to Nārada by Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, is described in the  Liṅga Purāṇa , and this is confirmed by Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī. This transcendental instrument is identical with Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Nārada because all of them are of the same transcendental category. Sound vibrated by the instrument cannot be material, and therefore the glories and pastimes which are broadcast by the instrument of Nārada are also transcendental, without a tinge of material inebriety. The seven singing meters, namely  Śa  ( Śaṛja ),  R  ( Rṣabha ),  Gā  ( Gāndhāra ),  Ma  ( Madhyam ),  Pa  ( Pancham ),  Dha  ( Dhaivata ) and  Ni  ( Niṣāda ) are also transcendental and specifically meant for transcendental songs. As a pure devotee of the Lord, Śrī Nārada Deva is always fulfilling his obligation to the Lord for His gift of the instrument, and thus he is always engaged in singing His transcendental glories and is therefore infallible in his exalted position. Following in the footsteps of Śrīla Nārada Muni, a self-realized soul in the material world should also properly use the sound meters, namely  Śa ,  R ,  Gā ,  Ma , etc., in the service of the Lord by constantly singing the glories of the Lord, as confirmed in the  Bhagavad-gītā .
TEXT 33
प्रगायतः स्ववीर्याणि तीर्थपादः प्रियश्रवाः । आहूत इव मे शीघ्रं दर्शनं याति चेतसि ॥३३॥
pragāyataḥ sva-vīryāṇi tīrtha-pādaḥ priya-śravāḥ āhūta iva me śīghram darśanam yāti cetasi
pragāyataḥ —thus singing;  sva-vīryāṇi —own activities;  tīrtha-pādaḥ —the Lord, whose lotus feet are the source of all virtues or holiness;  priya-śravāḥ —pleasing to hear;  āhūta —called for;  iva —just like;  me —to me;  śīghram —very soon;  darśanam —sight;  yāti —appears;  cetasi —on the seat of the heart.