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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 8]
Thus the question may be raised how Nārada overheard all these topics. The answer is that Nārada is  tri-kāla-jña ; he is so powerful that he can understand the past, future and present of everyone's heart, just like the Supersoul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, after understanding the strong determination of Dhruva Mahārāja, he came to help him. It may be explained in this way: The Supreme Personality of Godhead is present in everyone's heart, and as soon as He understands that a living entity is serious about entering devotional service, he sends His representative. In this way Nārada was sent to Dhruva Mahārāja. This is explained in the  Caitanya-caritāmṛta :  guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā bīja : By the grace of the spiritual master and Kṛṣṇa, one can enter into devotional service. Because of Dhruva Mahārāja's determination, Kṛṣṇa, the Supersoul, immediately sent His representative, Nārada, to initiate him.
TEXT 26
अहो तेजः क्षत्रियाणां मानभङ्गममृष्यताम् । बालोऽप्ययं हृदा धत्ते यत्समातुरसद्वचः ॥२६॥
aho tejaḥ kṣatriyāṇām māna-bhaṅgam amṛṣyatām bālo 'py ayam hṛdā dhatte yat samātur asad-vacaḥ
aho —how surprising it is;  tejaḥ —power;  kṣatriyāṇām —of the  kṣatriyas ;  māna-bhaṅgam —hurting the prestige;  amṛṣyatām —unable to tolerate;  bālaḥ —only a child;  api —although;  ayam —this;  hṛdā —at heart;  dhatte —has taken;  yat —that which;  samātuḥ —of the stepmother;  asat —unpalatable;  vacaḥ —words.
TRANSLATION
How wonderful are the powerful  kṣatriyas . They cannot tolerate even a slight infringement of their prestige. Just imagine! This boy is only a small child, yet harsh words from his stepmother proved unbearable to him.
PURPORT
The qualifications of the  kṣatriyas  are described in  Bhagavad-gītā . Two important qualifications are to have a sense of prestige and not to flee