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Nārada Muni Cursed by Prajāpati Dakṣa
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PURPORT
The goodness of the great sage Nārada Muni is described herewith. He always chants about the pastimes of the Lord and delivers the fallen souls back to Godhead. In this regard, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Thākura has sung:
nārada-muni,      bājāya vīṇā,                                          ‘rādhikā-ramaṇa’-nāme      nāma amani,          udita haya,                                          bhakata-gīta-sāme
amiya-dhārā,          variṣe ghana,                                          śravaṇa-yugale giyā      bhakata-jana,              saghane nāce,                                          bhariyā āpana hiyā
mādhurī-pūra,          āsaba paśi’,                                          mātāya jagata-jane      keha vā kāṅde,              keha vā nāce,                                          keha māte mane mane
pañca-vadana,          nārade dhari’,                                          premera saghana rola      kamalāsana,              nāciyā bale,                                          ‘bola bola hari bola’
sahasrānana,          parama-sukhe,                                          ‘hari hari’ bali’ gāya      nāma-prabhāve,          mātila viśva,                                          nāma-rasa sabe pāya
śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāma,          rasane sphuri’,                                          purā’la āmāra āśa      śrī-rūpa-pade,              yācaye ihā,                                          bhakativinoda dāsa
The purport of this song is that Nārada Muni, the great soul, plays a stringed instrument called a  vīṇā , vibrating the sound  rādhikā-ramaṇa ,