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Nārada Muni Cursed by Prajāpati Dakṣa
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Generally the word  nigama  refers to the  Vedas , but here  nigama  refers to the instructions contained in the  Vedas .  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  says,  nigama-kalpa-taror galitaṁ phalam : the Vedic instructions are like a tree, of which  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  is the ripened fruit. Nārada Muni is engaged in distributing this fruit, and therefore he instructed Vyāsadeva to write this  Mahā-purāṇa ,  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , for the benefit of ignorant human society.
anarthopaśamaṁ sākṣād bhakti-yogam adhokṣaje lokasyājānato vidvāṁś cakre sātvata-saṁhitām
“The material miseries of the living entity, which are superfluous to him, can be directly mitigated by the linking process of devotional service. But the mass of people do not know this, and therefore the learned Vyāsadeva compiled this Vedic literature, which is in relation to the Supreme Truth.” ( Bhāg.  1.7.6) People are suffering because of ignorance and are following a wrong path for happiness. This is called  anartha . These material activities will never make them happy, and therefore Nārada instructed Vyāsadeva to record the instructions of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . Vyāsadeva actually followed Nārada and did this.  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  is the supreme instruction of the  Vedas .  Galitaṁ phalam : the ripened fruit of the  Vedas  is  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam .
TEXT 31
आतुणां प्रायणं भ्राता योऽनुतिष्ठति धर्मवित् । स पुण्यबन्धुः पुरुषो मरुद्धिः सह मोदते ॥३१॥
bhrātīṇāṁ prāyaṇaṁ bhrātā yo 'nutiṣṭhati dharmavit sa puṇya-bandhuḥ puruṣo marudbhiḥ saha modate
bhrātīṇāṁ —of elder brothers;  prāyaṇaṁ —the path;  bhrātā —a faithful brother;  yaḥ —one who;  anutiṣṭhati —follows;  dharma-vit —