Text 44] Nārada Muni Cursed by Prajāpati Dakṣa
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śrī-śuka uvāca 
  pratijagrāha tad bāḍham 
  nāradaḥ sādhu-sammataḥ 
  etāvān sādhu-vādo hi 
  titikṣeteśvaraḥ svayam
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;  pratijagrāha —accepted;  tat —that;  bāḍham —so be it;  nāradaḥ —Nārada Muni;  sādhu-sammataḥ —who is an approved  sādhu ;  etāvān —this much;  sādhu-vādaḥ —appropriate for a saintly person;  hi —indeed;  titikṣeta —he may tolerate;  īśvaraḥ —although able to curse Prajāpati Dakṣa;  svayam —himself.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King, since Nārada Muni is an approved saintly person, when cursed by Prajāpati Dakṣa he replied, tad bāḍham: “Yes, what you have said is good. I accept this curse.” He could have cursed Prajāpati Dakṣa in return, but because he is a tolerant and merciful  sādhu , he took no action.
PURPORT
As stated in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (3.25.21):
titikṣavaḥ kāruṇikāḥ 
  suhṛdaḥ sarva-dehinām 
  ajāta-śatravaḥ śāntāḥ 
  sādhavaḥ sādhu-bhūṣaṇāḥ
“The symptoms of a  sādhu  are that he is tolerant, merciful and friendly to all living entities. He has no enemies, he is peaceful, he abides by the scriptures, and all his characteristics are sublime.” Because Nārada Muni is the most elevated of  sādhus , devotees, to deliver Prajāpati Dakṣa he silently tolerated the curse. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has taught this principle to all His devotees:
tṛṇād api sunīcena 
  taror api sahiṣṇunā