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same time Narada was wishing that the child within the womb could
also take advantage of the instructions. Because Narada, an authorized
devotee and great associate of the Personality of Godhead, was de-
siring auspiciousness for Prahlada Maharaj, he developed all the char-
acteristics of a high-grade devotee. This is called natural attraction. It
is caused by the special grace of the Personality of Godhead or by the
special grace of a great devotee like Narada.

There is a statement in the Skanda Purana wherein Parvata Muni
tells Narada: “‘My dear Narada, of all saintly persons you are so great
and glorious that simply by your good wishes a lowborn hunter also
has become a great, elevated devotee of Lord Krsna.”

This ecstatic love for Krsna can be divided into five divisions,
which will be described by Sri Ripa Gosvami later on.
