Text 22] Narada Muni Cursed by Prajapati Daksa 289

PURPORT

The goodness of the great sage Narada Muni is described herewith. He
always chants about the pastimes of the Lord and delivers the fallen souls
back to Godhead. In this regard, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has sung:

narada-muni, bajaya vind,
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radhikd-ramana’-nadme

nama amani, udita haya,
bhakata-gita-same
amiya-dhara, varise ghana,

Sravana-yugale giya
bhakata-jana, saghane nace,
bhariyé dpana hiya

madhuri-pira, dsaba pasi’,
mataya jagata-jane
keha va kande, keha va nace,

keha mate mane mane

pafica-vadana, narade dhari’,
premera saghana rola
kamalasana, naciya bale,
‘bola bola hari bola’

sahasradnana, parama-sukhe,
‘hari hari’ bali’ gaya
nama-prabhave, matila visva,

ndma-rasa sabe paya

Sri-krsna-nama, rasane sphuri’,
pura’la Gméra asa
Sri-riipa-pade, yacaye iha,
bhakativinoda dasa

The purport of this song is that Narada Muni, the great soul, plays a
stringed instrument called a vind, vibrating the sound radhikad-ramana,
