Category:Following in the Footsteps of Narada
Theme Analysis
Nārada Muni is celebrated throughout the Vedic literatures as the supreme transcendental spaceman and the original traveling preacher of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. As the spiritual master of Śrīla Vyāsadeva, he is a foundational pillar of the Brahma-Madhva-Gauḍīya sampradāya and one of the twelve mahājanas (great authorities). Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the primary duty of every pure Vaiṣṇava is to follow in the footsteps of Nārada Muni by constantly traveling and glorifying the Supreme Lord through the chanting of the holy names and the preaching of Bhagavad-gītā. By strictly following Nārada's example—remaining pure, rejecting the allurements of material sense gratification, and dedicating one's life to rescuing illusioned souls—a devotee can easily attain the same stage of eternal knowledge and bliss that Nārada Muni himself achieved.
- The Original Authority: Nārada Muni is the spiritual master of Vyāsadeva, making him the original guru of the disciplic succession. One becomes an authority simply by strictly following his authorized instructions.
- The Preaching Mission: The specific duty of a saintly person following Nārada Muni is to travel from village to village, country to country, to distribute Kṛṣṇa consciousness and save conditioned souls from karmic entanglement.
- Glorification Through Kīrtana: Nārada Muni is eternally engaged in singing the glories of the Lord with his vīṇā. Followers in his line must similarly engage their time in the saṅkīrtana movement, chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
- Attaining Eternal Bliss: By perfectly following the footsteps of this great sage, without any personal desire for sense gratification, anyone can attain the ultimate stage of pure devotion, eternal knowledge, and eternal bliss.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Following in the Footsteps of Nārada Muni to Attain Eternal Bliss.
Pages in category "Following in the Footsteps of Narada"
The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
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- A pure devotee of the Lord follows in the footsteps of the great devotees like Narada and Prahlada and engages his whole time in glorifying the Lord by the process of kirtana. Such a preaching process is transcendental to all material qualities
- After taking to devotional service under the regulative principles, a person may come to the platform of spontaneous love of Godhead, following in the footsteps of great devotees like Narada and Sanaka and Sanatana
- All the great authorities in the devotional service of the Lord follow in the footsteps of Narada Muni in the order of the Narada-bhakti-sutra, and therefore all the devotees of the Lord are unhesitatingly qualified to enter into the kingdom of God
- Anyone who follows in the footsteps of Narada Muni is certainly a pure devotee
- As a man must follow great personalities like Brahma and Narada, a woman must follow the path of such ideal women as Sita, Mandodari and Draupadi. By staying chaste and faithful to her husband, a woman enriches herself with supernatural power
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- Following in the footsteps of Narada Muni, this Krsna consciousness movement is rendering service to humanity by giving everyone a chance to come in contact with Krsna
- Following in the footsteps of Sri Narada Muni, one should not blindly accept his spiritual master as God Himself. A spiritual master is duly respected on a par with God, but a spiritual master claiming to be God Himself should at once be rejected
- Following in the footsteps of Srila Narada Muni, a self-realized soul in the material world should also properly use the sound meters, namely Sa, R, Ga, Ma, etc., in the service of the Lord by constantly singing the glories of the Lord
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- I am also glad to note that you are making practice of keeping in mind various important verses from our scriptures. This is the approved process: to - follow in the footsteps of the great authorities in KC like Narada Muni and our other Acaryas
- It is the duty of all saintly persons to follow in the footsteps of Narada Muni and travel all over the world to every country and village just to instruct illusioned persons about the goal of life and to save them from the entanglement of karma-bandha
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- Narada Muni is our original guru because he is the spiritual master of Vyasadeva. Vyasadeva is the spiritual master of our disciplic succession; therefore we should follow in the footsteps of Narada Muni and become pure Vaisnavas
- No one can manufacture a religious principle by imperfect speculation. One must follow in the footsteps of great authorities like Brahma, Siva, Narada, Manu, Kumara, Kapila, Prahlada, Bhisma, Sukadeva Gosvami, Yamaraja, Janaka, etc. BG 1972 purports
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- One must follow in the footsteps of great authorities like Brahma, Siva, Narada, Manu, the Kumaras, Kapila, Prahlada, Bhisma, Sukadeva Gosvami, Yamaraja, Janaka, and Bali Maharaja
- One must follow in the footsteps of such great personalities as Lord Brahma, Narada, Lord Siva, Kapila, Manu, the Kumaras, Prahlada Maharaja, Bhisma, Janaka, Bali Maharaja, Sukadeva Gosvami and Yamaraja
- One should try to follow in the footsteps of Narada Muni and not make a futile effort to reach other planets by mechanical means
- Our preachers who are preaching Krsna consciousness all over the world should follow in the footsteps of Narada Muni and become purified by following the four principles and chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. This will make them fit to become Vaisnavas
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- The Bhagavad-gita is Krsna’s instructions; therefore the duty of every Vaisnava is to travel and preach the Bhagavad-gita, either in his country or a foreign country. This is the test of sparsa-mani, following in the footsteps of Narada Muni
- The concrete example is Narada Himself, who attained this stage of eternal knowledge and eternal bliss. And the ways and means are open to all, provided one agrees to follow in the footsteps of Sri Narada Muni
- The members of this disciplic succession - the members of the Krsna consciousness movement - should follow in the footsteps of Narada Muni by chanting the transcendental vibration Hare Krsna
- This is stated from personal experience by such an authority as Sri Narada Muni. And we can have the same experience also if we begin to follow in the footsteps of the great sage, the dearmost devotee of the Lord
- Those who are munayah, saintly persons following in the footsteps of Narada Muni, simply engage in the transcendental loving service of the Lord without any personal desire for sense gratification. Anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam - BRS 1.1.11
- Those who live as brahmacaris must follow in the footsteps of the great sage Narada Muni, who never accepted the proposals of Jara. Those who are too much sexually addicted become victims of jara, and very soon their life-span is shortened