Category:Narada Wants
Theme Analysis
The quotes in this category highlight the profound, compassionate motivations behind what Nārada Muni wants to achieve for the conditioned souls. Unlike ordinary beings who desire material gratification, the great sage Nārada wants only to establish pure devotional service and deliver the universe from ignorance. Whether he wants to stop King Prācīnabarhiṣat from performing cruel animal sacrifices, deliver the intoxicated sons of Kuvera, expedite the death of the demon Kaṁsa, or hear the absolute truth of creation directly from Lord Brahmā, Nārada’s desires are perfectly aligned with the supreme will of the Lord. Ultimately, what Nārada wants is to invoke renunciation in the hearts of the fallen and bring them face to face with Lord Kṛṣṇa.
- Delivering the Intoxicated: Out of immense compassion, Nārada wanted to cure Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva of their false prestige and intoxication, ultimately arranging for them to see Lord Kṛṣṇa face to face.
- Stopping Cruel Sacrifices: Knowing the severe karmic reactions of killing animals, he wanted to draw King Prācīnabarhiṣat's attention away from fruitive activities and invoke a spirit of renunciation.
- Establishing Pure Devotion: As a perfect spiritual master, Nārada wanted to engage his disciples, such as Dhruva Mahārāja, in practical devotional service rather than simply handing them cheap benedictions.
- Seeking the Absolute Truth: Refusing to accept mental speculation, Nārada wanted to hear the factual truth of the cosmic creation directly from the supreme authority, Lord Brahmā.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: What Narada Wants For The Conditioned Souls.
Pages in category "Narada Wants"
The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
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- After departing from the palace of Rukmini, Naradaji wanted to see further activities of Lord Krsna's internal potency, yogamaya; thus he entered the palace of another queen
- Although Narada wanted Priyavrata to become free from all material affairs, when Priyavrata took charge of the universe by the request of Lord Brahma and Manu, Narada was also very pleased
- Although these two young men (Nalakuvara and Manigriva) are the sons of the very rich Kuvera and I (Krsna) have nothing to do with them, but because he (Narada) wanted Me to come face to face with them, I must do so for their deliverance - SB 10.10.25
B
- Because the great sage (Narada) was compassionate upon them (Nalakuvara and Manigriva), he wanted to finish their false enjoyment of intoxication and association with young girls and wanted them to see Lord Krsna face to face
- Being a great Vaisnava, Narada Muni wanted to stop animal-killing in sacrifices. He knew that if he tried to stop the King from performing sacrifices, the King would not hear him. Therefore he is describing the life of Puranjana
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- Narada Muni said, 'I do not want any of the skins. I am asking only one thing from you in charity'
- Narada Muni thought of Brahmaji as the Supreme Person, but when he saw Brahmaji engaged in the process of transcendental realization, doubts arose in him. So he wanted to be clearly informed
- Narada Muni took for granted that none of them (human beings) has any source of generation besides his father, Brahmaji. Therefore he wanted to know all about them from Lord Brahma
- Narada Muni wanted the consciousness of Nalakuvara and Manigriva to continue, so that even after being released from the life of trees, they would not forget the circumstances under which they had been punished
- Narada Muni wanted to bring Nalakuvara and Manigriva to the platform of devotional service through poverty, and thus he cursed them. Such is the mercy of a Vaisnava
- Narada Muni wanted to convince the King that overindulgence in animal sacrifice is risky because as soon as there is a small discrepancy in the execution of such a sacrifice, the slaughtered animal may not be promoted to a human form of life
- Narada Muni wanted to draw King Pracinabarhisat's attention to the excesses of killing animals in sacrifices
- Narada Muni wanted to impress upon people in general that Krsna is fully independent. His activities, such as His appearance in the family of Yadu or His friendship with Arjuna, do not necessarily oblige Him to act to enjoy their results
- Narada Muni wanted to instruct the King about the real purpose of life and invoke a spirit of renunciation in his heart. Knowledge and the spirit of renunciation (jnana-vairagya) are the ultimate goal of life
- Narada Muni wanted to prove to King Pracinabarhisat that the King was being influenced by the tamo-guna, the quality of ignorance, even though the King was supposed to be very religious
- Narada Muni wanted to show King Pracinabarhisat how one undergoes great troubles and miseries in order to engage in fruitive activity
- Narada Muni was very pleased with Dhruva Maharaja, & he could have at once personally given whatever he wanted, but that is not the duty of the spiritual master. His duty is to engage the disciple in proper devotional service as prescribed in the sastras
- Narada Muni's mission was to finish things quickly. Krsna appeared in order to kill the demons, and Kamsa was the chief among them. Narada wanted to expedite things; therefore, he immediately approached Kamsa with all the real information
- Narada Rsi first of all wanted to impress upon Dhruva Maharaja that he was only a child; he should not have been affected by words of insult or honor
- Narada wanted to clear the matter (of Brahma being or not the supreme authority in the creation) by the statements of Brahmaji, the supreme authority in the universe
- Narada wanted to fall at the lotus feet of Krsna, but because the Lord was playing the part of a human being, he simply offered his respects within his mind, & fixing the transcendental form of the Lord within his heart, he left the assembly house
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- The great devotees relished the taste of unceasing devotional service of the Lord, hearing, chanting, etc., and by developing the same taste (as the great sages), Narada wanted also to hear and chant the glories of the Lord. BG 1972 purports
- The great sage Narada cannot decry the authority of the Vedas, but he wanted to indicate to King Pracinabarhisat that the path of karma-kanda is very difficult and risky
- The great sage Narada thereafter thought that it was his duty to put those demigods into a condition where they could not be falsely proud of their material opulence and prestige. Narada was compassionate and wanted to save them from their fallen life
- They (godless atheists) have put forward many theories manufactured by their fertile brains. Contrary to such mental speculative theories of creation, however, Narada Muni wanted to know all the facts of creation in truth, and not by theories