Category:Narada is Exalted
Theme Analysis
The quotes in this category highlight how Śrīla Prabhupāda frequently glorifies Nārāda Muni as the supreme spiritual master of the Vaiṣṇava disciplic succession and a perfect example of pure devotion. Despite his humble previous life as the poverty-stricken son of a maidservant, he achieved his exalted status simply by serving and associating with pure devotees. As one of the twelve mahājanas, Nārāda Muni travels freely throughout the three worlds, infallibly fixed in pure devotion and constantly singing the glories of Lord Nārāyaṇa. His exalted position is so great that he serves as the spiritual master to luminaries like Vyāsadeva, Prahlāda, and Dhruva Mahārāja, and even the Supreme Lord Himself offered him respectful obeisances.
- The Power of Devotional Association: Despite his humble birth as a maidservant's son in a previous life, Nārāda Muni attained an exalted position by serving pure devotees.
- Illuminating the Three Worlds: Traveling constantly like the sun, Nārāda's sole mission is to distribute the light of transcendental knowledge and sing the glories of Lord Nārāyaṇa.
- The Supreme Vaiṣṇava Guru: Nārāda acts as the original spiritual master for the entire disciplic succession, initiating great personalities like Vyāsadeva and Prahlāda.
- The Standard of Perfection: As a perfect brahmacārī and one of the authoritative mahājanas, his exalted position is recognized even by the Supreme Lord.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Narada Is Exalted The Supreme Spiritual Master.
Pages in category "Narada is Exalted"
The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
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- Although Narada Muni wanders in the three worlds, he has exalted devotion for Narayana
- As a pure devotee of the Lord, Sri Naradadeva is always fulfilling his obligation to the Lord for His gift of the instrument, and thus he is always engaged in singing His transcendental glories and is therefore infallible in his exalted position
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- I shall now narrate the story of how a hunter became a great devotee by the association of such an exalted personality as Narada Muni. From this story, one can understand the greatness of association with pure devotees
- If Narada Muni, the greatest devotee of Lord Krsna, could bless him or show him the path, then he would be able to occupy a more exalted position than any person within the three worlds. Thus he wanted help from Naradaji to achieve that position
- In the next life he (the maidservant's son) was Narada Muni, the most exalted of Vaisnavas and the most important guru and acarya of Vaisnavas
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- Narada was not at all sorry that he had been frustrated in making Priyavrata a disciple. Both Priyavrata and Narada were exalted personalities who knew how to respect Lord Brahma
- Narada was simply a maidservant's son, but he got the opportunity to serve exalted brahmanas & Vaisnavas, & thus in his next life he not only became liberated, but became famous as the supreme spiritual master of the entire Vaisnava disciplic succession
- Narada's position is very exalted as devotee. All of the devotees of the, in this material world, more or less, they are all disciples of Narada. Vyasadeva is also a disciple of Narada
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- Sanda and Amarka, the sons of Sukracarya in the seminal disciplic succession, were the gurus appointed by his father, but his other guru was the exalted Narada Muni, who had instructed Prahlada when Prahlada was within the womb of his mother
- Since Narada was a brahmacari, a brahmana and an exalted devotee, even Krsna, while acting as a king, offered His respectful obeisances unto Narada. Such is the conduct visible in the Vedic civilization