Self Realization

                                                       Brahma

Sage Narada who is also hailed as a partial incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is another mind born son of Lord Brhama.

He is the most travelled sage with a capability of travelling to various lokas both material as well as spiritual.

He is always shown carrying the ancient musical instrument Veena and is hailed as one of the greatest exponents of that instrument.

Considered as both wise as well as mischievous he is credited with some of the most humorous spiritual tales.

Sage Narada eulogizes Lord Vishnu by playing his Veena and singing Bhajans.  

Sage Narada is an elevated soul and a preacher of Bhakthi Yoga.

As the primary source of information for the gods, Sage Narada is hailed as the first journalist on earth.

Sage Narada was a Gandharva in his previous birth. When he sang the praises of the demigods instead of eulogizing Lord Vishnu he was cursed to be born on earth as a Sudra from the womb of a maid servant who cooked food for sages, priests, and noble Brahmins.

These elevated souls blessed the mother and son and permitted the son to partake of food meant for Lord Vishnu.

Sage Narada also received teachings from these noble souls and after the demise of his mother Narada went to a forest and sat on meditation after quenching his thirst from a nearby stream.

After some time Lord Vishnu appeared before him in his original form.

Lord Vishnu told Sage Narada that this was the only time that sage Narada could see him in this form in his life time.

Lord Vishnu asked him to remember the beauty and transcendental grace of Lord Vishnu and compose Bhajans eulogizing him.

When Sage Narada went to his heavenly abode he was deified by Lord Vishnu.

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