Guest guest Posted October 19, 2001 Report Share Posted October 19, 2001 I know that this story is from Visnu purana. If you like I can look for reference. In Lithuanian there is a book published by karmies "Old Indian tales", and this story appears in that book. Ys Shatakula das > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Katha (AT) pamho (DOT) net [Katha (AT) pamho (DOT) net]Im Auftrag von > (Bhaktiratna) Sadhu Swami (Caitanya Bhag. Pr - Mum) > Gesendet: Freitag, 19. Oktober 2001 09:54 > An: Gauranga Das; (Krsna) Katha > Betreff: Narada sees maya - PLEASE GIVE PRAMANA!? > > > I would like to have the pramana for this story. I can't > believe Narada Muni > forgot Krsna for even one second because he had a completely > transcendental > body, is the greatest of mahabhagavatas and was the spiritual > master of many > pure devotees throughout the Bhagavatam. Many people keep on > quoting this > story especially the karmis but nobody gives the source. If > it just folklore > and not there in the scriptures, then it clearly belittles > Narada Muni and > could be a great offense against him. > > Your aspiring servant, BR Sadhu Swami > > > Maharaj explained that, so long as Narada Muni remembered > Krsna, there > > could be no possibility of Krsna showing him His Maya but, > to demonstrate > > His Maya as per Narada's request, Krsna arranged a very complicated > > scenario. Catching Narada Muni off guard, Krsna bids Narada > to bathe in a > > beautiful lake. Narada submerges himself and when he > resurfaces, Krsna has > > disappeared. Narada, himself, has been transformed into a > woman. "She" > > cannot remember Krsna. She cannot even remember who she, > herself, is. The > > woman finds herself drowning in a sea of rocky waves. "Who > will rescue > > me?! Who will rescue me?!" she cries. A king comes along > and saves her. He > > is immediately captivated by her beauty. Ultimately, Narada > as a woman > > takes shelter of this king and his kingdom. He marries her > and they have > > 50 sons. She is so attached to her husband, her sons and > her role as queen > > that she has no time to go to the temple or perform bhajan. > Over time, the > > sons marry and, due to internal jealousies among the wives > of the sons, > > war breaks out among the sons over land disputes. > Eventually, all the sons > > are killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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