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==Puranas==
==Puranas==
The [[Bhagavata Purana]] describes the story of Narada's adhyatmik enlightenment: Narada was the primary source of information among Gods, and is believed to be the first journalist on Earth. '''He claimed to have 60 wives. In his previous birth Narada was a [[Gandharva]] (angelic being) who had been cursed to be born on an earthly planet as a sudra for singing glories to the demigods instead of the Supreme Lord.<ref>Srimad Bhagavatam 7.15.72</ref> He was born as the son of a maid-servant of some particularly [[saint]]ly priests ([[Brahmin]]s). The priests, being pleased with both his and his mother's service, blessed him by allowing him to eat some of their food ([[prasad]]), previously offered to their lord, Vishnu.'''
The [[Bhagavata Purana]] describes the story of Narada's adhyatmik enlightenment: Narada was the primary source of information among Gods, and is believed to be the first journalist on Earth. '''He claimed to have 60 wives. In his previous birth Narada was a [[Gandharva]] (angelic being) who had been cursed to be born on an earthly planet as a sudra for singing glories to the demigods instead of the Supreme Lord.<ref>Srimad Bhagavatam 7.15.72</ref> He was born as the son of a maid-servant of some particularly [[saint]]ly priests ([[Brahmin]]s). The priests, being pleased with both his and his mother's seva (सेवा | selfless service), blessed him by allowing him to eat some of their food ([[prasad]]), previously offered to their lord, Vishnu.'''
Gradually he received further blessings from these sages and heard them discussing many adhyatmik topics. After his mother died, he decided to roam the forest in search of enlightenment in understanding the 'Supreme Absolute Truth'.
Gradually he received further blessings from these sages and heard them discussing many adhyatmik topics. After his mother died, he decided to roam the forest in search of enlightenment in understanding the 'Supreme Absolute Truth'.
# [http://www.vedabase.net/n/narada References to Narada in Gaudiya Vaishnava texts]
# [http://www.vedabase.net/n/narada References to Narada in Gaudiya Vaishnava texts]
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