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where did Lord Narayana give darshan to Narada Muni?

where did Lord Narayana give darshan to Narada Muni?

in 1986 I went to Andhra Pradesh to visit Narasimha temples I had been on Padayatra in 85 but not been able to visit Ahovalam, Simhacalam and Mangala Giri ,I ended up my Krsnas grace for some weeks with some devotees in Kakinada an Andhra Pradesh disciples of Kirtananda , I had got to Jagannath Puri also so from there I ended up with there devotees ,one of the first days in Kakinada I wondered why Krsna had brought me to this place..then I found out. There is a temple of Bhava Narayana temple this is where Sri Narada meditated and had Darshan of Lord Narayana ,after seeing Lord Narayana ,Narada Muni cried a whole lake of tears and thus this Deity is called Bhava Narayana ,I took bath in that lake said to have been created by Narada Munis tears, there is another sacred hidden place of Narada Muni , it is called Narada van at Govardhana where Sri Narada Muni stayed and wrote Bhakti Sastra , Narada Muni was cursed by Daksa to not be abel to stay in one place for long, Krsna told Narada Muni , you can stay in Vrindavana at Govardhana it is not part of the material world. so Narada Muni stayed there and wrote Bhakti Sastra like Narada Bhakti Sutra and there Yoga Maya revealed to Narada Muni that in Goloka he will serve as Naradiya Gopi , and dipped Narada Muni in Kusuma Sarovara and out came Naradiya Gopi , so he even saw his Nitya svarupa, then Yoga Maya told Narada muni to again dip in Kusuma Sarovara so he would get his form back as Narada Muni ,so just some special Nectar I am sharing about Narada Muni

Bhavapuri ksheera bhavanarayana swamy temple bapatla in 2021 | Jai ...

Srila Prabhupada would sing beautifully the Bhajan about Narada Muni by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Radhika-ramana'-name (Narada Muni Bhajaya Vina) & Purport - YouTube

Narada Muni Bajay Vina

“Narada Muni Plays His Vina”
(from Gitavali)

(1)
narada muni, bajay vina
‘radhika-ramana’-name
nama amani, udita haya,
bhakata-gita-same

(2)
amiya-dhara, barishe ghana,
sravana-yugale giya
bhakata jana, saghane nace,
bhoriya apana hiya

(3)
madhuri-pura, asava pasi’,
mataya jagata-jane
keho va kande, keho va nace,
keho mate mane mane

(4)
panca-vadana, narade dhori’,
premera saghana rol
kamalasana, naciya bole,
‘bolo bolo hari bolo’

(5)
sahasranana, parama-sukhe,
‘hari hari’ boli’ gaya
nama-prabhave, matilo visva,
nama-rasa sabe paya

(6)
sri-krishna-nama, rasane sphuri’,
pura’lo amar asa
sri-rupa-pade, yacaye iha,
bhakativinoda-dasa

Translation:

(1) When the great soul Narada Muni plays his stringed vina, the holy name of Radhika-ramana descends
and immediately appears amidst the kirtana of the Lord’s devotees.

(2) Like a monsoon cloud, the holy name showers pure nectar into their ears. Due to great ecstasy, all the
devotees enthusiastically dance to their heart’s content.

(3) All the inhabitants of the universe become maddened upon entering these intoxicating showers of
divine sweetness. Some people cry, some dance, and others become fully intoxicated within their minds.

(4) Five-faced Lord Siva embraces Narada Muni and repeatedly shouts in ecstasy, while Lord Brahma dances
very ecstatically and exclaims, “All of you chant ‘Haribol! Haribol!’”

(5) In supreme happiness, thousand-faced Ananta Sesha sings and calls out, “Hari! Hari!” By the influence of
the transcendental vibration of the holy name, the whole universe becomes mad with ecstasy as everyone
relishes the mellows of the holy name.

(6) The holy name of Sri Krishna has fulfilled all my desires by thus manifesting on everyone’s
tongue. Bhakativinoda, the humble servant of the Lord, therefore prays at the feet of Sri Rupa Goswami that
the chanting of harinama may always continue in this way.

Purport
by His Divine Grace
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

This is a song sung by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. The purport of this song is that the great soul Narada Muni
is playing on his stringed instrument, called the vina, and vibrating Radhika-ramana, one of Krishna’s names. So,
as soon as he plucks the strings and chants, all the devotees immediately respond to him, and it becomes a
very beautiful vibration. Amiya-dhara, barishe ghana. As the singing goes on with the stringed instrument,
it appears that there is a shower of nectar, and all the devotees then dance in ecstasy to the fullest extent of
their satisfaction. Then, as they dance, it appears that they become intoxicated by drinking the beverage
called madhuri pura. And as one becomes almost mad by drinking, similarly, all the devotees became mad
in ecstasy. And some of them are crying, and some of them are dancing, and some of them, although they
cannot dance publicly, are dancing within their hearts. Then Lord Siva embraces Narada Muni and begins to
dance and cry out in ecstasy, and when Lord Brahma sees Lord Siva dancing with Narada Muni, he joins in
and says, “All of you kindly chant ‘Haribol! Haribol!’” Then gradually the king of heaven, Indra, also joins in
with great satisfaction and begins to dance and to chant “Hari hari bol!”
In this way, by the influence of the transcendental vibration of the holy name of God, the whole universe
becomes ecstatic, and Bhaktivinoda Thakura says, “When the whole universe becomes ecstatic in this way,
my desires are satisfied, and I therefore pray unto the lotus feet of Rupa Gosvami that the chanting of
harinama may go on nicely like this.”

May be art of 2 people and tree

Srila Prabhupada was once doing some preaching and not many people showed up at that paticular event (which was unusual as Srila Prabhupada always attracted a big audience ) Srila Prabhupada said : Oh you did not see Narada Muni and Lord Siva and all the demigods came ?

So Srila Prabhupada saw Narada Muni was present so his preaching was a sucess

Bhavapuri ksheera bhavanarayana swamy temple bapatla in 2021 | Jai ...
May be art of 2 people and tree

"O Nārada [the Lord spoke], I regret that during this lifetime you will not be able to see Me anymore. Those who are incomplete in service and who are not completely free from all material taints can hardly see Me." SB 1.6.21-25

"O virtuous one, you have only once seen My person, and this is just to increase your desire for Me, because the more you hanker for Me, the more you will be freed from all material desires."

"By service of the Absolute Truth, even for a few days, a devotee attains firm and fixed intelligence in Me. Consequently he goes on to become My associate in the transcendental world after giving up the present deplorable material worlds."

"Intelligence engaged in My devotion cannot be thwarted at any time. Even at the time of creation, as well as at the time of annihilation, your remembrance will continue by My mercy."

"Then that supreme authority, personified by sound and unseen by eyes, but most wonderful, stopped speaking. Feeling a sense of gratitude, I offered my obeisances unto Him, bowing my head."

"Thus I began chanting the holy name and fame of the Lord by repeated recitation, ignoring all the formalities of the material world. Such chanting and remembering of the transcendental pastimes of the Lord are benedictory. So doing, I traveled all over the earth, fully satisfied, humble and unenvious."

SB 1.6.21-25

Translation by

His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Well there are other pastimes attributed to this temple

Bhavanarayana Temple - where Ananta became Vishnu's bed (tirthayatra.org)

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