# Sages and Rishis *Sages & Saints* **See also:** [[artwork/personalities/narada|Narada Muni]] | [[artwork/personalities/devotees|Devotees]] **120 images** --- <h3>Sukadeva Speaks the Bhagavatam to Pariksit</h3> ![[0023_SB-1-1-cover.jpg]] <h3>Pariksit Sits at the Riverbank Preparing to Die</h3> ![[0028_SB-1_3-12.jpg]] *All the demigods living in the higher planets praised the action of the king, and in pleasure they continually scattered flowers over the earth.* <h3>Arjuna Satisfies Bhisma's Thirst</h3> ![[0031_SB-1_2_5.jpg]] *Although Bhīṣmadeva lay on the bed of arrows for three days, he did not accept water when it was offered. But then Arjuna, understanding his mind, shot an arrow in the ground, causing Mother Ganges River to come up and enter the mouth of Bhīṣmadeva.* <h3>Sukadeva Speaks the Bhagavatam to Pariksit</h3> ![[0032_SB-2_1_1.jpg]] *Five thousand years ago the great rajarṣi (saintly king) Mahārāja Parīkṣit reigned as emperor of the world. Having received a warning that he would die within a week, he renounced his entire kingdom and retired to the bank of the Ganges at Hastināpura (now Delhi) to fast until death and receive spiritual enlightenment. There, in an assembly of learned saints, he heard the entire Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from the great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī. The Bhāgavatam begins with Emperor Parīkṣit's sober inquiry to Śukadeva Gosvāmī: "You are the spiritual master of great saints and devotees. I am therefore begging you to show the way of perfection for all persons, and especially for one who is about to die. Please let me know what a man should hear, chant, remember, and worship, and also what he should not do. Please explain all this to me." Śukadeva Gosvāmī's answer to this question and numerous other questions posed by Mahārāja Parīkṣit, concerning everything from the nature of the self to the origin of the universe, held the assembled sages in rapt attention continuously for the seven days leading to the King's death.* <h3>Sankhya-yoga Meditation</h3> ![[0036_SB-3-4-4.jpg]] *The perfection of yoga is to meditate on the Supreme Personality of Godhead within one's heart and make Him the ultimate goal of life.* <h3>Appearance of Nara-Narayana Rsi</h3> ![[0036_SB-4-1-2.jpg]] *ln the heavenly planets, bands began to play, and they showered flowers from the sky. Great demigods like Brahmā also offered their respectful prayers.* <h3>Narada and Brahma Pacify Lord Siva</h3> ![[0037_SB-4-1-5.jpg]] *EN SB 4.1 1972: Speaking to all the sages present, Lord Śiva sat as gravely as time eternal under the giant banyan tree.* <h3>The Appearance of Prthu and Arci</h3> ![[0039_SB-4-2-7.jpg]] *EN SB 4.2 1972: The male and female born of the arms of Vena's body were an expansion of Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.* <h3>Citraketu Sees Lord Siva and Parvati in the Forest</h3> ![[0041_SB-6-3-5.jpg]] <h3>Pariksit Born</h3> ![[0045_SB-1-2-13.jpg]] *King Yudhiṣṭhira, very much satisfied by the birth of Maharaja Parīkṣit, had the purificatory birth ceremony performed.* <h3>Prahlada Inquires From an Avadhuta</h3> ![[0046_SB-7-3-5.jpg]] <h3>Samba Disguised as a Pregnant Woman</h3> ![[0055_SB-11-1-2.jpg]] <h3>The Yadus Horrified by the Sages' Curse</h3> ![[0055_SB-11-1-3.jpg]] <h3>The Nine Yogendras</h3> ![[0055_SB-11-1-5.jpg]] <h3>Don't Lament for the Body</h3> ![[0064_BG--8.jpg]] *2.11: “Those who are wise lament neither for the living nor for the dead.” Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna that although his compassion for the fighters in the battle appears learned, Arjuna does know that those who are actually learned know the difference between body and soul and do not lament for any stage of the body.* <h3>Saunaka and Suta With the Sages at Naimisaranya</h3> ![[0064_SB-12-2-1.jpg]] *EN SB 12 1988: Śaunaka, the leader of the sages gathered at the forest of Naimiṣāraṇya, said to Sūta Gosvāmī, the speaker of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, "O Sūta, may you live a long life! O saintly one, best of speakers, please continue speaking to us. Indeed, only you can show men the path out of the ignorance in which they are wandering." Śaunaka then questioned Sūta about the history of Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi, a great sage who had survived the previous annihilation of the universe. Sūta Gosvāmī replied, "O great sage Śaunaka, your very question will help remove everyone's illusion, for it leads to topics of Lord Nārāyaṇa, which cleanse away the contamination of this Kali age."* <h3>The Vision of the Spiritualist</h3> ![[0066_BG--20.jpg]] *5.18: “The humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal vision a learned and gentle /brāhmaṇa,/ a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater [outcaste].” The sage’s equal vision is based on seeing the soul and the Supersoul in each body.* <h3>Meditation on the Supersoul</h3> ![[0066_BG--21.jpg]] <h3>Lord Visnu Comes to Karma</h3> ![[0071_SB-3-3-3.jpg]] *The Lord appeared before Kardama Muni with His lotus feet placed on the shoulders of Garuḍa.* <h3>Yogi Meditating on Paramatma</h3> ![[0075_BG-47.jpg]] <h3>0076/BG-46</h3> ![[0076_BG-46.jpg]] *The humble sage sees with equal vision a learned and gentle <i>brāhmaṇa,</i> a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater.* <h3>Brahma and Narada Visit Kardama and Devahuti</h3> ![[0078_SB-3-3-6.jpg]] *After speaking to Kardama Muni and Devahūti, Lord Brahmā left for his abode.* <h3>Saubhari Muni Disturbed by the Fish</h3> ![[0103_Saubhari.jpg]] <h3>Meditation on Paramatma</h3> ![[0107_SB-3-4-4.jpg]] *One should concentrate on the tip of the nose with half-closed eyes and see the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.* <h3>Sisupala Insults Lord Krsna</h3> ![[0108_KB2-13-pg.144.jpg]] *Śiśupāla continues to insult Kṛṣṇa, and Kṛṣṇa patiently heard him without protest.* <h3>Balarama Kills Romaharsana Suta</h3> ![[0108_KB2-16--pg165.jpg]] *Balarāma killed Romaharṣaṇa simply by striking him with a blade of grass.* <h3>Mystic Yogi Departing for the Moon</h3> ![[0109_SB-11-3-7.jpg]] *A <i>yogī</i> who is not a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa must perform severe austerities to be able to choose a suitable moment to leave his body.* <h3>Laksmi Serves Narayana</h3> ![[0110_KB2-20--pg243.jpg]] *The personified Vedas assemble around the Lord and begin to glorify Him.* <h3>Dhruva Defeats the Illusions of the Yaksas</h3> ![[0119_SB-4-2-4.jpg]] *EN SB 4.1 1987: Dhruva heard threatening thunder and saw flashing lightning and severe rainfall. He also saw many lions, tigers, and made elephants, as well as enormous serpents vomiting forth fire and coming to devour him.* <h3>Akrura's Vision</h3> ![[0138_KB1-45.jpg]] *Akrūra saw Balarāma turned into Śeṣa Nāga and Kṛṣṇa turned into Mahā-viṣṇu.* <h3>Srutadeva Greets Krsna</h3> ![[0145_SB-10_4_12.jpg]] <h3>Lord Siva Appears to the Pracetas</h3> ![[0161_UP--22.jpg]] <h3>Lord Matsya, the Fish Incarnation</h3> ![[0162_UP--38.jpg]] <h3>Song Sung by Lord Siva</h3> ![[0164_SB-4_3_4.jpg]] <h3>Meditating Yogis</h3> ![[0165_UP--17.jpg]] <h3>Brahma Approaches Siva</h3> ![[0168_UP--7.jpg]] <h3>Sukadeva and Pariksit Meet</h3> ![[0173_UP--83.jpg]] <h3>Lord Visnu Gives Darsana to Kardama Muni</h3> ![[0179_UP--121.jpg]] <h3>0226/TS 05</h3> ![[0226_TS-05.jpg]] <h3>Narada Meets Nara-Narayana Rsi</h3> ![[0228_SB5-73.jpg]] <h3>Art 0097/0097/KB1-45 pg.255</h3> ![[0097_KB1-45-pg.255.jpg]] <h3>Art 0100/0100/BTG 18-6 p26-27</h3> ![[0100_BTG-18-6--p26-27.jpg]] <h3>Art 0100/0100/BTG 18-7 p22-23</h3> ![[0100_BTG-18-7--p22-23.jpg]] <h3>Art 0173/0173/UP 84</h3> ![[0173_UP--84.jpg]] <h3>Art 0182/0182/UP 145</h3> ![[0182_UP--145.jpg]] <h3>Art 0191/0191/UP 211</h3> ![[0191_UP--211.jpg]] <h3>Pariksit Meets Sukadeva</h3> ![[Art-0217_SB1-54.jpg]] <h3>Art 0218/Art 0218/SB4 48</h3> ![[Art-0218_SB4-48.jpg]] <h3>Vena Cursed</h3> ![[Art-0218_SB4-29.jpg]] <h3>Prthu Inquires from the Four Kumara</h3> ![[Art-0218_SB4-36_1.jpg]] <h3>Art 0221/Art 0221/SB4 13</h3> ![[Art-0221_SB4-13.jpg]] <h3>Art 0227/0227/TS 09</h3> ![[0227_TS-09.jpg]] <h3>Art 0228/0228/SB6 06</h3> ![[0228_SB6-06.jpg]] <h3>Suta Gosvami at Naimisaranya</h3> ![[SB-1_1_6.jpg]] *After respectfully offering a seat to Sūta Gosvāmī, the great sages began to inquire of him.* <h3>Krsna Speaks to Maitreya and Uddhava</h3> ![[0036_-SB-3-1-5-.jpg]] *"Because of your pure and unflinching devotional service, your visit to Me in this lonely place is a great boon for you."* <h3>Atri Muni Given Darsana of Three Deities</h3> ![[0039_SB-4-1-1.jpg]] *EN SB 4.1 1972: The three deities approached the hermitage of Atri Muni, accompanied by the denizens of the heavenly planets.* <h3>Supersoul Present in All Hearts</h3> ![[0046_SB-7-3-4.jpg]] *Queen Kuntī knew that in reality Kṛṣṇa was neither her nephew nor an ordinary family member of her paternal house. She knew perfectly well that He was the primeval Lord, who lives in everyone's heart as the Supersoul. Thus she addressed Him as "the supreme controller, without beginning or end, the all-pervasive one." Here we see how Lord Kṛṣṇa's all-pervasive Supersoul feature is expanded in the hearts of all creatures. In accordance with each living entity's state of consciousness, Lord Kṛṣṇa creates many kinds of bodies – bodies of human beings, animals, birds, plants, insects, and so on. And in the heart of all these innumerable bodily forms, the Lord resides with the living being as the Supersoul. The Supersoul in every body gives intelligence to the individual soul according to his capacity for understanding, and He manifest Himself to the individual soul according to his degree of austerity, penance, and spiritual realization. According to good or bad karma, the Supersoul directs the wandering of all living entities, who are seated within the bodily machine made of the material energy. One who sees the Supersoul accompanying the individual soul in all bodies, and who understands that neither the soul nor the Supersoul is ever destroyed, actually sees, and he therefore gradually advances toward spiritual perfection.* <h3>Markandeya Rsi Tempted by Cupid</h3> ![[0059_SB-12-2-2.jpg]] *EN SB 12 1988: Despite all the temptations arranged by Cupid, Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi remained fixed in meditation, defeating Cupid and his associates by burning them with his mystic potency.* <h3>Equal Vision</h3> ![[0072_BG-56.jpg]] *The Supreme Lord said, "Those who are wise lament neither for the living nor for the dead."* <h3>Narada Comes to Instruct Vyasa</h3> ![[0079_SB-1-1-18.jpg]] *The auspicious arrival of Śrī Nārada.* <h3>Narada Arrives at Krsna's Palace</h3> ![[0110_KB2-22--pg115.jpg]] *Lord Kṛṣṇa immediately stood up, along with His ministers and secretaries, to receive the great sage Nārada Muni.* <h3>Arci and Prthu</h3> ![[0175_UP--109.jpg]] <h3>Agnidhra Attracted to Purvacitti</h3> ![[0230_SB5-86.jpg]] <h3>King Bharata Worships the Sun God</h3> ![[0233_SB5-91.jpg]] <h3>Dadhici Muni Gives His Body to the Demigods</h3> ![[0234_SB6-10.jpg]] <h3>0234/SB9 01</h3> ![[0234_SB9-01.jpg]] <h3>A Yogi Meditates on the Sisumara</h3> ![[0235-SB5-88.jpg]] <h3>Art 0216/Art 0216/SB3 37</h3> ![[Art-0216_SB3-37.jpg]] <h3>Svayambhuva Manu Brings Devahuti to Marry Kardama</h3> ![[Art-0216_SB3-32.jpg]] <h3>Malayadhvaja Goes to the Forest, Followed by His Wife</h3> ![[Art-0222_SB4-57.jpg]] <h3>Art 0238/Art 0238/SB 9/14/5</h3> ![[Art-0238_SB-9_14_5.jpg]] <h3>Narada Muni Comes Upon Mrgari</h3> ![[0027_TLC-16.jpg]] *Nārada Muni, the sage among the demigods, happened upon the hunter Mṛgāri as he was tormenting animals by half-killing them.* <h3>Narada Walks the Mystic Pathways</h3> ![[0029_SB-1_1_22.jpg]] *Nārada Muni, a liberated spaceman, travels throughout the material and spiritual worlds singing the glories of the Lord and delivering the fallen souls.* <h3>Lord Brahma Instructs Narada</h3> ![[0033_SB-2_1_8.jpg]] *Desirous to learn the cause of all causes, Śrī Nārada Muni approached his father, four-headed Lord Brahmā, and spoke as follows: "My dear father, whatever was created in the past, whatever will be created in the future, and whatever is being created at present, as well as everything within the universe, is within your grip, just like a walnut. As the spider very easily creates the network of its cobweb without being defeated by others, so also you yourself, by employing your self-sufficient energy, appear to create without any others' help. Yet we are moved to wonder about the existence of someone more powerful than you when we think of your great austerities and perfect discipline, although your good self is so powerful in the matter of creation. My dear father, what is the source of your knowledge, and under whom are you working?" Lord Brahmā replied, "My dear Nārada, what you have spoken about me is understandable, because unless and until one is aware of the Personality of Godhead, who is the ultimate truth beyond me, one is sure to be illusioned by observing my powerful activities. The truth is that I create only after the Lord's creation by His personal effulgence, the brahmajyoti, just as when the sun manifests its fire, then the moon, the firmament, the planets and the twinkling stars are also manifest. Therefore I offer my obeisances and meditate upon Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, whose invincible potency influences the less intelligent class of men to call me the supreme controller."* <h3>Narada Instructs Dhruva</h3> ![[0037_SB-4-1-7.jpg]] *EN SB 4.1 1972: After Dhruva Mahārāja received instructions from his spiritual master Nārada and entered Madhuvana Forest to execute devotional service, Nārada thought it wise to go to the king.* <h3>0038/SB 5-1-1</h3> ![[0038_SB-5-1-1.jpg]] <h3>Narada Speaks to Pracinabarhi</h3> ![[0040_SB-4-4-1.jpg]] <h3>The Lord Appears Before Prajapati Daksa</h3> ![[0043_SB-6-1-7.jpg]] *Lord Hari was very pleased by the prayers Dakṣa had offered, and thus He appeared before Dakṣa riding His carrier Garuḍa and accompanied by Nārada Muni, Nanda, and all the principal demigods.* <h3>Narada Muni Instructs Maharaja Yudhisthira</h3> ![[0044_SB-7-3-1.jpg]] <h3>The Abominable Behavior of Nalakuvara and Manigriva</h3> ![[0049_SB-10-2-10.jpg]] *EN SB 10.2 1977: The two brothers Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva were great devotees of Lord Śiva, but because of material opulence they became so extravagant and senseless that one day they were enjoying with naked girls in a lake and shamelessly walking here and there. Suddenly the great saint Nārada Muni passed by, but the two brothers were so maddened by their wealth and false prestige that even though they saw Nārada, they remained naked and were not even ashamed. Just to show them mercy, Nārada Muni cursed them as follows: “These two young men, Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva, are by fortune the sons of the great demigod Kuvera, but because of false prestige and madness after drinking liquor, they are so fallen that they are naked but cannot understand that they are. Therefore, because they are living like trees (for trees are naked but are not conscious), these two young men should receive the bodies of trees. This will be proper punishment. Nonetheless, after they become trees and until they are released, by my mercy they will have remembrance of their past sinful activities. Moreover, by my special favor, after the expiry of one hundred years by the measurement of the demigods, they will be able to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, face to face, and thus revive their real position as devotees.”* <h3>Krsna and Balarama and the Name-giving Ceremony</h3> ![[0049_SB-10-2-5.jpg]] *One day Vasudeva inspired Gargamuni, the family priest of the Yadu dynasty, to go to Nanda Mahārāja’s house in Vṛndāvana and perform the name-giving ceremony for Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. To keep the ceremony hidden from King Kaṁsa, Nanda Mahārāja requested Gargamuni to perform it in Nanda's very secluded cowshed. As Gargamuni cradled baby Kṛṣṇa in his hands, he said to Nanda Mahārāja, “To increase the transcendental bliss of the cowherd men of Gokula, this child Kṛṣṇa will always act auspiciously for you. And by His grace only, you will surpass all difficulties. Demons cannot harm the demigods, who always have Lord Viṣṇu on their side. Similarly, any person or group attached to Kṛṣṇa is extremely fortunate. Because such persons are very much affectionate toward Kṛṣṇa, they cannot be defeated by demons like the associates of Kaṁsa. O Nanda Mahārāja, in His transcendental qualities, opulence, name, fame and influence, this child of yours is exactly like Nārāyaṇa. You should therefore raise Him very carefully and cautiously."* <h3>Vasudeva Receives Narada Muni</h3> ![[0055_SB-11-1-4.jpg]] <h3>Narada Informs Kamsa of His Imminent Death at Krsna's Hands</h3> ![[0057_SB-10-7-2.jpg]] <h3>Narada Instructs Vyasadeva</h3> ![[0062_SB-12-2-6.jpg]] *Śrīla Vyāsadeva heard the transcendental knowledge of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from the spiritual master, Nārada Muni, who heard it from his father, Brahmā, the first created being in the universe. Brahmā had personally received this torchlight of knowledge from the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. In turn, Śrīla Vyāsadeva communicated the message of the Bhāgavatam to his son, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, who spoke it to King Parīkṣit. Sūta Gosvāmī heard the Bhāgavatam, and later Sūta explained the same knowledge to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya. This is the system for receiving transcendental knowledge.* <h3>Kardama and Kapila</h3> ![[0062_SB-3-3-f.c.jpg]] *"O Muni, because I told you before that I would become your son, I have descended to fulfill this truth."* <h3>Krsna's Vibhutis (Opulences)</h3> ![[0078_BG-30.jpg]] *10.41: A sampling of Kṛṣṇa’s infinite manifestations in both the spiritual and material worlds. In the outer circle, clockwise, beginning from the upper left-hand corner: Indra carrying his thunderbolt; the Himalayas; Lord Śiva with the Ganges River in his hair; the moon; the horse Ucchaiḥśravā; the transcendental /om-kāra;/ Kapiladeva; Rāmacandra; flower-bearing spring; Kāmadhuk; Arjuna; Vyāsadeva; Prahlāda; the shark; Vāsuki; Skanda; Varuṇa; Yamarāja; the lion; Kuvera; Agni; and Airāvata. Inner circle, clockwise, beginning from the four-headed Lord Brahmā sitting on the lotus flower: Brahmā; Nārada; Garuḍa; the sun; the ocean; Lord Viṣṇu; Ananta; and the chanting of the holy names – Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. “Know that all opulent, beautiful and glorious creations spring from but a spark of My splendor.”* <h3>Name-giving Ceremony for Krsna and Balarama</h3> ![[0094_KB1-13-pg.56.jpg]] *The family priest, Garga Muni, performed the name-giving ceremony when Kṛṣṇa was one year old.* <h3>Kapila Instructs Devahuti</h3> ![[0107_SB-3-4-1.jpg]] *The Lord explained the path of the transcendentalists to His mother, Devahūti.* <h3>The Demigods Offer Prayers to Krsna in the Womb</h3> ![[0137_KB1-1--pg22.jpg]] *"Dear Mother Devakī, within your womb is the Supreme Personality of Godhead."* <h3>Narada Muni</h3> ![[0137_KB1-12--pg67.jpg]] *The great sage Nārada Muni.* <h3>Narada Sees Krsna Playing With His Sons</h3> ![[0140_KB2-12--pg103.jpg]] *This time, Nārada Muni saw that Lord Kṛṣṇa was engaged as an affectionate father petting His small children.* <h3>Krsna Sues for Peace</h3> ![[0161_UP--12.jpg]] <h3>Sandipani Muni Instructs Krsna and Balarama</h3> ![[0165_UP--14.jpg]] *Um allen Menschen zu zeigen, wie wichtig es ist, einen spirituellen Meister anzunehmen, ließen Sich Kṛṣṇa und Balarāma von Sāndīpani Muni unterweisen, obwohl Sie Selbst die Quelle allen Wissens sind.* <h3>Atri Muni Sees Visnu, Siva, and Brahma</h3> ![[0168_UP--11.jpg]] <h3>Narada Muni, the Transcendental Spaceman</h3> ![[0168_UP--8.jpg]] <h3>Narada Inquires from His Father, Lord Brahma</h3> ![[0177_UP--128.jpg]] *When Nārada Muni approached his father, Lord Brahmā, and asked who the original creator of the universe is, Brahmā replied that it is Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.* <h3>0223/KB2 61</h3> ![[-0223-KB2-61.jpg]] <h3>Nrsimhadeva Pacified</h3> ![[0233_SB7-03.jpg]] <h3>0238/SB 6-01</h3> ![[_0238_SB-6-01.jpg]] <h3>Art 0035/0035/SB 3-3-4</h3> ![[0035_SB-3-3-4.jpg]] <h3>Art 0048/0048/SB 7-2-1</h3> ![[0048_SB-7-2-1.jpg]] <h3>Art 0051/0051/SB 6-3-1</h3> ![[0051_SB-6-3-1.jpg]] <h3>Art 0058/0058/SB 6-3-1</h3> ![[0058_SB-6-3-1.jpg]] <h3>Art 0082/0082/SB 2-1-8</h3> ![[0082_SB-2-1-8.jpg]] <h3>Art 0164/0164/KBC 3 p95</h3> ![[0164_KBC-3--p95.jpg]] <h3>Art 0171/0171/UP 57</h3> ![[0171_UP--57.jpg]] <h3>Art 0173/0173/UP 76</h3> ![[0173_UP--76.jpg]] <h3>Art 0174/0174/UP 93</h3> ![[0174_UP--93.jpg]] <h3>Art 0174/0174/UP 96</h3> ![[0174_UP--96.jpg]] <h3>Art 0177/0177/UP 117</h3> ![[0177_UP--117.jpg]] <h3>Art 0183/0183/UP 153</h3> ![[0183_UP--153.jpg]] <h3>Art 0183/0183/UP 154</h3> ![[0183_UP--154.jpg]] <h3>Art 0201/0201/UP 249</h3> ![[0201_UP--249.jpg]] <h3>Art 0209/Art 0209/NOD 8</h3> ![[Art-0209_NOD-8.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Greets Narada Muni</h3> ![[Art-0211_KB2-34.jpg]] <h3>Narada Stops Mrgari From Hunting</h3> ![[Art-0215_CC2-71.jpg]] <h3>Kapila, Son of Devahuti</h3> ![[Art-0216_SB3-41.jpg]] <h3>Art 0221/Art 0221/SB4 2</h3> ![[Art-0221_SB4-2.jpg]] <h3>Art 0222/SB4 59</h3> ![[Art-0222_SB4-59.jpg]] <h3>Narada and Parvata Munis Meet the Saintly Mrgari</h3> ![[Mad-9-5.jpg]] *One day Nārada Muni requested his friend Parvata Muni to go with him to see his disciple Mṛgāri the hunter. As the saintly sages approached the hunter’s place, Mṛgāri saw them and quickly began to run toward his spiritual master. But he could not fall down and offer obeisances because ants were running hither and thither around his feet. Only after whisking them away with a cloth did Mṛgāri fall down flat to offer his obeisances.* --- ## Copyright Notice All artwork on this page is © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. All rights reserved. These images are reproduced here with permission for educational and devotional purposes. The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. (BBTi) holds exclusive rights to all images created for books published by BBTi and its predecessor entities. **Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of these images is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from BBTi.** For licensing inquiries, please contact: - Website: https://www.BBT.info - Email: [email protected] All textual content and commentary © A.C. 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