This chapter of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam recounts the remarkable story of Narada Muni, tracing his spiritual evolution from a simple boy to a revered sage among the gods. Before he became known as Narada—the transcendental sage and eternal messenger of devotion—he lived a very different life. He was neither a sage nor a mystic, but rather the son of a humble maidservant.
The story unfolds when Vyāsadeva, the great sage and compiler of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, expresses a heartfelt curiosity. He turn
