Brahmarishi Narada Muni Jayanti is observed on Krishna Paksha Pratipada Tithi (1st Lunar Day of the Waning Moon) in the lunar Month of Vaishaka Month (Amavasyant calendar).
Narada referred as a Devrishi (The Sage of the Gods), is famous in Hindu traditions as a travelling musician and storyteller, who carries news and enlightening wisdom. Narada Muni is often refered as ‘Kalaha Priya’ (Mischief Maker).
Narada is also the Proactive agent of Dharma. He was a constant instrument of the Lord to teach lessons to erring human beings, demons and even Devas by preaching ways and means to enable acts of virtue, disable acts of vice, and practise the methodology of saving from patently wrong doings.
Narada translates as Na-rada which means “Na’ (No), ‘Rada’ (Splitting or Gnawing) that which cannot be “Split” or that which is “Undivided”.
Narada is the epitome of “Undivided” Bhakti and Devotion to his Lord Narayana. He explains in Bhakti Sutra “Bhakti is greater than Karma, greater than Jnana, greater than Yoga (Raja Yoga), because Bhakti itself is its result, because Bhakti is both the means and the end (fruit).”
Vishakha translates as the Vi+Sakha. Sakha means decisions, branch, division, fork, ‘Vi’ means distinct, opposite. So literally it means a decisions which have no two ways, ONE-POINTEDNESS. Vishaka also translates as “The Forked One”, “Two Branches”.
Vishaka also refers to Focus and Devotion and relates to the electrical form of Shiva and Shakti (Indragni), giving a deep power of INTELLIGENCE (INDRA) and INSIGHT (AGNI).
Brahmarishi Narada’s Bhakti Sutras (Gospel of Devotion)
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“Some teachers think that knowledge (jnan) alone is the means to attain divine love (bhakti); others think that these two are mutually interdependent. But Narada thinks that a fruit must come from a tree of the same kind. Therefore, to attain to supreme love, the only means worthy of acceptance is LOVE.
Whosoever amongst us believes in this auspicious Gospel of Narada and has faith in it, becomes a LOVER of GOD, and attains the highest Beatitude and Goal of Life.”
More Power, Light, Love, Peace, Miracles and Joy+++
Happy Narada Jayanti from Team Cosmic Insights and Dr Arjun Pai Astrology