Why You Need a Spiritual Teacher: The Story of Narad Muni

Read the inspiring tale of Narad Muni's search for a Guru. Explore the limitless glory of the Guru and how faith can save a disciple from the 84 lakh births.

GURU TATTVA STORIES

Singamm Basant P.

3/1/20263 min read

Once upon a time Narad ji went to meet Lord Vishnu. God respected him a lot. When Narad ji went back, Vishnuji said, O Lakshmi, the place where Narad ji was sitting. Leap that place with cow dung.

Naradji was standing outside when Vishnuji was saying this. He listened to everything and came back and asked Lord Vishnu, O God, when I came, you respected me a lot, but when I was leaving, why did you tell Lakshmi ji that the place where Narad was sitting should be removed. Leap with cow dung.

God said O Narad I respected you because you are a Dev Rishi and I said this to Goddess Lakshmi because you have no guru. you are nigger The place where a nigura sits, that place becomes dirty.

Hearing this, Narad ji said, O God, your words are true, but whom should I make a teacher?

Narayan said: Hey Narad! Go on the earth, consider the first person you meet as your teacher.

Narad ji bowed down and went away. When Narad ji came to earth, he first found a fisherman. Narad ji went back to Narayan and said, Maharaj, that fisherman does not know anything, how can I consider him as a guru?

Hearing this, God said, Narad ji, fulfill your vow. Narad ji came back and told that fisherman to become my teacher. At first the fisherman did not agree, later he agreed after a lot of persuasion. After persuading the fisherman, Narad ji returned and went to God and said, O God. My teacher doesn't know anything, what will he teach me?

Hearing this, Vishnu ji got angry and said: O Narad Guru, go on condemning, I curse you that you will have to roam in 84 lakh births.

Hearing this, Narad ji folded both hands and said, O God. Also tell the solution to avoid this curse. Lord Narayan said go and ask your Gurudev for its solution. Narad ji went and told the whole thing to Gurudev. Guruji said to do this, tell God to make pictures of 84 lakh vaginas on the earth, then lie down on it and go round and tell Vishnu ji that I have roamed in 84 lakh vaginas, forgive me, I will not condemn Guru in future.

Narad ji went to Vishnu ji and did the same and told him to make 84 lakh vaginas on the earth and then lying on them and roamed around and said Narayan, please forgive me, I will never blaspheme the Guru again. Hearing this, Vishnu ji said, see that the Guru whom you were condemning saved me from the curse. The glory of Naradji Guru is limitless.

Guru dumb Guru Babre, be a slave of Guru,

Guru who sends you to hell, keep hope for heaven!

Whether the Guru is dumb, whether the Guru is Babra (mad), one should always remain a slave of the Guru. Even if the Guru sends him to hell, the disciple should have the desire that he will get heaven, that means he will be well in it. If the disciple has full faith in the Guru, then even the Guru himself cannot harm him .

In this context, Pandit Shri Dhanne Bhagat gave a simple stone and said, offer it as a bhog, one day Lord Krishna will give darshan. With the faith of that wealthy devotee, one day God appeared from that stone. Then the salvation of the one who has faith in the promise of the Guru is certain.

Let us not be nigger

Being a nigger has nothing to do with the skin complexion here. It only refers to the stinking darkness of one's mind which has affected one's whole being.

- Singamm Basant P