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नारदपर्वतोपाख्यान (nAradaparvatopAkhyAna)

 
Mahabharata
English
[Nārada-Parvatopākhyāna(ṃ)]
(“the episode relating to Nārada and Parvata”). § 633b (Rājadh.): Ṛ. Nārada and his sister's son Parvata had in days of old left heaven for a pleasant ramble on earth in order to taste clarified butter and rice. They wandered under a compact of telling each other their inmost thoughts. They arrived at the court of Sṛñjaya (Śvaitya). Nārada was taken with the charms of Sṛñjaya's daughter Sukumārī
but shamefulness prevented him from disclosing his love to Parvata, who then cursed him for his reticence, saying that Sukumārī should become his wife, but then she and every man should behold him in the shape of an ape. Nārada cursed Parvata in return, saying that he should not succeed in proceeding to heaven. Parvata began to wander over the earth. Sukumārī beheld Nārada as an ape, but devoted herself entirely to him, and did not desire any D., Mu., or Y. for a husband. Nārada and Parvata, after some time, became reconciled and withdrew their mutual curses. Sukumārī fled, thinking Nārada to be somebody else, but was informed by Parvata. Parvata proceeded to heaven and Nārada to his home. Kṛshṇa continued: “Ṛ. Nārada is here
he will tell thee everything that happened” (XII, 30).