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Narada Leaves Singing Ram

Bala Kanda, Doha 138

Doha 138 · Movement 2 of 2

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The Lord consoles Narada in many ways. Reassurance follows confession until terror loosens and the sage can stand again. The physician has not rejected the patient. The difficult medicine has completed its work.

Then Vishnu disappears from sight. The road remains, but the immense city, swayamvara, and imagined future have dissolved without trace. What endures is the Lord's instruction and a devotion cleansed of the claim that personal strength conquered desire.

Narada turns toward Satyaloka with his veena. Ram's glory now fills his singing. The Name rises from one who has passed through pride, humiliation, anger, repentance, and grace, carrying a depth that untouched success could never have given it.

Along the emptied road, Narada's veena carries the glory of Ram toward Satyaloka.

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Narada departs toward Satyaloka singing Rama's virtues.

AI-created devotional illustration · Doha 138

Narada departs toward Satyaloka singing Rama's virtues after Lord disappears

Source reference and artistic choices

Gita Press code81 undated · PDF pages 149 · printed pages 147. Reader passage: bala-kanda-doha-139. Printed numbering may differ.

Source facts

  • Lord instructs Narada many ways then disappears; Narada departs toward Satyaloka singing Rama's virtues.
  • Journey selected, not arrival or authenticated realm geography, Hari no longer visible.

Artistic choices

  • Restored human Narada approved imagined naturalbrown clean-shaven blackhairknot creamochrerose Vaishnavmark darkbeads retained; exactagefacewardrobe unauthenticated.
  • Vina and hand-playing gesture customary additions, singing mouth/stride exactpose and gardenpath scenery artistchoices; no physicalportal or Rama apparition.

An imaginative interpretation, not a historical portrait or documentary evidence.

बहुबिधि मुनिहि प्रबोधि प्रभु तब भए अंतरधान।। सत्यलोक नारद चले करत राम गुन गान।।138।।

Having consoled the sage in many ways, the Lord then vanished from sight. Narada departed for Satyaloka, singing the glories of Ram.