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Narada was a singing gandharva, then a maid's son

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The sage who visits every court was once a cursed singer.

Bhagavata Purana: Narada was once the gandharva Upabarhana, cursed to be born on earth for singing of the gods instead of Vishnu. He is the son of a maidservant; after his mother dies he meditates, sees Narayana, and becomes Narada.

Who: Narada, Upabarhana

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Narada's questions to Yudhishthira past-life-explains

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Where this comes from

• purana · Wikipedia: Narada Bhagavata Purana

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