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Narada's maya: the sage becomes a woman

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The messenger who warns kings about illusion learned it by living as a queen.

In the Devi Bhagavata Purana Narada asks Vishnu about maya and is turned into a woman who marries a king; Vishnu dispels the illusion and restores him. Shiva Purana adds that Narada's pride after a penance led him to curse Vishnu when Vishnu took the bride he wanted.

Who: Narada, Vishnu

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• purana · Wikipedia: Narada Devi Bhagavata, Shiva Purana

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