Narada was a great musician and he was proud of that. There were times when this pride slipped into arrogance. He felt that there were no musicians at par with him. Vishnu sensed this and wanted to teach Narada a lesson. He induced Narada to meet Hanuman to hear him sing.
Hanuman was a great exponent of music and accepted Narada’s request to sing. He kept his veena on a rock while listening to Hanuman. The great vanara rendered a piece which was so enthralling that the hard rock melted. After enjoying the song, Narada tried to pick his veena only to find the instrument embedded into the rock which hardened once the singing stopped. Hanuman suggested that Narada could sing and melt the rock to get his veena. In spite of several attempts, Narada’s rendering never affected the rock. Hanuman sang again to soften the stone and allow Narada to retrieve his veena.
A humbled Narada was thankful to Hanuman for helping him get the veena back. Narada’s arrogance vanished and after the incident, he never considered himself the greatest of all.
Hanuman was a great exponent of music and accepted Narada’s request to sing. He kept his veena on a rock while listening to Hanuman. The great vanara rendered a piece which was so enthralling that the hard rock melted. After enjoying the song, Narada tried to pick his veena only to find the instrument embedded into the rock which hardened once the singing stopped. Hanuman suggested that Narada could sing and melt the rock to get his veena. In spite of several attempts, Narada’s rendering never affected the rock. Hanuman sang again to soften the stone and allow Narada to retrieve his veena.
A humbled Narada was thankful to Hanuman for helping him get the veena back. Narada’s arrogance vanished and after the incident, he never considered himself the greatest of all.
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