Achievement of the Science of Music by Nārada - Verse 50
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 2 · Verse 3.50
Sanskrit Original
अद्राक्षं तं नृपं तत्र सर्वमेतन्ममोक्तवान। समालोक्याहमाज्ञाय हरिमित्रं समेयिवान।।
adrākṣaṃ taṃ nṛpaṃ tatra sarvametanmamoktavān| samālokyāhamājñāya harimitraṃ sameyivān||
Ulūka said: I saw the king there. He told me everything. After seeing him and understanding everything, I approached Harimitra who was proceeding ahead on an aerial chariot sparkling like the sun, surrounded by the immortal beings. I attained excellent longevity by the grace of Indradyumna. It was due to him, O sage of good holy rites, that I could see Harimitra. Thanks to the power of his prowess, my mind turned towards music. O sage, I sat among the Kinnaras for sixty thousand years practising the art of music. My tongue was blessed and it was rendered clear. Then, I learnt music. Within twice that period I attained perfection in the art. By that time ten manvantaras had elapsed. I became a preceptor of music. Gandharvas and others came there. Kinnaras approached me as their preceptor. O sage of great penance, musical lore cannot be acquired by means of penance.