joking

Nārada Muni, of course, was criticizing Indra jokingly, and Indra enjoyed it.

When Indra was defeated by Krsna in the matter of taking the parijata plant from heaven, Narada met Indra and criticized him: "O Indra, great King of heaven, Krsna has already defeated Lord Brahma and Lord Siva. So what can be said of an insignificant demigod like you?" Narada Muni, of course, was criticizing Indra jokingly, and Indra enjoyed it. In Narada's statement it is confirmed that Krsna was able to illusion even Lord Brahma and Lord Siva as well as Indra. So there is no question of Krsna's power to do the same to lesser living entities. (More...)

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