In order to give instructions to the fallen conditioned souls who have turned their backs to him, Krishna sometimes plays tricks. A good example is the trick he played on Narada.Narada is an eternal servant of Krishna and Spiritual Master of Vyasa. He is such a devoted soul that he facilitates Krishna Leela through out the course of eternal time. By studying the activities of Narada you will find that he also has a bag of amazing tricks.
Once upon a time Narada went to visit Krishna, so he decided to take bath before entering the palace gates. Narada was standing in the water and to his surprise he had been changed into a woman. Amazed, he touched his long hair, his breasts, his body. He still remembered that he was Narada, the great, wise servant of God. But the longer he remained in the water, the fainter grew his memory. He became Naradi, the young woman. A young man walked along the shore. She took his hand. He led her to his home. She lived with him and bore innumerable children. Her beauty vanished. The children cried and clamoured. All the troubles of life enveloped her. She became ill, became old. She cried to God. Just then she became Narada again, the wise servant of God. Krishna stood before Narada smiling . Narada had seemingly dived into the waters of Maya, in order to show her delusive power, through which all beings are misled.
This story about Narada, who was changed into Naradi, is told commonly in India, and is very much liked. A movie has even been made of the story, and it has run a long time at a great many cinemas in the far-stretching country. The greatest film successes in India, strangely enough, used to be the ones with God's pastimes in the center.
