[radikal]

Hmm, since people have been talking about Hanuman and Narada, here goes another story about the two.

Narada becomes proud of his talent in music and goes around parading the fact, when he is told that Hanuman is much better at music than he is!

He is stung and goes to find Hanuman sitting in the mountains in tapas and challenges him. Hanuman takes Narada's string instrument (Mahati) and starts to sing about Rama. So melodious and soulful is the music that the even rocks begin to melt. The rocks start to flow like water, and suddenly, Hanuman throws Mahati into the molten rock and stops singing. As soon as he stops singing, the rocks resolidify, trapping Mahati.

Now, Hanuman tells Narada, "Now you sing and make the rocks melt again and take your instrument out."

Needless to say, Narada is not able to do it; he begs Hanuman's forgiveness and beseeches him to retrieve his instrument. So Hanuman sings again, once again the rocks melt at his music and a much humbled Narada goes back to Vaikuntha with Mahati!