Bhagavatapurana 2.9.40

2.9.40

taṃ nāradaḥ priyatamo rikthādānām anuvrataḥ /
śuśrūṣamāṇaḥ śīlena praśrayeṇa damena ca //

40—41. Narada the most beloved of his sons (heirs to his property) was devoted to his father and did all service to him; and, being a great Bhakta (devotee) of the Lord, O King, the great sage pleased his father by his commendable habits and modesty and his control over the senses, being eager to know from him of the Maya (wonderful powers) of Vishnu, the Lord of Maya.