Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2028

c8.2028

During their travels they reached the palace of a King called Sṛñjaya (Sañjaya) and they stayed there as his guests for a long time. Damayantī (Madayantī) daughter of the King served them both and Nārada fell in love with her. Nārada hid this fact from Parvata and within a few days Parvata came to know it and he according to the agreement cursed Nārada to take the form of a monkey. Nārada gave a counter curse disabling Parvata from attaining Svarga. Both separated from there and after some time both lost their bitterness against each other. Parvata met Nārada in his monkey form in a forest. Both were sorry for their curses then and each withdrew his curse and Nārada got his original form. He married Damayantī and started living together and Parvata went to Svarga. (Chapter 30, Śānti Parva).