Kalaha-priya (one who delights in quarrels)

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Kalaha-priya is an epithet of the sage Narada in Hindu tradition, highlighting his role as a mischievous instigator whose provocative actions ultimately serve to advance divine purposes and spiritual growth.

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Kalaha-priya (one who delights in quarrels) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet ⓘ
name ⓘ
appliedTo sage Narada ⓘ
linked to: Narada
associatedDeity Vishnu ⓘ
associatedFigure Narada Muni ⓘ
linked to: Narada
associatedWith Hindu epics ⓘ
Hindu mythology ⓘ
characterTrait love of dispute ⓘ
mischief ⓘ
connotation paradoxical ⓘ
playful ⓘ
ultimately benevolent ⓘ
culturalRole illustrates the idea that apparent discord can serve a higher good ⓘ
functionInNarratives to provoke conflicts that reveal deeper truths ⓘ
to stir quarrels that lead to spiritual insight ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
meaning lover of quarrels ⓘ
one who delights in quarrels ⓘ
moralTheme divine play (lila) through conflict ⓘ
spiritual lessons emerging from quarrels ⓘ
morphology kalaha (quarrel) + priya (fond of, dear) ⓘ
narrativeMotif creative conflict ⓘ
divinely guided quarrel ⓘ
refersTo Narada ⓘ
religiousTradition Hinduism ⓘ
roleHighlights mischievous instigator ⓘ
provocateur ⓘ
teleologicalRole advancing divine purposes ⓘ
promoting spiritual growth ⓘ
usedInContext stories where Narada incites disputes among gods, sages, or kings ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Narada → epithet → Kalaha-priya (one who delights in quarrels) ⓘ