Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.8
SB 1.3.8
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tṛtīyam ṛṣi-sargaṁ vai devarṣitvam upetya saḥ tantraṁ sātvatam ācaṣṭa naiṣkarmyaṁ karmaṇāṁ yataḥ
Translation
In the millennium of the ṛṣis, the Personality of Godhead accepted the third empowered incarnation in the form of Devarṣi Nārada, who is a great sage among the demigods. He collected expositions of the Vedas which deal with devotional service and which inspire nonfruitive action.