Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 02, Chapter 09, Text 41

SB 2.9.41

tam naradah priyatamo
rikthadanam anuvratah
susrusamanah silena
prasrayena damena ca
 
Translation by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada: 
 
Narada, the most dear of the inheritor sons of Brahma, always ready to serve his father, strictly follows the instructions of his father by his mannerly behavior, meekness and sense control.
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 02, Chapter 09, Text 40
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 02, Chapter 09, Text 42