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href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A6" title="নারদ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="নারদ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narada" title="Narada – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Narada" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narada" title="Narada – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Narada" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87" title="نارده – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نارده" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A2rada" title="Nârada – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Nârada" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%A6_%E0%AA%AE%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%BF" title="નારદ મુનિ – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="નારદ મુનિ" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathara_Narada" title="Bathara Narada – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Bathara Narada" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%A6" title="ನಾರದ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ನಾರದ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narada" title="Narada – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Narada" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A6%E0%B5%BB" title="നാരദൻ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="നാരദൻ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80" title="नारद मुनी – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="नारद मुनी" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narada" title="Narada – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Narada" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narada" title="Narada – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Narada" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%A8%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%A6" title="ନାରଦ – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ନାରଦ" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%A6_%E0%A8%AE%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%A8%E0%A9%80" title="ਨਾਰਦ ਮੁਨੀ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਨਾਰਦ ਮੁਨੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" 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href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Narad_-_Vintage_Print.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Narada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Narad_-_Vintage_Print.jpg/220px-Narad_-_Vintage_Print.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Narad_-_Vintage_Print.jpg/330px-Narad_-_Vintage_Print.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Narad_-_Vintage_Print.jpg/440px-Narad_-_Vintage_Print.jpg 2x" data-file-width="598" data-file-height="800" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Sage Narada</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Devanagari" title="Devanagari">Devanagari</a></th><td class="infobox-data">नारद</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Affiliation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vaishnavism" title="Vaishnavism">Vaishnavism</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abode</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Brahmaloka</li><li><a href="/wiki/Vaikuntha" title="Vaikuntha">Vaikuntha</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Mantra" title="Mantra">Mantra</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Om Naradaya Namah</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Hindu_iconography#Symbols_associated_with_individual_devas" title="Hindu iconography">Symbols</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Khartal" title="Khartal">Khartal</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Veena" title="Veena">Veena</a></li><li>Mahati</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFC569;">Genealogy</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Narada_Jayanti" title="Narada Jayanti">Narada Jayanti</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parents</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brahma" title="Brahma">Brahma</a> (father)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Siblings</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Himavat" title="Himavat">Himavat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jambavan" title="Jambavan">Jambavan</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Narada</b> (<a href="/wiki/Sanskrit_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanskrit language">Sanskrit</a>: <span lang="sa">नारद</span>, <a href="/wiki/IAST" class="mw-redirect" title="IAST">IAST</a>: <span title="International Alphabet of Sanskrit transliteration"><i lang="sa-Latn">Nārada</i></span>), or <b>Narada Muni</b>, is a sage-divinity, famous in <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hindu</a> traditions as a travelling musician and storyteller, who carries news and enlightening wisdom. He is one of the <a href="/wiki/Manasputra" class="mw-redirect" title="Manasputra">mind-created children</a> of <a href="/wiki/Brahma" title="Brahma">Brahma</a>, the creator god.<sup id="cite_ref-novetzke222_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-novetzke222-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lochtefeld461_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lochtefeld461-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He appears in a number of Hindu texts, notably the <a href="/wiki/Mahabharata" title="Mahabharata">Mahabharata</a>, telling <a href="/wiki/Yudhishthira" title="Yudhishthira">Yudhishthira</a> the story of <a href="/wiki/Prahlada" title="Prahlada">Prahalada</a>, and he also appears in the <a href="/wiki/Ramayana" title="Ramayana">Ramayana</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Puranas" title="Puranas">Puranas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-lochtefeld461_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lochtefeld461-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A common theme in <a href="/wiki/Vaishnavism" title="Vaishnavism">Vaishnavism</a> is the accompaniment of a number of deities such as Narada to offer aid to Vishnu upon his descent to earth to combat the forces of evil, or to enjoy a close view of epochal events. He is also referred to as <i>Rishiraja</i>, meaning the king of all sages. He was gifted with the boon of knowledge regarding the past, present, and the future. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hinduism">Hinduism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Narada&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Hinduism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Indian texts, Narada travels to distant worlds and realms (Sanskrit: <i><a href="/wiki/Loka" title="Loka">lokas</a></i>). He is depicted carrying a <a href="/wiki/Khartal" title="Khartal">khartal</a> (musical instrument) and the <a href="/wiki/Veena" title="Veena">veena</a>, and is generally regarded as one of the great masters of the ancient musical instrument. This instrument is also known by the name "mahathi",<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he uses it to accompany his singing of <a href="/wiki/Hymn" title="Hymn">hymns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prayer" title="Prayer">prayers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mantra" title="Mantra">mantras</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/Vaishnava" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaishnava">Vaishnava</a> tradition, he is presented as a sage with <a href="/wiki/Bhakti" title="Bhakti">devotion</a> to the preserver deity <a href="/wiki/Vishnu" title="Vishnu">Vishnu</a>. Narada is described as both wise and mischievous in some humorous tales. He is notorious for being meddlesome, provoking conflict between both the gods and the demons for the sake of their wisdom as well as for his own entertainment.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Vaishnavas depict him as a pure, elevated soul who glorifies Vishnu through his devotional songs, singing the names <i><a href="/wiki/Hari" title="Hari">Hari</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Narayana" title="Narayana">Narayana</a></i>, and therein demonstrating <a href="/wiki/Bhakti_yoga" title="Bhakti yoga">bhakti yoga</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Narada_Bhakti_Sutra" title="Narada Bhakti Sutra">Narada Bhakti Sutra</a> is attributed to him. 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class="sidebar-image"><span class="mw-default-size notpageimage" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Git_govind_large.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Closeup of Vishnu, seated in the lotus position on a lotus. 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From depiction of the poet Jayadeva bowing to Vishnu, Gouache on paper Pahari, The very picture of devotion, bare-bodied, head bowed, legs crossed and hands folded, Jayadeva stands at left, with the implements of worship placed before the lotus-seat of Vishnu who sits there, blessing the poet." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Git_govind_large.jpg/250px-Git_govind_large.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Git_govind_large.jpg/330px-Git_govind_large.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Git_govind_large.jpg/500px-Git_govind_large.jpg 2x" data-file-width="604" data-file-height="386" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="padding-bottom:0; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#001A57">Supreme deity</span></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Vishnu" title="Vishnu">Vishnu</a> / <a href="/wiki/Krishna" title="Krishna">Krishna</a> / <a href="/wiki/Rama" title="Rama">Rama</a></dt></dl></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="padding-bottom:0; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#001A57">Important deities</span></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Dashavatara" title="Dashavatara">Dashavatara</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matsya" title="Matsya">Matsya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurma" title="Kurma">Kurma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varaha" title="Varaha">Varaha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narasimha" title="Narasimha">Narasimha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vamana" title="Vamana">Vamana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parasurama" class="mw-redirect" title="Parasurama">Parasurama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rama" title="Rama">Rama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balarama" title="Balarama">Balarama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna" title="Krishna">Krishna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautama_Buddha_in_Hinduism" class="mw-redirect" title="Gautama Buddha in Hinduism">Buddha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalki" title="Kalki">Kalki</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Other forms</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dhanvantari" title="Dhanvantari">Dhanvantari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guruvayurappan" title="Guruvayurappan">Guruvayurappan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hayagriva" title="Hayagriva">Hayagriva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagannath" title="Jagannath">Jagannath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohini" title="Mohini">Mohini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nara-Narayana" title="Nara-Narayana">Nara-Narayana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prithu" title="Prithu">Prithu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrinathji" title="Shrinathji">Shrinathji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkateshvara" class="mw-redirect" title="Venkateshvara">Venkateshvara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vithoba" title="Vithoba">Vithoba</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Shakti" title="Shakti">Consorts</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi" title="Lakshmi">Lakshmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhumi_(goddess)" title="Bhumi (goddess)">Bhumi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sita" title="Sita">Sita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radha" title="Radha">Radha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rukmini" title="Rukmini">Rukmini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alamelu" class="mw-redirect" title="Alamelu">Alamelu</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Related</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Garuda" title="Garuda">Garuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanuman" title="Hanuman">Hanuman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shesha" title="Shesha">Shesha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shasta_(deity)" title="Shasta (deity)">Shasta</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="padding-bottom:0; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Hindu_scriptures" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu scriptures"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#001A57">Holy scriptures</span></a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vedas" title="Vedas">Vedas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upanishads" title="Upanishads">Upanishads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaikhanasa" title="Vaikhanasa">Vaikhanasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pancharatra" title="Pancharatra">Pancharatra</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita" title="Bhagavad Gita">Bhagavad Gita</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mahabharata" title="Mahabharata">Mahabharata</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ramayana" title="Ramayana">Ramayana</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harivamsa" class="mw-redirect" title="Harivamsa">Harivamsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divya_Prabandha" class="mw-redirect" title="Divya Prabandha">Divya Prabandha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gita_Govinda" title="Gita Govinda">Gita Govinda</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Puranas" title="Puranas">Puranas</a></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vishnu_Purana" title="Vishnu Purana">Vishnu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhagavata_Purana" title="Bhagavata Purana">Bhagavata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naradiya_Purana" title="Naradiya Purana">Naradiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garuda_Purana" title="Garuda Purana">Garuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Purana" title="Padma Purana">Padma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agni_Purana" title="Agni Purana">Agni</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="padding-bottom:0; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#001A57">Sampradayas</span></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Sampradaya" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Sampradaya">Sri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vishishtadvaita" title="Vishishtadvaita">Vishishtadvaita</a>, <a href="/wiki/Akshar_Purushottam_Darshan" title="Akshar Purushottam Darshan">Akshar Purushottam Darshan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudra_Sampradaya" title="Rudra Sampradaya">Rudra</a> (<a href="/wiki/Shuddhadvaita" title="Shuddhadvaita">Śuddhādvaita</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kum%C4%81ra_Sampradaya" class="mw-redirect" title="Kumāra Sampradaya">Kumara</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dvaitadvaita" class="mw-redirect" title="Dvaitadvaita">Dvaitadvaita</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahma_Sampradaya" title="Brahma Sampradaya">Brahma</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tattvavada" class="mw-redirect" title="Tattvavada">Tattvavada</a> or (<a href="/wiki/Dvaita" class="mw-redirect" title="Dvaita">Dvaita</a>)), <a href="/wiki/Achintya_Bheda_Abheda" title="Achintya Bheda Abheda">Acintyabhedabheda</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dd><b>Others</b></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ekasarana_Dharma" title="Ekasarana Dharma">Ekasarana Dharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahanubhava" title="Mahanubhava">Mahanubhava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pranami_Sampraday" class="mw-redirect" title="Pranami Sampraday">Pranami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radha_Vallabh_Sampradaya" class="mw-redirect" title="Radha Vallabh Sampradaya">Radha Vallabha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramsnehi" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramsnehi">Ramsnehi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sant_Mat" title="Sant Mat">Sant Mat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaishnava-Sahajiya" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaishnava-Sahajiya">Vaishnava-Sahajiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warkari" title="Warkari">Warkari</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="padding-bottom:0; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Acharya" title="Acharya"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#001A57">Teachers—acharyas</span></a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chaitanya_Mahaprabhu" title="Chaitanya Mahaprabhu">Chaitanya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chakradhar_Swami" title="Chakradhar Swami">Chakradhara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dadu_Dayal" title="Dadu Dayal">Dadu Dayal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hith_Harivansh_Mahaprabhu" title="Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu">Harivansh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayatirtha" title="Jayatirtha">Jayatirtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jiva_Goswami" title="Jiva Goswami">Jiva Goswami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dnyaneshwar" title="Dnyaneshwar">Jñāneśvara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabir" title="Kabir">Kabir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhavdev" title="Madhavdev">Madhavdev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhvacharya" title="Madhvacharya">Madhvacharya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manavala_Mamunigal" title="Manavala Mamunigal">Manavala Mamunigal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namdev" title="Namdev">Namadeva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nammalvar" title="Nammalvar">Nammalvar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathamuni" title="Nathamuni">Nathamuni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nimbarka" title="Nimbarka">Nimbarka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srinivasacharya" title="Srinivasacharya">Srinivasacharya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmanabha_Tirtha" title="Padmanabha Tirtha">Padmanabha Tirtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pillai_Lokacharya" title="Pillai Lokacharya">Pillai Lokacharya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purandara_Dasa" title="Purandara Dasa">Purandara Dasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghuttama_Tirtha" title="Raghuttama Tirtha">Raghuttama Tirtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghavendra_Tirtha" title="Raghavendra Tirtha">Raghavendra Tirtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Charan_(guru)" title="Ram Charan (guru)">Ram Charan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramananda" title="Ramananda">Ramananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanuja" title="Ramanuja">Ramanuja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravidas" title="Ravidas">Ravidas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyanatha_Tirtha" title="Satyanatha Tirtha">Satyanatha Tirtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyabhinava_Tirtha" title="Satyabhinava Tirtha">Satyabhinava Tirtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyabodha_Tirtha" title="Satyabodha Tirtha">Satyabodha Tirtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyadharma_Tirtha" title="Satyadharma Tirtha">Satyadharma Tirtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyadhyana_Tirtha" title="Satyadhyana Tirtha">Satyadhyana Tirtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samarth_Ramdas" title="Samarth Ramdas">Samarth Ramdas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sankardev" title="Sankardev">Sankardev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swaminarayan" title="Swaminarayan">Swaminarayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sripadaraja" title="Sripadaraja">Sripadaraja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tukaram" 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Sampradayam">Munitraya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnaism" title="Krishnaism">Krishnaism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagannath" title="Jagannath">Jagannathism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haridasa" title="Haridasa">Haridasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaishnava-Sahajiya" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaishnava-Sahajiya">Sahajiya</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baul" title="Baul">Baul</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushtimarg" class="mw-redirect" title="Pushtimarg">Pushtimarg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaudiya_Vaishnavism" title="Gaudiya Vaishnavism">Gaudiya</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness" title="International Society for Krishna Consciousness">ISKCON</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanandi" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramanandi">Ramanandi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapadi" title="Kapadi">Kapadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balmikism" title="Balmikism">Balmiki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabir_panth" title="Kabir panth">Kabir panth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dadu_Dayal" title="Dadu Dayal">Dadu panth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahanam_Sampraday" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahanam Sampraday">Mahanam</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini 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template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Other texts named after Narada include the <a href="/wiki/Narada_Purana" class="mw-redirect" title="Narada Purana">Narada Purana</a> and the <a href="/wiki/N%C4%81radasm%E1%B9%9Bti" title="Nāradasmṛti">Nāradasmṛti</a> (pre 6th century CE text), the latter called the "juridical text par excellence" and representing the only <a href="/wiki/Dharma%C5%9B%C4%81stra" title="Dharmaśāstra">Dharmaśāstra</a> text that deals solely with juridical matters while ignoring those of righteous conduct and penance.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The name "Narada," referring to many different persons, appears in many <a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindu</a> legends.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It appears as an earlier birth of <a href="/wiki/Sariputta" class="mw-redirect" title="Sariputta">Sariputta</a> in the Jataka tales of <a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a>, as well as among names of medieval Buddhist scholars,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in <a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mahabharata">Mahabharata</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Narada&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Mahabharata"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Mahabharata" title="Mahabharata">Mahabharata</a>, Narada is portrayed as being conversant with the <a href="/wiki/Vedas" title="Vedas">Vedas</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Upanishads" title="Upanishads">Upanishads</a> and as acquainted with history and Puranas. He has a mastery of the six Angas (limbs of knowledge): pronunciation, grammar, prosody, terms, religious rites and astronomy. All celestial beings worship him for his knowledge - he is supposed to be well-versed in all that occurred in ancient kalpas (time cycles) and is termed to be conversant with Nyaya (justice) and the truth of moral science. He is a perfect master in reconciliatory texts and good at differentiating in applying general principles to particular cases. He can swiftly interpret contraries by references to differences in situations. He is eloquent, resolute, intelligent and a possessor of powerful memory. He knows the science of morals, politics; he is skilled in drawing inferences from evidence and very proficient in distinguishing inferior things from superior ones. He is competent in judging the correctness and incorrectness of complex syllogistic statements consisting of 5 proponents. He is capable of arriving at definite conclusions about religion, wealth, pleasure and salvation. He possesses knowledge of this whole universe and everything surrounding it. He is capable of successfully answering <a href="/wiki/Brihaspati" title="Brihaspati">Brihaspati</a> himself while arguing. He is a master of the Sankhya and Yoga systems of philosophy, conversant with sciences of war and treaties and proficient in drawing conclusions by judging things, not within direct knowledge. He knows about the six sciences of a treaty, war, military campaigns, maintenance of posts against the enemy and strategies of ambushes and reserves. He is a thorough master of every branch of learning. He is fond of war and music and incapable of being repulsed by any science or any course of action.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Puranas">Puranas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Narada&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Puranas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sage_Sanathkumar_teaching_Narada_muni.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Sage_Sanathkumar_teaching_Narada_muni.jpg/220px-Sage_Sanathkumar_teaching_Narada_muni.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Sage_Sanathkumar_teaching_Narada_muni.jpg/330px-Sage_Sanathkumar_teaching_Narada_muni.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Sage_Sanathkumar_teaching_Narada_muni.jpg/440px-Sage_Sanathkumar_teaching_Narada_muni.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Sage <a href="/wiki/Four_Kumaras" title="Four Kumaras">Sanatkumara</a> teaches the <a href="/wiki/Brahmavidya" title="Brahmavidya">Brahmavidya</a> to Narada</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Bhagavata_Purana" title="Bhagavata Purana">Bhagavata Purana</a> describes the story of Narada's spiritual enlightenment: He was the primary source of information among the <a href="/wiki/Deva_(Hinduism)" title="Deva (Hinduism)">devas</a>, and is believed to be the first cosmic messenger upon the earth. In his previous birth, Narada was a <a href="/wiki/Gandharva" title="Gandharva">gandharva</a> (a musical being) who had been cursed to be born on earth for singing glories to the "demigods" instead of Vishnu.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was born as the son of a maidservant of some particularly <a href="/wiki/Saint" title="Saint">saintly</a> priests. The priests, being pleased with both his and his mother's service, blessed him by allowing him to eat some of their food (<a href="/wiki/Prasad" class="mw-redirect" title="Prasad">prasada</a>), previously offered to their deity, Vishnu. </p><p>Gradually, he received further blessings from these sages and heard them discussing many spiritual topics. During the four months of rainy seasons when the sages did not leave their hermitage and stayed together, they used to recite various deeds of Vishnu, and from there Narada used to hear these stories. After his mother died, he decided to roam the forest in search of enlightenment in understanding the 'Supreme Absolute Truth'. </p><p>Reaching a tranquil forest location, after quenching his thirst from a nearby stream, he sat under a tree in meditation (<a href="/wiki/Yoga" title="Yoga">yoga</a>), concentrating on the <a href="/wiki/Paramatma" class="mw-redirect" title="Paramatma">paramatma</a> form of Vishnu within his heart as he had been taught by the priests he had served. After some time Narada experienced a vision wherein <a href="/wiki/Narayana" title="Narayana">Narayana</a> (Vishnu) appeared before him, smiling, and spoke: "that despite having the blessing of seeing Him at that very moment, Narada would not be able to see His (Vishnu's) divine form again until he died". Narayana further explained that the reason he had been given a chance to see his form was that his beauty and love would be a source of inspiration and would fuel his dormant desire to be with Vishnu again. After instructing Narada in this manner, Vishnu then disappeared from his sight. The boy awoke from his meditation, both thrilled and disappointed. </p><p>For the rest of his life, Narada focused on his devotion, meditation upon and worship to Vishnu. After his death, Vishnu then blessed him with the spiritual form of "Narada" as he eventually became known. In many Hindu scriptures, Narada is considered a <a href="/wiki/Shaktyavesha_avatara" title="Shaktyavesha avatara">shaktyavesha-avatara</a> or partial-manifestation (<a href="/wiki/Avatar" title="Avatar">avatar</a>) of God, empowered to perform miraculous tasks on Vishnu's behalf. </p><p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Shiva_Purana" title="Shiva Purana">Shiva Purana</a></i> describes a legend in which Narada's <a href="/wiki/Tapas_(Indian_religions)" title="Tapas (Indian religions)">penance</a> alarmed <a href="/wiki/Indra" title="Indra">Indra</a>, who sent <a href="/wiki/Kamadeva" title="Kamadeva">Kamadeva</a> to disturb his austerities. Due to the fact that the sage was meditating in the <a href="/wiki/Himalayas" title="Himalayas">Himalayas</a> and under <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a>'s favour, he was protected by the deity's <i><a href="/wiki/Maya_(religion)" title="Maya (religion)">maya</a></i> (illusory power) and hence remained undisturbed. When Narada learnt of this, still confounded by Shiva's <i>maya</i>, he falsely attributed this event to his own mental prowess and grew proud of his achievement. Heeding Shiva's suggestion to break the pride of the sage, Vishnu praised the qualities of Narada, but also warned him to not be delusional. The sage turned a deaf ear to this warning. Vishnu extended Shiva's <i>maya</i> to create a great and prosperous city in Narada's path. The king of the city, Shilanidhi, introduced his beautiful daughter, Shrimati--also known as Vishwamohini--to the sage, who grew desirous of marrying her. Shrimati was none other than an incarnation of <a href="/wiki/Lakshmi" title="Lakshmi">Lakshmi</a>. Narada travelled to <a href="/wiki/Vaikuntha" title="Vaikuntha">Vaikuntha</a>, requesting Vishnu to grant him the deity's form so that Shrimati would choose the sage as her husband during her <a href="/wiki/Svayamvara" title="Svayamvara">svayamvara</a> ceremony. Vishnu promised to grant Narada what would be beneficial for him, granting him his own form, but the face of a monkey. Believing his wish had been granted, Narada grew assured that Shrimati would choose him, but soon realised what had transpired. Vishnu attended the ceremony in the form of a king, and Shrimati chose him as her husband instead. Enraged, Narada cursed Vishnu to also be separated from the <a href="/wiki/Sita" title="Sita">woman</a> he loved and would only be saved by one with a <a href="/wiki/Hanuman" title="Hanuman">monkey-face</a>. When his <i>maya</i> was dispelled, Narada begged forgiveness from Vishnu. The deity instructed the sage to visit the abodes and praise the qualities of Shiva, and the latter journeyed to the deity's abode in <a href="/wiki/Kashi_Vishwanath_Temple" title="Kashi Vishwanath Temple">Kashi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <i><a href="/wiki/Devi_Bhagavata_Purana" title="Devi Bhagavata Purana">Devi Bhagavata Purana</a></i> and some other texts, Narada enquired Vishnu about the nature and greatness of <i>maya</i>. The deity guided him towards a lake, in which the sage took a bath. The sage was transformed into a woman. She married a king named Taladhvaja and was a mother to his many sons. After some time, Vishnu dispelled the illusion and restored Narada to his true male form. Narada came to understand the concept better, but concluded it was still mysterious to him.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Worship">Worship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Narada&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Worship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Narada temples are few, most prominent being Sri Narada Muni Temple at <a href="/wiki/Chigateri" title="Chigateri">Chigateri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some adherents believe that it was Narada who was reborn as <a href="/wiki/Purandara_Dasa" title="Purandara Dasa">Purandara Dasa</a> as a Haridasa (servant of Vishnu). He emphasised his works on <a href="/wiki/Vithoba" title="Vithoba">Vithala</a>, another form of Vishnu and the presiding deity of the temple in <a href="/wiki/Pandharpur" title="Pandharpur">Pandharpur</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Jainism">Jainism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Narada&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Jainism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Salakapurusa" class="mw-redirect" title="Salakapurusa">Salakapurusa</a></div> <p>In Jainism, there are a total of 9 Naradas in every cycle of <a href="/wiki/Jain_Cosmology" class="mw-redirect" title="Jain Cosmology">Jain Cosmology</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDoniger1999550_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDoniger1999550-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> current cycle's Naradas were Bhima, Mahabhima, Rudra, Maharudra, Kala, Mahakala, Durmukha, Narakamukha and Adhomukha. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Narada_Muni.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Narada_Muni.jpg/300px-Narada_Muni.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Narada_Muni.jpg/450px-Narada_Muni.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Narada_Muni.jpg/600px-Narada_Muni.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1456" /></a><figcaption>Sri Narada Muni</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Narada_Muni_Temple.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Narada_Muni_Temple.jpg/330px-Narada_Muni_Temple.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Narada_Muni_Temple.jpg/500px-Narada_Muni_Temple.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Narada_Muni_Temple.jpg/960px-Narada_Muni_Temple.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1456" /></a><figcaption>Sri Narada Muni Temple. <a href="/wiki/Chigateri" title="Chigateri">Chigateri</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Narada&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bhaktha_Naradar" title="Bhaktha Naradar">Bhaktha Naradar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bhagavata_Purana" title="Bhagavata Purana">Bhagavata Purana</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Narad_Bhakti_Sutra" class="mw-redirect" title="Narad Bhakti Sutra">Narada Bhakti Sutra</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/N%C4%81radasm%E1%B9%9Bti" title="Nāradasmṛti">Nāradasmṛti</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sangita_Makarandha" title="Sangita Makarandha">Sangita Makarandha</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Kumaras" title="Four Kumaras">Four Kumaras</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Narada&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. p. 187. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-89281-354-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-89281-354-4"><bdi>978-0-89281-354-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Myths+and+Gods+of+India%3A+The+Classic+Work+on+Hindu+Polytheism+from+the+Princeton+Bollingen+Series&rft.pages=187&rft.pub=Inner+Traditions+%2F+Bear+%26+Co&rft.date=1991-12&rft.isbn=978-0-89281-354-4&rft.aulast=Danielou&rft.aufirst=Alain&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D1HMXN9h6WX0C%26pg%3DPA187&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANarada" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFBrown1990" class="citation book cs1">Brown, C. Mackenzie (29 August 1990). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=p6KumJp_wNgC&pg=PA205"><i>The Triumph of the Goddess: The Canonical Models and Theological Visions of the Devī-Bhāgavata Purāna</i></a>. SUNY Press. p. 205. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7914-0364-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7914-0364-8"><bdi>978-0-7914-0364-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Triumph+of+the+Goddess%3A+The+Canonical+Models+and+Theological+Visions+of+the+Dev%C4%AB-Bh%C4%81gavata+Pur%C4%81na&rft.pages=205&rft.pub=SUNY+Press&rft.date=1990-08-29&rft.isbn=978-0-7914-0364-8&rft.aulast=Brown&rft.aufirst=C.+Mackenzie&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dp6KumJp_wNgC%26pg%3DPA205&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANarada" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.charanamrit.com/gods/narada_1147">Hindu Gods and Goddesses</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Cheever Mackenzie Brown, <i>The Triumph of the Goddess: The Canonical Models and Theological Visions of the Devi-Bhagavata Purana</i> (1990), page 212</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Amara Das Wilhelm, <i>Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex</i> (2004), page 153</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEDoniger1999550-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDoniger1999550_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDoniger1999">Doniger 1999</a>, p. 550.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sources">Sources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Narada&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFDoniger1999" class="citation cs2"><a href="/wiki/Wendy_Doniger" title="Wendy Doniger">Doniger, Wendy</a>, ed. 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style="width:1%;background:#FFC569;"><a href="/wiki/Dashavatara" title="Dashavatara">Dashavatara</a><br />(for example)<sup><small>1</small></sup></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matsya" title="Matsya">Matsya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurma" title="Kurma">Kurma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varaha" title="Varaha">Varaha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narasimha" title="Narasimha">Narasimha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vamana" title="Vamana">Vamana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parashurama" title="Parashurama">Parashurama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rama" title="Rama">Rama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balarama" title="Balarama">Balarama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna" title="Krishna">Krishna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautama_Buddha_in_Hinduism" class="mw-redirect" title="Gautama Buddha in Hinduism">Buddha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalki" 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<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stambha_(sage)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stambha (sage) (page does not exist)">Stambha</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prana_(sage)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Prana (sage) (page does not exist)">Prana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dattoli&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dattoli (page does not exist)">Dattoli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rishabha_(Hinduism)" title="Rishabha (Hinduism)">Rishabha</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nischara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nischara (page does not exist)">Nischara</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arvarivat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arvarivat (page does not exist)">Arvarivat</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">3rd (Uttama) Manvantara</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">4th (Tapasa) Manvantara</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jyotirdhama&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jyotirdhama (page does not exist)">Jyotirdhama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prithu" title="Prithu">Prithu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kavya_(sage)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kavya (sage) (page does not exist)">Kavya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chaitra_(sage)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chaitra (sage) (page does not exist)">Chaitra</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Agni_(sage)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Agni (sage) (page does not exist)">Agni</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vanaka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vanaka (page does not exist)">Vanaka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pivara_(sage)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pivara (sage) (page does not exist)">Pivara</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">5th (Raivata) Manvantara</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hirannyaroma&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hirannyaroma (page does not exist)">Hirannyaroma</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vedasri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vedasri (page does not exist)">Vedasri</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urddhabahu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Urddhabahu (page does not exist)">Urddhabahu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vedabahu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vedabahu (page does not exist)">Vedabahu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sudhaman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sudhaman (page does not exist)">Sudhaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parjanya" title="Parjanya">Parjanya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mahamuni&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mahamuni (page does not exist)">Mahamuni</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">6th (Cakshusha) Manvantara</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sumedhas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sumedhas (page does not exist)">Sumedhas</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virajas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Virajas (page does not exist)">Virajas</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Havishmat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Havishmat (page does not exist)">Havishmat</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Uttama_(sage)&action=edit&redlink=1" 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href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8" class="extiw" title="ru:Говинда Госвами">Govinda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haridas_Shastri" title="Haridas Shastri">Haridas Shastri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harikesa_Swami" title="Harikesa Swami">Harikesa Swami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayapataka_Swami" title="Jayapataka Swami">Jayapataka Swami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kailasa_Candra_Dasa" title="Kailasa Candra Dasa">Kailasa Candra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhakti_Prajnan_Keshava" title="Bhakti Prajnan Keshava">Keshava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Prem" title="Krishna Prem">Krishna Prem</a></li> <li><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srila_Narayana_Maharaja" class="extiw" title="pt:Srila Narayana Maharaja">Narayana</a></li> <li><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramadvaiti_Swami" class="extiw" title="es:Paramadvaiti Swami">Paramadwaiti</a></li> <li><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B4_%D0%9F%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8_%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8" class="extiw" title="ru:Бхакти Прамод Пури Госвами">Puri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadananda_Das" title="Sadananda Das">Sadananda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhaktisiddhanta_Sarasvati_Thakura" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura">Sarasvati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyanarayana_Dasa" title="Satyanarayana Dasa">Satyanarayana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrivatsa_Goswami" title="Shrivatsa Goswami">Shrivatsa Goswami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhakti_Rakshak_Sridhar" title="Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar">Sridhar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._C._Bhaktivedanta_Swami_Prabhupada" title="A. 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title="Vaikuntha">Vaikuntha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Holy attributes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Padma_(attribute)" class="mw-redirect" title="Padma (attribute)">Lotus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudarshana_Chakra" title="Sudarshana Chakra">Sudarshana Chakra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narayanastra" title="Narayanastra">Narayanastra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaumodaki" title="Kaumodaki">Kaumodaki</a></li> <li>Nandaki</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharanga_(Hindu_mythology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharanga (Hindu mythology)">Sharangam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankha" title="Shankha">Shankha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Holy days</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd 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