Character

Narada

नारदNārada

verses
6,495
books
31
chapters
1,679

What the texts say

The Ramayana calls Narada a divine sage, and the Bhagavata Purana describes him as a dear son who is mannerly, meek and self-controlled. Ramayana 1.2.2Bhagavatam 2.9.41 The Padma Purana tells how Narada, playing his vina, learned of Krishna's descent and set out for Nanda's Gokula. Padma Purana 5.71.4 In the Bhagavata Purana, Narada feels compassion for Dhruva, a king's son, and advises him to absorb himself in devotion to the Lord. Bhagavatam 4.8.39, 4.8.40, 4.8.62 Elsewhere in the same Purana, Narada instructs the Bhagavatam to Vyasa, a sage who meditates on the Lord beside the river Saraswati. Bhagavatam 2.9.45

Where to read

Every verse that names Narada, book by book.

  1. Skanda Purana

    1,898 verses · 355 chapters

    All 1,898 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 2.2.10.54

      Narad wahan aa gaye. Woh duniya dekhne ke liye bahut utaavle the. Rishi paas aa rahe the. Woh sabse bade Vishnu bhakt the. Aur woh Brahma ke bete the. Raja ne unhe dekha.

    • 2.2.11.1

      Jaimini ne kaha, Narad ne bataya jo baat, woh Brahma ke beta the. Unse bhagwan ki bhakti ke baare mein sunke Indradyumna bahut khush hua. Phir Indradyumna ne unse baat ki.

    • 2.1.4.1

      Ab Padmavati bagh mein rehti thi. Narad wahan aaye. Dharani ne poocha, Bhagwan ne us aasmaan-putra ka naam to bataya, lekin us beti ka naam kya rakha jisne maa ke bina paida hui thi?

  2. Mahabharata

    830 verses · 190 chapters

    All 830 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 2,633 verses

    • 3.278.15

      Narad ne kaha, woh Suraj jaisa tej hai. Buddhi mein Brihaspati ke barabar hai. Bahaduri mein Indra jaisa hai. Aur dhairya mein dharti jaisa hai.

    • 12.30.18

      Parvat ne apni tapasya se aur Narada ke chehre ko dekh ke samajh liya. Usne dekha ki Narada pyaar mein pagal ho raha hai. Woh gussa ho gaya. Usne Narada ko bada bada shraap de diya.

    • 12.326.15

      Narad ne kaha, Dev, aaj mere tapas ka, mere niyam ka phal mil gaya. Main bhagwan ko dekh liya.

  3. Padma Purana

    671 verses · 211 chapters

    All 671 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 6.71.1

      Rishiyon ne kaha, Suta, tum lambi umar jiyo. Tum bahut acche ho aur dil bahut rakhte ho. Narad aur Shiv ki jo baat-cheet hui thi, tumne use bahut acche se bataya.

    • 1.43.107

      Indra ko apna kaam karwana tha. Usne socha ki Narad rishi sabse theek rahega. Deviyan bhi Narad ko achha maante hain. Indra ne Narad ko yaad kiya.

    • 5.75.1

      Parvati ne kaha, Prabhu, Vrindavan ka raaz aapne bahut tarike se bataya. Narad kis punya se sachche rang mein aaya?

  4. Devi Bhagavatam

    589 verses · 123 chapters

    All 589 verses in the Devi Bhagavatam
    • 6.27.1

      Ab Narada ki shaadi ki baat aati hai. Damayanti ke saath shaadi, lekin yeh maya thi. Narada ne kaha Raja ne apni beti ki baat suni. Nurse ne bataya. Phir raja paas gaya apni patni Kaikeyi ke. Woh khadi thi paas hi, aankhein khoobsurat.

    • 6.28.1

      Narad ne bataya ki woh kaise aurat bane. Narad bole, suno bade rishi, meri yeh kahani dhyaan se suno. Maya ki taakat samajhna bahut mushkil hai. Jo log yoga ke bade jaanakar hain, unke liye bhi yeh samajhna aasan nahi.

    • 6.26.1

      Vyas ji ne kaha, maine jo baat bataayi, woh sun ke Narad muskura diye. Narad ko sachchi baat ka poora ilm hai. Main unse poochh raha tha ki bhram ka karan kya hai.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Narada matters most.

  1. Nīlādri-kṣetra-varṇana and Viṣṇu-bhakti-lakṣaṇa (Description of Nīlādri and the Definition of Devotion)

    Skanda Purana 2.2.10 · 28 verses

  2. Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान · सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)

    Mahabharata 3.278 · 22 verses

    Divine evaluator and fate-announcer

  3. Indradyumna’s Resolve for the Nīlācala Pilgrimage and Auspicious Consecrations

    Skanda Purana 2.2.11 · 19 verses

  4. Pad्मिनी/Pad्मावती-Lakṣaṇa and Śrīnिवास Encounter in the Puṣpāṭavī (Chapter 4)

    Skanda Purana 2.1.4 · 18 verses

  5. Nṛsiṃha-darśana and the Nyagrodha Mokṣa-sthāna: Indradyumna Guided by Nārada

    Skanda Purana 2.2.15 · 18 verses

  6. Dhruva’s Humiliation, Sunīti’s Counsel, and Nārada’s Bhakti-Yoga Instruction

    Bhagavatam 4.8 · 16 verses

    Guru who tests, diagnoses, and then prescribes: he channels…

  7. Indradyumna’s Pilgrimage Inquiry; Nārada’s Account of Śiva-Viṣṇu and the Designation of Puruṣottama-kṣetra (नीलाचल-विरजामण्डल-एकाम्रवन-प्रसंगः)

    Skanda Purana 2.2.12 · 13 verses

  8. Nārada’s Wandering, Dakṣa’s Curse, and the Kārttika Prabodhinī Rite at Nārada-kūpa (नारदचापल्य-शापकथा तथा प्रबोधिनी-विधिः)

    Skanda Purana 1.2.54 · 45 verses

  9. Praise of Jāleśvara, the Tripura crisis, and the Madhūkā vow

    Skanda Purana 5.3.26 · 41 verses

  10. The Deliverance of Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva (Yamala-Arjuna Līlā Prelude and Culmination)

    Bhagavatam 10.10 · 11 verses

    Agent of compassion and moral diagnosis

Key episodes

  1. Dhruva, the Pole Star

    Bhagavatam 4.8-4.12

  2. Prahlada, the Child Devotee

    Bhagavatam 7.4-7.10

  3. Narada Learns from Sanatkumara

    Chhandogya Upanishad 7.1-7.26

  4. Savitri and Satyavan

    Mahabharata 3.277-3.283

  5. Valmiki and the Krauncha Birds: The First Shloka

    Ramayana 1.2

  6. Srinivasa and Padmavati (Venkateswara's Wedding)

    Skanda Purana 2.1.3-2.1.8

  7. King Indradyumna and the Image of Jagannath

    Skanda Purana 2.2.7-2.2.19

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