Questions tagged [narada]

Shri Narada Muni is a holy personage and celestial musician, always facilitating the good of the world; engaged in aiding the pious in times of challenge and in hastening the retribution of evil-doers. Traversing the three worlds, he spread the Path of Devotion to the Lord. Figuring in all major epics, he led many noble souls to salvation.

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Parents of Narada muni?

Who are the parents of Narada? I want to know the name of Narada muni's father and mother.
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Who cursed Narada that he would tell the truth but no one would believe him?

The wiki page on Narada has this line Once his knowledge became a hindrance in God's designs. He was therefore cursed that although he would tell the truth and warn people, they would never believe him. There is no attribution to the line nor is…
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Who is narada muni and who is father and mother of narada muni ?

Who is Narada muni and who is father and mother of Narada muni? How did he become a devotee of Sreeman Narayana.
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Why is Narada Muni respected by all?

Narada Muni is in all of the TV series based on Hinduism shown as someone who can travel wherever he wants and is respected by all, even by the Rakshas, who clearly hate Narayana. Assuming this depiction to be true: how can he travel wherever he…
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Why Narada preferably called as Narad Muni?

We all know that Narada, Vedic sage who plays a prominent role in a number of Hinduism's earliest texts, notably the Ramayana and the Bhagavata Purana. Why he is called as Narad Muni? And why he always carries a Veena with him? Credits for Image…
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Nārada Muni Cursed by Prajāpati Dakṣa

When, why and at what instance Narada Muni was cursed by Prajapati Daksa?
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Was noted karnataka music scholar and composer Purandaradasa an avatara of Narada?

according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purandara_Dasa#cite_note-7 Purandara Dasa (IAST: Purandara dāsa)[2] (c. 1470 – c. 1565) was a Haridasa philosopher from present-day Karnataka, India. He was a follower of Madhvacharya's Dvaita philosophy.…
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Is there a saying in Sanskrit scripture that Narada's mischiefs always end well?

There is a Tamil saying நாரதர் கலகம் நன்மையில் முடியும் "Narada's mischif-making always ends well" Is there a similar saying in Sanskrit scripture and would that be true of all of Narada's interventions?
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Does Narada appear in all the MahaPuranas and both the Itihasas?

He would of course appear in Vishnu - oriented Puranas - but he is there when Siva ends up killing Ganesa in the Siva-purana. His going everywhere with his cymbals, chanting "Narayana, Narayana" has become a staple of religious movies and…
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