Definitions for "NARADA"
Keywords:  bhakti, sage, hymns, krishna, devotion
A rishi to whom some hymns of the Rigveda are ascribed. He is one of the Prajapathis and also one of the seven great rishis. The Rigveda described ... more
A divine sage, a Devarishi. One of the mind-born sons of Brahma (q.v.). Narada, like the other Kumaras (q.v.), refused to participate in generative creation. He was the inventor of the veena, the lute, and is regarded as the celestial singer. He was a great devotee of Krishna. His Bhakti Sutras, the aphorisms of devotion, are still considered a classic for devotees on Bhakti Marg, the Path of Devotion, important for self-enlightenment and liberation. Narada, for his refusal to obey Brahma, was cursed that he could not stay for more than a few moments at any place though he had the freedom to move wherever he liked, including the Deva as well as Ptala Lokas. He was a messenger of gods to men and vice versa. Narada is said to promote discord wherever he goes, but the ultimate object of the disturbances thus caused is to reveal either some Divine truth or to produce some psychological orientation in the life of the person concerned so as to make him spiritually advanced
a great sage associated with music, who taught bhakti yoga and is attributed with the authorship of one of two Bhakti-Sutras