Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Narada

नारद · nārada

The divine seer who travels between the worlds

He turns up wherever a story is about to change.

Narada is the best known of the divine seers. He wanders freely through heaven, earth and the lower worlds, carrying a vina and singing the praise of Vishnu, and bringing news that sets events in motion. In the Mahabharata he visits Yudhishthira's court to teach him how a king should rule. Arjuna cites him first among the authorities who have declared Krishna to be the Supreme.