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Narada

A mind-born son of Brahma, the wandering divine sage and musician who carries news between the worlds. His best-known curse story is aimed at Vishnu, not at his father; a Narada-curses-Brahma story sometimes cited from the Brahma Vaivarta Purana was not found in this pass.

Sources: Narada — Wikipedia; Brahma — Wikipedia · see Narada's web

Relations 5

Narada teacher of

Bhrigu (Sage) Vaishnava · Bhrigu tests the three gods
Advises the sages in the Tirumala telling.
Vrikasura (Asura) Vaishnava · Mohini and the demon who burned himself
Tells him Shiva is quickest to please (Bhagavata 10.88).
Prahlada (King) Vaishnava · Prahlada and the man-lion
Taught him in the womb.

Narada child of

Brahma (God) · The mind-born sons, Narada and Daksha
Mind-born.

Narada tested

Anasuya (Sage) Smarta · Anasuya tests the three gods
Names her the most virtuous and provokes the goddesses into the test.

Stories 9

The mind-born sons, Narada and Daksha
Origin · as a mind-born son · 2 tellings
Bhrigu tests the three gods
Legend · as advises the sages (Tirumala telling) · 4 tellings
Mohini and the demon who burned himself
Folk tale · as points the demon to Shiva · 2 tellings
Anasuya tests the three gods
Legend · as provoker · 4 tellings
The burning of the three cities
Legend · as converted, informs the demons (Shaiva prelude) · 4 tellings
Who made whom: the Shiva Purana's creation frame
How a tradition frames it · as hears the account · 1 telling
The demon who could burn with a touch
Folk tale · as advises the demon (Bhagavata) · 2 tellings
Prahlada and the man-lion
Legend · as teacher · 3 tellings
Nila Madhava and the unfinished images of Puri
Temple legend · as guide · 4 tellings

Cited

Narada — Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Brahma — Wikipedia Encyclopedia