Narada
 Narad redirects here; for the village in Slovakia see Ňárad.Narada (Sanskrit: नारद Nārada possibly derived from năra meaning man) is a Vedic sage who plays a prominent role in a number of Hinduism's earliest texts notably the Ramayana and the Bhagavata Purana. Narada is arguably ancient India's most travelled sage with the ability to visit distant worlds and realms (Sanskrit lokas).