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Narad (Narada) has
a lute in one hand and a pointed knotted tuft of hair in the center of the otherwise
clean-shaven scalp. He plays a subsidiary but very important role in numerous religious
scriptures.
According to Mahabharat, Narad was the son of Kashyap and his mother was one of the
daughters of Daksha. Another account says that he sprang from the forehead of Brahma.
Narad is shown as a wandering seer going from one place to another. He is reputed to have
invented Veena, the principal stringed instrument of India and is deemed to be the leader
of celestial musicians.
He is famous as a mischief-maker and in India his name is taken as a symbol of a person
who is always creating one or other type of light mischief for Gods and Goddesses. |
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