nArada
nA/rada or nArada/ m. N. of a Ṛṣi (a Kāṇva or Kāśyapa , author of RV. viii, 13 ; ix, 104 ; 105 ; Anukr. ; as a Devarṣi often associated with Parvata and supposed to be a messenger between gods and men, MBh. ; Hariv. ; Kāv. &c.; among the 10 Prajā-pati s as a son of Brahmā , Mn. i, 35 ; in later mythology he is a friend of Kṛṣṇa and is regarded as inventor of the Vinā or lute; in ep. poetry he is called a Deva-gandharva or a Gandharva-rāja or simply Gandharva )