. . "Narad redirects here; for the village in Slovakia, see \u0147\u00E1rad.Narada (Sanskrit: \u0928\u093E\u0930\u0926, N\u0101rada, possibly derived from \"n\u0103ra\", meaning man) is a Vedic sage who plays a prominent role in a number of Hindu 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)."@en .