As a deity name
Name 672 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 556 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
relating to Nārada, composed by him
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "nāradāya" is the dative of "nārada" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
nārada or nārada 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-patis 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)
of a son of Viśvā-mitra, MBh.
Alternative readings
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