Abstract
Narada is one of the most admired characters in ancient Indian literature and mythology. He has been associated with numerous aspects of Indian life like music, architecture, art, law, justice, storytelling, agriculture and devotion. This versatile and adroit nature of Narada made him very popular among different ethnic, linguistic, religious groups and geographical regions of India. This paper is an attempt to document the sculptural depictions of Narada across the country and to identify and designate its iconographical features. The authors have tried to understand the regional varieties among the sculptural illustrations of Narada. This paper also looks into the symbolism behind the attributes and icons of Narada in view of the regional variations in legends and mythologies.
Highlights
The name Narada appears in several mythical legends, referring to different persons
Goswami (2018) states that “Narada was in reality an appellative name or epithet which was conferred upon certain distinguished persons who were endowed with some requisite qualities which are implied
Sage Narada is closely connected with Lord Vishnu, we find him as a subsidiary image in most of the Vaishnavite narrative sculptures like Narasimha avatar, Bhogasana Murti of Vishnu, Varahavatar of Vishnu, Anantashahi Vishnu and so on
Summary
Narayana”, a chanting commonly heard in many Indian mythological soap-operas and Amar Chitrakatha reminds us of one of the admired personalities of Indian mythology, ‘Narada’ He is a recurring character in the Indian epics and early Hindu texts who often appears from time to time. His role is usually acquainted with shrewdness, clever, witty and mischievous cunningness. Narada in Early Indian Literature In both the epics, Narada has repeated appearances and multiple references to his interventions His counsel on ethics and polity to Yudhisthira is well known. Two major early Indian texts named after Narada are Naradiya Purana and the Naradasmriti. Sanathana and Hazarika: Iconography of Sage Narada in Indian Sculptural Art in the Sanskrit root from which the word Narada is commonly derived”
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