Narad Muni Jayanti

Date    :   May 19, 2011
Venue :  Various parts of India


Narad Muni Jayanti celebrates the birthday of Narad muni, a great Hindu sage who is considered to be one of the foremost devotees of Narayana or Lord Vishnu.

Narad Muni is the sage mentioned the most number of times in the sacred Hindu texts, the Puranas. He also gets special mention in the Bhagawad Gita. To the average Hindu devotee, Narad muni is the ardent follower of Lord Vishnu and travels across all three worlds, chanting the name of his Lord and spreading the message of faith. It was under the guidance of Sage Narad, that Dhruv, the guru of Prince Prahlad, received darshan of Lord Vishnu.

Narada Jayanti is celebrated in the month of Vaisakh, in the Hindu calendar, in various parts of the country with great festivity.