🪷 भगवान् नारद जयन्ती · Bhagavān Nārada Jayantī

📅 When is Bhagavān Nārada Jayantī?

YearDateDay
20252025-05-13Tuesday
2026 (this year)2026-05-02Saturday
20272027-05-21Friday
20282028-05-09Tuesday
Manifestation of Devarṣi Nārada — ādi-bhakta and tri-loka-saṅcāri who instructed Vyāsa to compose Śrīmad Bhāgavata. Without Nārada, no Bhāgavata; without Bhāgavata, no Krishna-tattva-pratiṣṭhā in Kali Yuga. Falls on Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā (day after Buddha Pūrṇimā).
Associated deity: Devarṣi Nārada (ādi-bhakta · Vyāsa's guru)

Tradition

Tradition: Vaishnava

Vrata: Yes (fasting day)

Primary observance: Recitation of Nārada-Bhakti-Sūtra; meditation on Krishna as taught by Nārada to Vyāsa (Bhāgavata 1.5)

Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)

{
  "tithi_number": 16,
  "tithi_paksha": "Kṛṣṇa",
  "lunar_month": "Vaiśākha",
  "lunar_month_system": "amanta"
}

Sources

Precedence: 1 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output