The Narad purana is not a very long purana. The original text contains twenty-five thousand couplets. Sometimes the purana is also referred to as naradiya purana. It is said 'Narada' purana because it is recited by Narada himself after hearing it from sage sanaka.

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Novel based on Ganesha (Hindu deity).