NARA and NAARAAYANA RISHIS are Sons born to SRI DHARMA DEV and SMT MOORTHY. SRI DHARMA DEV was born from the Chest of BRAHMA . SMT MOORTHY is the Daughter of BRAHMA SRI DAKSHA PRAJAAPATHI and SMT PRASOOTHI DEVI. Hence NARA , NAARAAYAN RISHIS are Paternal Grand Sons of BRAHMA and Maternal Grandsons of DAKSHA (son of Brahma) and PRASOOTHI (d/o Swayambhoo Manu and SathaRoopa Devi) NARA represents JEEVAATHMA . NAARAAYANA represents PARAMAATHMA.

They spent THEIR time doing Thapas in BADARIKAA VANAM, AALYAVANTHAM and GANDHA MAADANAM , Mountain Ranges of BadariNath in Himalayas. NAARAAYANA RISHI Created most beautiful Apsarasa OORVASI = one who is born from HIS thigh.
NAARAAYANA RISHI revealed to NAARADA MUNIthe secrets of Beginnings of Creation , starting with Big Bang -BRAHMAANDA KALPAM , JALA KALPAM , VATA PATHRA SAAYI , VIRAAT KALPAM , PADMA KALPAM and BRAHMA KALPAM ; NAARADA in turn conveyed all this info to VEDA VYAASA, who recorded all this information as BRAHMA VAIVARTHA PURAANAM.

NARA and NAARAYANA are inseparable and Omnipresent as JEEVAATHAM and PARAMAATHMA; THEY were ARJUNA and KRISHNA in Dwaapara Yugam.