Lord Vishnu

nārāyaṇa sūktam

(Narayan Suktam in English (IAST))

Also known as abhyah sambhrtah prthivyai rasacca visvakarmanah samavartatagre

The Narayana Suktam, from the Taittiriya Aranyaka — on the Purusha who arose before all from the waters and from the earth's essence, and by whom mortal nature becomes divine.

abhyaḥ sambhṛtaḥ pṛthivyai rasācca viśvakarmaṇaḥ samavartatāgre |
tasya tvaṣṭā vidadhadrūpameti tanmartyasya devatvamājānamagre || 1 ||
vedāhametaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāntamādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt |
tameva viditvāti mṛtyumeti nānyaḥ panthā vidyate'yanāya || 2 ||
prajāpatiścarati garbhe antarajāyamāno bahudhā vi jāyate |
tasya yoniṃ pari paśyanti dhīrāstasmin ha tasthurbhuvanāni viśvā || 3 ||
yo devebhya ātapati yo devānāṃ purohitaḥ |
pūrvo yo devebhyo jāto namo rucāya brāhmaye || 4 ||
rucaṃ brāhma janayanto devā agre tadabruvan |
yastvaivaṃ brāhmaṇo vidyāttasya devā asan vaśe || 5 ||
śrīśca te lakṣmīśca palyāvahorātre pāśrve |
nakṣatrāṇi rūpamaśvinau vyāttam|
iṣṇaniṣāṇāmuṃ ma iṣāṇa sarvalokaṃ ma iṣāṇa || 6 ||

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