Lord Vishnu

nārāyaṇa upaniṣad

(Narayana Upanishad in English (IAST))

From Krishna Yajurveda

The Narayana Upanishad is a sacred text belonging to the Krishna Yajurveda. It identifies Lord Narayana as the Supreme Brahman, the ultimate reality from whom all creation emanates and to whom it returns. The text highlights the efficacy of the eight-syllabled Narayana mantra, Om Namo Narayanaya, and explains the profound spiritual significance of the divine name. Devotees chant this Upanishad to attain spiritual clarity, liberation from the cycle of samsara, and realization of the unity between the individual soul and the cosmic consciousness. It serves as a foundational scriptural authority for Vaishnava philosophy and devotion.

oṃ saha nā̭vavatu | saha naṷ bhunaktu | saha vīrya̭-ṅkaravāvahai |
tejasvināvadhī̭tamastu mā vi̭dviṣāvahai ||
oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
oṃ atha puruṣo ha vai nārāyaṇo-'kāmayata prajā-ssṛ̭jeyeti |
nārāyaṇātprā̭ṇo jāyate | mana-ssarvendri̭yāṇi ca |
khaṃ-vā~yurjyotirāpaḥ pṛthivī viśva̭sya dhāriṇī |
nārāyaṇādbra̭hmā jāyate |
nārāyaṇādrṷdro jāyate |
nārāyaṇādi̭ndro jāyate |
nārāyaṇātprajāpatayaḥ pra̭jāyante |
nārāyaṇāddvādaśādityā rudrā vasavassarvāṇi ca cha̭ndāgṃsi |
nārāyaṇādeva samṷtpadyante |
nārāyaṇe pra̭vartante |
nārāyaṇe pra̭līyante ||
om | atha nityo nā̭rāyaṇaḥ | brahmā nā̭rāyaṇaḥ |
śivaśca̭ nārāyaṇaḥ | śakraśca̭ nārāyaṇaḥ |
dyāvāpṛthivyau ca̭ nārāyaṇaḥ | kālaśca̭ nārāyaṇaḥ |
diśaśca̭ nārāyaṇaḥ | ūrdhvaśca̭ nārāyaṇaḥ |
adhaśca̭ nārāyaṇaḥ | antarbahiśca̭ nārāyaṇaḥ |
nārāyaṇa evḙdagṃ sarvam |
yadbhūtaṃ-ya~cca bhavyam |
niṣkalo nirañjano nirvikalpo nirākhyāta-śśuddho deva
eko̭ nārāyaṇaḥ | na dvitīyosti kaści̭t |
ya ḙvaṃ-ve~da |
sa viṣṇureva bhavati sa viṣṇurḙva bhavati ||
omitya̭gre vyāharet | nama i̭ti paścāt |
nārāyaṇāyetyṷpariṣṭāt |
omi̭tyekākṣaram | nama iti̭ dve akṣare |
nārāyaṇāyeti pañcākṣarāṇi |
etadvai nārāyaṇasyāṣṭākṣa̭ra-mpadam |
yo ha vai nārāyaṇasyāṣṭākṣara-mpada̭madhyeti |
anapabruvassarvamā̭yureti |
vindate prā̭jāpatyagṃ rāyaspoṣa̭-ṅgaupatyam |
tato-'mṛtatvamaśnute tato-'mṛtatvamaśnṷta iti |
ya ḙvaṃ-ve~da ||
pratyagānanda-mbrahma puruṣa-mpraṇava̭svarūpam |
akāra ukāra makā̭ra iti |
tānekadhā samabharattadeta̭domiti |
yamuktvā̭ mucya̭te yogī janmasaṃsā̭rabandhanāt |
o-nnamo nārāyaṇāyeti ma̭ntropāsakaḥ |
vaikuṇṭhabhuvanaloka̭-ṅgamiṣyati |
tadida-mpara-mpuṇḍarīkaṃ-vi~̭jñānaghanam |
tasmāttadidā̭vanmātram [taṭidābhamātram] |
brahmaṇyo deva̭kīputro brahmaṇyo ma̭dhusūdanom |
sarvabhūtasthameka̭-nnārāyaṇam |
kāraṇarūpamakāra pa̭rabrahmom |
etadatharva śiro̭yo-'dhīte prātara̭dhīyāno rātrikṛta-mpāpa̭-nnāśayati |
sāyama̭dhīyāno divasakṛta-mpāpa̭-nnāśayati |
mādhyandinamādityābhimukho̭-'dhīyānaḥ pañcapātakopapātakātpramucyate |
sarva veda pārāyaṇa pṷṇyaṃ-la~bhate |
nārāyaṇasāyujyama̭vāpnoti nārāyaṇa sāyujyama̭vāpnoti |
ya ḙvaṃ-ve~da | ityṷpaniṣa̭t ||
oṃ saha nā̭vavatu | saha naṷ bhunaktu | saha vīrya̭-ṅkaravāvahai |
tejasvināvadhī̭tamastu mā vi̭dviṣāvahai ||
oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ ||

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