"Whatever all this universe is,
seen or heard of—pervading all this,
from inside and outside alike,
stands supreme the Eternal Divine Being (Narayana).[1]
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The Narayana Sukta or Narayana Suktam (IAST: Nārāyaṇa Sūktam) is a hymn propitiating the Supreme Deity-Narayana in Yajurveda. Some commentators see it as a mystical appendix to the Purusha Sukta.[2][3] Narayana, in Hinduism, is considered as the Supreme Truth (Brahman), the thousand-headed, thousand-eyed, and thousand-limbed creator and this hymn is sung to worship Narayana, the universal Self (Paramatman) which is identified with the Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the all pervading, beneath and beyond absolute - the preserver) and Shiva (the auspicious one - the destroyer), who are aspects of the Supreme Lord and not the different deities.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ Translation from Verse 5 of the Narayana sukta.
- ^ David Frawley (16 September 2010). Mantra Yoga and Primal Sound: Secret of Seed (Bija) Mantras. Lotus Press. pp. 158–. ISBN 978-0-910261-94-4. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ The Significance of the Narayana Sukta in Daily Invocations by Swami Krishnananda.
- ^ Farrand, Thomas Ashley. Chakra Mantras: Liberate Your Spiritual Genius Through Chanting. Weiser Books, 2006. ISBN 1578633672. P. 40.
External links
- Narayana Suktam, Translated by P. R. Ramachander
- Material from http://www.srihayagrivan.org, proof read by Mannargudi SrI Srinivasan Narayanan of the Ahobilla Mutt[permanent dead link]
- Material from http://www.sathyasaiottawa.org