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Narayana Suktam

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Devotional text

nārāyaṇasūktamtamsārtha
nārāyaṇasūktamtamsārtha
sahasraśīrṣaṃṃdevaṃviśvākṣaṃvākṣaṃviśvaśaṃbhuvamvaśaṃbhuvam|
viśvaivainārāyaṇaṃdevaṃakṣaraṃparamaṃpadam||
viśvataḥvataḥparamānnityaṃya
ṃviśvaṃvaṃnārāyaṇaṃharimm|
viśvaṃvaṃevaidaṃpuruṣaḥtadviśvaṃvaṃupajīvati
||
patiṃṃviśvasyayaātmāmāīśvaraṃvaraṃśāśvataṃvataṃśivamacyutamyutam|
nārāyaṇaṃmahājñeyaṃviśvātmānaṃmānaṃparāyaṇam||
nārāyaṇaparojyotirātmāmānārāyaṇaḥparaḥ|
nārāyaṇaparaṃbrahmamatattvaṃnārāyaṇaḥparaḥ|
nārāyaṇaparodhyātāyātādhyānaṃyānaṃnārāyaṇaḥparaḥ||
nārāyaṇasūktamtamsārtha
yaccacakiṃcittjagatsarvaṃṃdṛśyateśrūyate'pivā|
aṃtarbahiścaca
tatsarvaṃṃvyāpyayanārāyaṇaḥsthitaḥtaḥ||
anantaṃta
ṃavyayaṃyaṃkaviṃṃsamudrentaṃta
ṃviśvaśaṃbhuvamvaśaṃbhuvam|
padmamakośapratīkāśaṃtīkāśaṃhṛdayaṃcaapiadhomukham||
adhoniṣṭhyāvitastyāntetenābhyāmya
āmupari
tiṣṭhati|
jvālāmālākulaṃvālāmālākulaṃbhātīviśvasyāyatanaṃyāyatanaṃmahat||
santataṃtaṃśilābhistutulambatyāyākośasannibham
bham|
tasyāntetesuṣiraṃraṃsūkṣmaṃmaṃtasminnsarvaṃṃpratiṣṭhitamtam||
tasyayamadhyeyemahānagniḥ
ḥviśvārciḥḥviśvatovatomukhaḥ|
so'gravibhajaṃtiṣṭhanṭha
nāhāraṃajaraḥkaviḥḥ||
tiryagūrdhvamadhaśśāyīmadhaśśāyīraśmayaḥtasyayasantatātā|
nārāyaṇasūktamtamsārtha
santāpayatisvaṃvaṃdehamāpādatalamāstakaḥta
kaḥ|
tasyayamadhyeyevahniśikhākhāaṇīyordhvāvyavasthitāḥtāḥ||
nīlatoyada-madhyasthatha-dvidyullekhevalekhevabhāsvarāva
rā|
nīvāraśūkavattanvīva
īpītābhāsvatyaṇūpamāyaṇūpamā||
tasyāḥyāḥśikhāyākhāyāmadhyeyeparamātmāma
āvyavasthitaḥtaḥ|
sabrahmamasaśivaḥvaḥsahariḥḥsaindraḥso'kṣaraḥparamaḥsvarāṭvarāṭ||
ṛtaṃsatyaṃyaṃparaṃbrahmamapuruṣaṃkṛṣṇaṇa
piṅgalamgalam|
ūrdhvaretaṃretaṃvirūpākṣaṃrūpākṣaṃviśvarūpāyavarūpāyavainamonamaḥ||
oṃnārāyaṇāyavidmahemahevāsudevāyadhīmahi
|
tannonoviṣṇuḥṇuḥpracodayātcodayāt||
nārāyaṇasūktamtamsārtha
oṃśāṃti
śāṃti
śāṃtiḥḥ||
( : alakanandāda
ā)

About this suktam — Vishnu

Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.

How to chant

Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.

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