Narayana Suktam
Narayana Suktam
Narayana Suktam
nārāyaṇa sūktam
oṃ sa॒ha nā̭vavatu | sa॒ha naṷ bhunaktu | sa॒ha vī॒rya̭-ṅkaravāvahai |
te॒ja॒svinā॒vadhī̭tamastu॒ mā vi̭dviṣā॒vahai᳚ ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
[dhā॒tā pu॒rastā॒dyamṷdāja॒hāra̭ | śa॒kraḥ pravi॒dvān-pra॒diśa॒ścata̭sraḥ |
tame॒vaṃ-vi~॒dvāna॒mṛta̭ i॒ha bha̭vati | nānyaḥ panthā॒ aya̭nāya vidyate ||]
om || sa॒ha॒sra॒śīr̭ṣa-nde॒vaṃ॒ vi॒śvākṣaṃ̭-vi~॒śvaśa̭mbhuvam |
viśva̭-nnā॒rāya̭ṇa-nde॒va॒ma॒kṣara̭-mpara॒ma-mpa॒dam |
vi॒śvataḥ॒ para̭mānni॒tyaṃ॒-vi~॒śva-nnā̭rāya॒ṇagṃ ha̭rim |
viśva̭me॒veda-mpurṷṣa॒-stadviśva-mupa̭jīvati |
patiṃ॒-vi~śva̭syā॒tmeśva̭ra॒gṃ॒ śāśva̭tagṃ śi॒va-ma̭cyutam |
nā॒rāya॒ṇa-mma̭hājñe॒yaṃ॒-vi~॒śvātmā̭na-mpa॒rāya̭ṇam |
nā॒rāya॒ṇapa̭ro jyo॒ti॒rā॒tmā nā̭rāya॒ṇaḥ pa̭raḥ |
nā॒rāya॒ṇapara̭-mbra॒hma॒ tattva-nnā̭rāya॒ṇaḥ pa̭raḥ |
nā॒rāya॒ṇapa̭ro dhyā॒tā॒ dhyā॒na-nnā̭rāya॒ṇaḥ pa̭raḥ |
yacca̭ ki॒ñcijja̭gatsa॒rva॒-ndṛ॒śyate᳚ śrūya॒te-'pi̭ vā ||
anta̭rba॒hiśca̭ tatsa॒rvaṃ॒-vyā~॒pya nā̭rāya॒ṇa-ssthi̭taḥ |
ananta॒mavyaya̭-ṅka॒vigṃ sa̭mu॒dreṃ-'taṃ̭-vi~॒śvaśa̭mbhuvam |
pa॒dma॒ko॒śa-pra̭tīkā॒śa॒gṃ॒ hṛ॒daya̭-ñcāpya॒dhomṷkham |
adho̭ ni॒ṣṭyā vi̭tasyā॒nte॒ nā॒bhyāmṷpari॒ tiṣṭha̭ti |
jvā॒la॒mā॒lākṷla-mbhā॒tī॒ vi॒śvasyā̭yata॒na-mma̭hat |
santa̭tagṃ śi॒lābhi̭stu॒ lamba̭tyākośa॒sanni̭bham |
tasyāntḙ suṣi॒ragṃ sū॒kṣma-ntasmin᳚ sa॒rva-mprati̭ṣṭhitam |
tasya॒ madhyḙ ma॒hāna̭gni-rvi॒śvārci̭-rvi॒śvato̭mukhaḥ |
so-'gra̭bhu॒gvibha̭janti॒ṣṭha॒-nnāhā̭ramaja॒raḥ ka॒viḥ |
ti॒rya॒gū॒rdhvama̭dhaśśā॒yī॒ ra॒śmaya̭stasya॒ santa̭tā |
sa॒ntā॒paya̭ti sva-nde॒hamāpā̭datala॒masta̭kaḥ |
tasya॒ madhye॒ vahni̭śikhā a॒ṇīyo᳚rdhvā vya॒vasthi̭taḥ |
nī॒lato̭-yada̭madhya॒sthā॒-dvi॒dhyullḙkheva॒ bhāsva̭rā |
nī॒vāra॒śūka̭vatta॒nvī॒ pī॒tā bhā᳚svatya॒ṇūpa̭mā |
tasyā᳚-śśikhā॒yā ma̭dhye pa॒ramā᳚tmā vya॒vasthi̭taḥ |
sa brahma॒ sa śiva॒-ssa hari॒-ssendra॒-sso-'kṣa̭raḥ para॒ma-ssva॒rāṭ ||
ṛtagṃ sa॒tya-mpa̭ra-mbra॒hma॒ pu॒ruṣa̭-ṅkṛṣṇa॒piṅga̭lam |
ū॒rdhvarḙtaṃ-vi̭rūpā॒kṣaṃ॒-vi॒śvarṷ̄pāya॒ vai namo॒ namaḥ̭ ||
o-nnā॒rā॒ya॒ṇāya̭ vi॒dmahḙ vāsude॒vāya̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ viṣṇuḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Narayana Suktam is a Vedic hymn that meditates on Narayana as the supreme, all-pervading reality underlying the entire universe. The text is found in the Shukla Yajurveda (Vajasaneyi Samhita, Chapter 31) and in the Taittiriya Aranyaka of the Krishna Yajurveda (10.1.6). It describes Narayana as the creator, sustainer, and source of all existence, and affirms the identity of the individual self with this supreme reality, placing it within the philosophical framework of Vedanta.
What are the benefits of chanting Narayana Suktam?
- Supports meditation on the nature of Brahman and the universal self
- Purifies the mind and aids in spiritual concentration
- Invokes the protective presence of Narayana in daily life
- Is used as a preparatory or concluding recitation in Vaishnava puja
When is the best time to recite this?
The Narayana Suktam is recited in the morning and evening, and during Vedic rituals and Vaishnava festivals such as Vaikuntha Ekadashi. It is also used in meditation sessions focused on the nature of the divine.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Narayana Suktam belongs to the Vedic period and is among the older scriptural hymns dedicated to Narayana. Its presence in both major recensions of the Yajurveda indicates wide acceptance across Vedic schools. The hymn is attributed to the ancient Vedic seers (Rishis) who transmitted it orally before codification. It is regularly recited in Vaishnava temple worship and in domestic rituals across South India, where it occupies a foundational place in liturgical practice.
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Related Texts
- Purusha Suktam — another foundational Vedic hymn from the same Yajurveda tradition that describes the cosmic person, often recited alongside the Narayana Suktam
- Narayana Upanishad — a minor Upanishad dedicated to Narayana that expands on the philosophical themes introduced in the Suktam