Narayana Suktam
Narayana Suktam
Narayana Suktam
nArAyaNa sUktam
OM sa_ha nA'vavatu | sa_ha nau' bhunaktu | sa_ha vI_rya'-~NkaravAvahai |
te_ja_svinA_vadhI'tamastu_ mA vi'dviShA_vahai᳚ ||
OM shAnti_-shshAnti_-shshAntiH' ||
[dhA_tA pu_rastA_dyamu'dAja_hAra' | sha_kraH pravi_dvAn-pra_disha_shchata'sraH |
tame_vaM-vi.N_dvAna_mRRita' i_ha bha'vati | nAnyaH panthA_ aya'nAya vidyate ||]
om || sa_ha_sra_shIr'Sha-nde_vaM_ vi_shvAkShaM'-vi.N_shvasha'mbhuvam |
vishva'-nnA_rAya'Na-nde_va_ma_kShara'-mpara_ma-mpa_dam |
vi_shvataH_ para'mAnni_tyaM_-vi.N_shva-nnA'rAya_NagM ha'rim |
vishva'me_veda-mpuru'Sha_-stadvishva-mupa'jIvati |
patiM_-vi.Nshva'syA_tmeshva'ra_gM_ shAshva'tagM shi_va-ma'chyutam |
nA_rAya_Na-mma'hAj~ne_yaM_-vi.N_shvAtmA'na-mpa_rAya'Nam |
nA_rAya_Napa'ro jyo_ti_rA_tmA nA'rAya_NaH pa'raH |
nA_rAya_Napara'-mbra_hma_ tattva-nnA'rAya_NaH pa'raH |
nA_rAya_Napa'ro dhyA_tA_ dhyA_na-nnA'rAya_NaH pa'raH |
yachcha' ki_~nchijja'gatsa_rva_-ndRRi_shyate᳚ shrUya_te-.api' vA ||
anta'rba_hishcha' tatsa_rvaM_-vyA.N_pya nA'rAya_Na-ssthi'taH |
ananta_mavyaya'-~Nka_vigM sa'mu_dreM-.ataM'-vi.N_shvasha'mbhuvam |
pa_dma_ko_sha-pra'tIkA_sha_gM_ hRRi_daya'-~nchApya_dhomu'kham |
adho' ni_ShTyA vi'tasyA_nte_ nA_bhyAmu'pari_ tiShTha'ti |
jvA_la_mA_lAku'la-mbhA_tI_ vi_shvasyA'yata_na-mma'hat |
santa'tagM shi_lAbhi'stu_ lamba'tyAkosha_sanni'bham |
tasyAnte' suShi_ragM sU_kShma-ntasmin᳚ sa_rva-mprati'ShThitam |
tasya_ madhye' ma_hAna'gni-rvi_shvArchi'-rvi_shvato'mukhaH |
so-.agra'bhu_gvibha'janti_ShTha_-nnAhA'ramaja_raH ka_viH |
ti_rya_gU_rdhvama'dhashshA_yI_ ra_shmaya'stasya_ santa'tA |
sa_ntA_paya'ti sva-nde_hamApA'datala_masta'kaH |
tasya_ madhye_ vahni'shikhA a_NIyo᳚rdhvA vya_vasthi'taH |
nI_lato'-yada'madhya_sthA_-dvi_dhyulle'kheva_ bhAsva'rA |
nI_vAra_shUka'vatta_nvI_ pI_tA bhA᳚svatya_NUpa'mA |
tasyA᳚-shshikhA_yA ma'dhye pa_ramA᳚tmA vya_vasthi'taH |
sa brahma_ sa shiva_-ssa hari_-ssendra_-sso-.akSha'raH para_ma-ssva_rAT ||
RRitagM sa_tya-mpa'ra-mbra_hma_ pu_ruSha'-NkRRiShNa_piNga'lam |
U_rdhvare'taM-vi.N'rUpA_kShaM_-vi.N_shvarU'pAya_ vai namo_ namaH' ||
o-nnA_rA_ya_NAya' vi_dmahe' vAsude_vAya' dhImahi |
tanno' viShNuH pracho_dayA᳚t ||
OM shAnti_-shshAnti_-shshAntiH' ||
Related Scriptures
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.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
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