Narayaniyam Dashaka 8
Narayaniyam Dashaka 8
Narayaniyam Dashaka 8
nArAyaNIyaM dashaka 8 - pralayavarNanam
evaM tAvat prAkRRitaprakShayAnte
brAhme kalpe hyAdime labdhajanmA |
brahmA bhUyastvatta evApya vedAn
sRRiShTiM chakre pUrvakalpopamAnAm ||1||
so.ayaM chaturyugasahasramitAnyahAni
tAvanmitAshcha rajanIrbahusho ninAya |
nidrAtyasau tvayi nilIya samaM svasRRiShTai-
rnaimittikapralayamAhurato.asya rAtrim ||2||
asmAdRRishAM punaraharmukhakRRityatulyAM
sRRiShTiM karotyanudinaM sa bhavatprasAdAt |
prAgbrAhmakalpajanuShAM cha parAyuShAM tu
suptaprabodhanasamAsti tadA.api sRRiShTiH ||3||
pa~nchAshadabdamadhunA svavayordharUpa-
mekaM parArdhamativRRitya hi vartate.asau |
tatrAntyarAtrijanitAn kathayAmi bhUman
pashchAddinAvataraNe cha bhavadvilAsAn ||4||
dinAvasAne.atha sarojayoniH
suShuptikAmastvayi sannililye |
jaganti cha tvajjaTharaM samIyu-
stadedamekArNavamAsa vishvam ||5||
tavaiva veShe phaNirAji sheShe
jalaikasheShe bhuvane sma sheShe |
AnandasAndrAnubhavasvarUpaH
svayoganidrAparimudritAtmA ||6||
kAlAkhyashaktiM pralayAvasAne
prabodhayetyAdishatA kilAdau |
tvayA prasuptaM parisuptashakti-
vrajena tatrAkhilajIvadhAmnA ||7||
chaturyugANAM cha sahasramevaM
tvayi prasupte punaradvitIye |
kAlAkhyashaktiH prathamaprabuddhA
prAbodhayattvAM kila vishvanAtha ||8||
vibudhya cha tvaM jalagarbhashAyin
vilokya lokAnakhilAn pralInAn |
teShveva sUkShmAtmatayA nijAntaH -
sthiteShu vishveShu dadAtha dRRiShTim ||9||
tatastvadIyAdayi nAbhirandhrA-
dudanchitaM kinchana divyapadmam |
nilInanishsheShapadArthamAlA-
sa~NkSheparUpaM mukulAyamAnam ||10||
tadetadambhoruhakuDmalaM te
kalevarAt toyapathe prarUDham |
bahirnirItaM paritaH sphuradbhiH
svadhAmabhirdhvAntamalaM nyakRRintat ||11||
samphullapatre nitarAM vichitre
tasmin bhavadvIryadhRRite saroje |
sa padmajanmA vidhirAvirAsIt
svayamprabuddhAkhilavedarAshiH ||12||
asmin parAtman nanu pAdmakalpe
tvamitthamutthApitapadmayoniH |
anantabhUmA mama rogarAshiM
nirundhi vAtAlayavAsa viShNo ||13||
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About This Stotram
Overview
Narayaniyam Dashaka 8 is the eighth ten-verse section of the Narayaniyam, the Sanskrit devotional work composed by Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri in the 16th century CE. This dashaka, titled "Pralaya Varnanam" (Description of Dissolution), describes the Naimittika Pralaya — the periodic cosmic dissolution that occurs at the end of Brahma's day — as recounted in the Srimad Bhagavatam. The section illustrates Lord Narayana's role as the ground and sustainer of existence through cycles of creation and dissolution.
What are the benefits of chanting Narayaniyam Dashaka 8?
- Provides a framework for understanding the impermanence of the manifest world
- Deepens contemplation of Narayana as the underlying constant through cosmic cycles
- Supports detachment from material phenomena as understood in Advaita Vedanta
- Connects the practitioner to the cosmological teachings of the Bhagavatam tradition
When is the best time to recite this?
The dashaka is recited morning and evening as part of the sequential reading of the Narayaniyam. It is particularly appropriate for periods of personal contemplation on cosmic themes and is recited at Guruvayur Ekadashi along with other dashakas.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri composed the Narayaniyam at the Guruvayur temple in Kerala around 1586 CE. The work of 1,036 verses across 100 dashakas condenses the Srimad Bhagavatam in a devotional and philosophical manner. Dashaka 8's treatment of cosmic dissolution draws directly from the Bhagavatam's cosmological sections and reflects the Puranic framework of cyclical time. The Narayaniyam is recited daily at the Guruvayur temple and is considered one of the most significant Sanskrit devotional works of the Kerala tradition.
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Related Texts
- Narayaniyam Dashaka 1 — the opening dashaka of the same work that introduces the nature of Brahman, providing context for the cosmological description in this section
- Narayaniyam Dashaka 2 — the preceding section that addresses the sweetness of the Lord's form before the narrative moves to cosmological themes