|| Vedic Sri Narayana Suktam (Yajurveda Taittiriya) ||
✨ About Sri Narayana Suktam (श्री नारायण सूक्तम् - तैत्तिरीयारण्यक)
Sri Narayana Suktam is a profound Vedic hymn from the tenth prapathaka of the Taittiriya Aranyaka (Mahanarayana Upanishad) of Krishna Yajurveda. It reveals the supreme omnipresence of Bhagwan Sri Narayana as the indwelling Soul of the entire cosmos (Antaryami), and describes the sacred heart lotus (Hridaya Padma) wherein the supreme, self-effulgent Divine Flame of consciousness resides.
शान्ति पाठः (Vedic Peace Invocation)
ॐ सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु । सह वीर्यं करवावहै ।
तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Oṁ saha nāvavatu | saha nau bhunaktu | saha vīryaṁ karavāvahai |
tejasvi nāvadhītamastu mā vidviṣāvahai ||
Oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
Meaning: May the Supreme Lord protect us together. May He nourish us together. May we work together with great energy. May our learning be brilliant and illuminating. May we never hold animosity towards one another. Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
सहस्रशीर्षं देवं विश्वाक्षं विश्वशम्भुवम् ।
विश्वं नारायणं देवमक्षरं परमं पदम् ॥ १ ॥
Sahasraśīrṣaṁ devaṁ viśvākṣaṁ viśvaśambhuvam |
Viśvaṁ nārāyaṇaṁ devamakṣaraṁ paramaṁ padam || 1 ||
Meaning: We meditate upon the shining Lord Narayana, who possesses a thousand heads, who is all-seeing throughout the cosmos, the source of all auspiciousness and welfare for the entire universe, the imperishable, supreme goal of all spiritual seekers.
विश्वतः परमान्नित्यं विश्वं नारायणं हरिम् ।
विश्वमेवेदं पुरुषस्तद्विश्वमुपजीवति ॥ २ ॥
Viśvataḥ paramānnityaṁ viśvaṁ nārāyaṇaṁ harim |
Viśvamevedaṁ puruṣastadviśvamupajīvati || 2 ||
Meaning: Narayana is Hari, the eternal Lord who transcends all cosmic manifestations and yet is identical with all creation. All this universe is verily the Supreme Being (Purusha), and upon Him the entire cosmos depends for its life and sustenance.
पतिं विश्वस्यात्मेश्वरं शाश्वतं शिवमच्युतम् ।
नारायणं महाज्ञेयं विश्वात्मानं परायणम् ॥ ३ ॥
Patiṁ viśvasyātmeśvaraṁ śāśvataṁ śivamacyutam |
Nārāyaṇaṁ mahājñeyaṁ viśvātmānaṁ parāyaṇam || 3 ||
Meaning: He is the supreme Master of the universe, the sovereign Ruler of individual souls, eternal, ever-auspicious (Shiva), and changeless (Achyuta). Narayana is the greatest reality to be known, the Universal Soul, and the ultimate refuge of all beings.
नारायणपरो ज्योतिरात्मा नारायणः परः ।
नारायणपरं ब्रह्म तत्त्वं नारायणः परः ।
नारायणपरो ध्याता ध्यानं नारायणः परः ॥ ४ ॥
Nārāyaṇaparo jyotirātmā nārāyaṇaḥ paraḥ |
Nārāyaṇaparaṁ brahma tattvaṁ nārāyaṇaḥ paraḥ |
Nārāyaṇaparo dhyātā dhyānaṁ nārāyaṇaḥ paraḥ || 4 ||
Meaning: Narayana is the Supreme Light of consciousness. Narayana is the Supreme Self (Paramatman). Narayana is the Supreme Brahman. Narayana is the Ultimate Truth. Narayana is the highest object of meditation, and Narayana Himself is the very act of meditation.
यच्च किञ्चिज्जगत्यस्मिन्दृश्यते श्रूयतेऽपि वा ।
अन्तर्बहिश्च तत्सर्वं व्याप्य नारायणः स्थितः ॥ ५ ॥
Yacca kiñcijjagatyasmindṛśyate śrūyate'pi vā |
Antarvahiśca tatsarvaṁ vyāpya nārāyaṇaḥ sthitaḥ || 5 ||
Meaning: Whatever exists in this world, whether seen or heard, inside and outside, Lord Narayana pervades all of it completely and abides therein.
अनन्तमव्ययं कविं समुद्रेऽन्तं विश्वशम्भुवम् ।
पद्मकोशप्रतीकाशं हृदयं चाप्यधोमुखम् ॥ ६ ॥
अधो निष्ट्या वितस्त्यान्ते नाभ्यामुपरि तिष्ठति ।
ज्वालामालाकुलं भाती विश्वस्यायतनं महत् ॥ ७ ॥
Anantamavyayaṁ kaviṁ samudre'ntaṁ viśvaśambhuvam |
Padmakośapratīkāśaṁ hṛdayaṁ cāpyadhomukham || 6 ||
Adho niṣṭyā vitastyānte nābhyāmupari tiṣṭhati |
Jvālāmālākulaṁ bhātī viśvasyāyatanaṁ mahat || 7 ||
Meaning: One should meditate upon the infinite, immutable, all-knowing Lord seated within the heart. The spiritual heart resembles an inverted lotus bud, positioned a span below the neck and above the navel. Surrounded by brilliant spiritual effulgence, it is the magnificent sanctuary of the entire universe.
सन्ततं शिलाभिस्तु लम्बत्याकोशसन्निभम् ।
तस्यान्ते सुषिरं सूक्ष्मं तस्मिन्सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ ८ ॥
तस्य मध्ये महानग्निर्विश्वार्चिर्विश्वतोमुखः ।
नीलतोयदमध्यस्था विद्युल्लेखेव भास्वरा ।
नीवारशूकवत्तन्वी पीता भास्वत्यणूपमा ॥ ११ ॥
Santataṁ śilābhistu lambatyākośasannibham |
Tasyānte suṣiraṁ sūkṣmaṁ tasminsarvaṁ pratiṣṭhitam || 8 ||
Tasya madhye mahānagnirviśvārcirviśvatomukhaḥ |
Nīlatoyadamadhyasthā vidyullekheva bhāsvarā |
Nīvāraśūkavattannvī pītā bhāsvatyaṇūpamā || 11 ||
Meaning: At the core of that lotus is a subtle opening wherein everything rests. In its centre burns a great, cosmic divine fire of consciousness. Within that fire shines a divine flame (Vahni-shikha), slender as an awn of wild rice, golden-hued, dazzling like a streak of lightning flashing through a dark blue raincloud.
तस्याः शिखाया मध्ये परमात्मा व्यवस्थितः ।
स ब्रह्मा स शिवः स हरिः सेन्द्रः सोऽक्षरः परमः स्वराट् ॥ १२ ॥
ऋतं सत्यं परं ब्रह्म पुरुषं कृष्णपिङ्गलम् ।
ऊर्ध्वरेतं विरूपाक्षं विश्वरूपाय वै नमो नमः ॥ १३ ॥
Tasyāḥ śikhāyā madhye paramātmā vyavasthitaḥ |
Sa brahmā sa śivaḥ sa hariḥ sendraḥ so'kṣaraḥ paramaḥ svarāṭ || 12 ||
Ṛtaṁ satyaṁ paraṁ brahma puruṣaṁ kṛṣṇapiṅgalam |
Ūrdhvaretaṁ virūpākṣaṁ viśvarūpāya vai namo namaḥ || 13 ||
Meaning: In the centre of that divine flame resides the Supreme Soul (Paramatman). He is Brahma, He is Shiva, He is Hari, He is Indra; He is the Imperishable, the Supreme Sovereign Ruler! He is cosmic law (Rta), ultimate Truth (Satya), the Supreme Brahman, the cosmic Person having the universal form. Reverent salutations again and again unto Him!
श्री नारायण गायत्री मन्त्रः (Narayana Gayatri)
नारायणाय विद्महे वासुदेवाय धीमहि ।
तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात् ॥ १४ ॥
Nārāyaṇāya vidmahe vāsudevāya dhīmahi |
Tanno viṣṇuḥ pracodayāt || 14 ||
Meaning: May we know and realize Lord Narayana; may we meditate upon the indwelling Lord Vasudeva; and may Lord Vishnu enlighten and inspire our intellect!