naray[apein;t [Narayana Upanishad] - Sri Sathya Sai ...

1 naray [aepin;tnaray[aepin;tnaray[aepin;tn aray[aepin;t [ narayana Upanishad] Introduction Atharva Rishi who has seen Lord narayana has conveyed his direct experience in a poetic form through the narayana Upanishad. It is also called as narayana Atharva Shirsham by scholars ` s/h na?vvtu, om sa ha n vavatu| Let God protect the teacher and the student s/h naE? un u, sa ha nau bhunattu| May God Nourish both of us. s/h vI/y ?krvav hE , sa ha v rya karav vahai | te/j/iSv na/vxI?tmStu/ ma iv?i ;a/vhE , ` zaiNt/> zaiNt/> zaiNt?]]]]

2 > te ja svi n vadh tamastu m vi dvi vahai | om nti nti nti ( This is a traditional Prayer recited by Guru(teacher) and Sishya (the Taught) this mantra before the commencement of a class. This chanting wades away all the obstacles while the disciples are being imparted education. ) . Let God make us wise (apply our knowledge). Let us work together sincerely. Whatever that we may learn, may that be useful to us. Let us not hate each other for any reason. Aw pu ;ae h vE nary[ae=kamyt ja> s&?jeye/it atha puru o ha vai n raya o k mayata praj s jeye ti The supreme person narayana willed to create beings na/ra/y/[aT a?]]

3 [ae ja/yte, n r ya tpr o j yate| From narayana emerged the life principle mn> sveRiN ?yai[/ c, mana sarvendri y i ca| From narayana emerged the mind and all the senses o< vayuJyaeRitrap> p&iwvI iv ?Sy xa/ir[I, kha v yurjyotir pa p thiv vi va sya dh ri | From narayana came the wind, the light, the water and the Earth, which became the constituents of the Universe na/ra/y/[ad ? a ja/yte, n r ya d - bra hm j yate| From narayana came the Creator Brahma na/ra/y/[ad - ? ae ja/yte, n r ya d - ru dro j yate| From narayana emerged Maha-Rudra, the annihilator na/ra/y/[aid?]]]]]]

4 N ae ja/yte, n r ya di ndro j yate| From narayana came Indra na/ra/y/[aT japty> ?jay/Nte, n r ya tpraj pataya pra j ya nte| From narayana came all the Prajapathis na/ra/y/[ad adzaidTya a vsvSsvaRi[ c D?Ndag!/<is, n r ya ddv da dity rudr vasavassarv i ca cha nd g si| From narayana came the twelve sons, the eight vasus, the Rudra and all the Vedas na/ra/y/[adev smu?Tp*/Nte, n r ya deva samu tpadya nte| All beings emerged from narayana na/ra/y/[e ?vtR/Nte, n r ya e pra varta nte| narayana sustains all beings na/ra/y/[e ?]]]]]]

5 LIy/Nte, n r ya e pra l ya nte| Every being merges in narayana Aaem!, Aw inTyae na?ray/[>, om| atha nityo n r ya a | narayana is the eternal principle / a na?ray/[>, bra hm n r ya a | Bramha the Creator is narayana iz/vZc? naray /[>, i va ca n r ya a | Shiva is narayana . z/ Zc? naray /[>, a kra ca n r ya a | Indra is narayana *a/va/p&/iw/VyaE c? naray /[>, dy v p thi vyau ca n r ya a | Earth and the Heaven are narayana ka/lZc? naray /[>, k la ca n r ya a | Time verily is narayana id/zZc? naray /[>, di a ca n r ya a | Directions are narayana ^/XvR ?]]]]]]]

6 naray /[>, rdhva ca n r ya a | The upper world is narayana A/x ? naray /[>, a dha ca n r ya a | The nether world is narayana A/Nt/bR/ihZc? naray /[>, a nta rba hi ca n r ya a | narayana forms the inner as well as the outer worlds naray [ @ve?dg!< s/vRm!, n r ya a eve dag sa rvam| Everything is the manifestation of narayana y /t< y / Vym! yadbh ta yacca bhavyam | He is both the past and the future in:klae inr nae inivRkLpae inraOyat> zu ae dev @kae? naray /[>, ni kalo nira jano nirvikalpo nir khy ta uddho deva eko n r ya a | narayana is immaculate, ever blissful, blemishless and non-dual n i /tIyae =iSt/ ki ?]]]]]

7 T!, na dvi t yo sti ka ci t| narayana is the Supreme Self without a second. y @?v< ve/d, ya e va ve da| This is declared by the Yajur Veda s iv:[urev vit s iv:[ure?v /vit, sa vi ureva bhavati sa vi ure va bha vati| narayana and Vishnu pervade the entire Universe and it is He alone who exists AaeimTy? e Vya/hret!, omitya gre vy haret| The Primordial sound OM is uttered first nm #?it p/ at!, nama i ti pa c t| Next comes the word NAMO na/ra/y/[ayeTyu?pir/ at!, n r ya yetyu pari t| Then comes the meditation on narayana Aaeim?]]]

8 Tye?ka/]rm!, omi tye k k aram| OM is one lettered (in Sanskrit) nm #it? e A/]re, nama iti dve a k are| NAMA is two lettered(in Sanskrit) na/ra/y/[ayeit p a ]ra/i[. n r ya yeti pa c k ar i narayana is five lettered (in Sanskrit) @t E naray [Sya a]?r< p/dm!, etadvai n r ya asy k a ra pa dam| These all together form the eight-lettered sacred mantra, OM NAMO narayana yae h vE naray [Sya a]r< pd?mXye/it, yo ha vai n r ya asy k ara pada madhye ti| This eight-lettered mantra is the most scared and is the king of all mantras Anp uvSsvRma?

9 Yure/it, anapabruvassarvam yure ti| One who chants this with sincere faith and devotion will attain good health and long life ivNdte a?jap/Tyg!< raySpae;<? gaEp/Tym!, vindate pr j pa tyag r yaspo a gaupa tyam| They will also attain the state of Prajapathi with all prosperity ttae=m&tTvm ute ttae=m&tTvm u?t #/it, tato m tatvama nute tato m tatvama nu ta i ti| They will attain the immortal state of narayana Himself y @?v< ve/d, ya e va ve da| This is declared by the Sama Veda. TyganNd< pu ;< [v?Sv /pm!]

10 , pratyag nanda brahma puru a pra ava svar pam| The Pranava is the supreme Blissful state of Brahma Akar %kar mka?r #/it, ak ra uk ra mak ra i ti| OM kara is made up of the 3 syllables A , U & M tanekxa sm r det?daeim/it, t nekadh samabharattadeta domi ti| Pranava alone supports the life in all beings ymuKTva? muCy?te yae/gI/ j/Nm/s<sa?rb/Nxnat!, yamuktv mucya te yo g ja nma sa s raba ndhan t| Chanting this, spiritual seekers have attained liberation from the bonds of birth and death ` nmae naray [ayeit m?]