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The Narayana Sukta, is a hymn on the Supreme Being as the Father of creation,

inconceivably transcendent and yet hiddenly present in the heart of everyone, being nearer

than even the nearest of things. This is a tiny but incisive form of meditation by which

the human spirit endeavours to commune with the Supreme Spirit.

Narayana Suktam - the supreme self of all - Yajur Veda with English sub-titles

Sahasrahrha DevaVivakaVivaambhuva,

Aum , oh Eternal Being ,Narayana thousand headed and multi-eyed ,the imperishable

VihvaNaryaaaDevamakharaParama Padam.

The supreme, The resplendent, The source of delight for the whole universe.

Vihvata Paramaam NityaVihva Naaraayangam Harim,

Oh Supreme Being Naaraayan, Oh Hari, you are the whole Universe,You are Eternal

Vihvameveda Puruhastadvihvamupajvati.

The Omnipresent Absolute which destroys all sins.

PatiVihvasytmevarag Shhvatag Shivamachyutam,

Oh master of the universe, the Lord of all souls you are Shiva{auspicious},

Achyuta{indestructible}

NarayaaMahajeyaVihvatmnaParayaam.

Oh Narayaa you are Supreme object worthy of being known, the Soul of all beings, the

shelter unfailing

NarayaaParo Jyotiratm Narayaa Para.

Narayana is the Supreme Light; Narayana is the Supreme one.

Narayaa Para Brahma TattvaNarayaa Para,

The Lord Narayana is the Reality/Truth,Narayana is the Supreme one

NarayaaParo Dhyt Dhynam Narayaa Para.Narayana is the Supreme Meditator; Narayana is the Supreme Meditation.Narayana is the

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Supreme one

Yaccha Kichidjjagatsarva Dihyate Shryyate'pi Va,

Whatever all this universe is, seen or heard ofpervading all this,

Antarbahicha TatsarvaVyapya Narayaa Sthita.

Situated inside and outside, All pervading s supreme the Eternal Divine Being (Narayana).

Anantamavvyaya Kavigu Samudre'ntaVihvaambhuvam,

You are Limitless, Imperishable, Omniscient, residing in the ocean of the heart, the Cause

of the happiness of the universe,

Padmakohapratkahagi HidayaChpyadhomukham.

Oh Narayaa you manifest yourself in the inside of the heart which is comparable to an

inverted bud of the lotus flower.

Adho Nihaya VitasyAnte Nbhyamupari Tihati,

Below the centre of the throat, and above the naval(i.e., the heart which is the relative seat of

the manifestation of Pure Consciousness in the human being),

JvalamalAkulaBhAti Vihvasyayatana Mahat.

Effulges the Great Abode of the universe, as if adorned with garlands of flames.

Santatag Shilbhistu Lambatykoasannibham

Surrounded on all sides by nerve-currents (or arteries), the lotus-bud of the heart is suspended

in an inverted position.

Tasyante Suhirag SookhmaTasmin Sarva Pratihitam.

In it is a subtle space (sushumna-nadi)and therein is to be found the Substratum of all things.

Tasya Madhye Mahaanagnirvihvrchirvihvatomukha,

In that space within the heart resides the Great Flaming Fire, undecaying, all-knowing, withtongues spread out in all directions,

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So'grabhug Vibhajan Tihan AhaaramajaraKavi.

With faces turned everywhere, consuming all food presented before it, and assimilating it into

itself.

Tiryagrdhavamadahay Rahmayastasya Santata,

His rays, spreading all round, sideways as well as above and below,

Santapayati svaDehamapatatalamastakam,

Warm up the whole body from head to foot.

Tasya Madhye Vanhihikha Aiyordhva Vyavasthita.

In the centre of That (Flame) abides the Tongue of Fire as the topmost among all subtle things.

Nlatoyadamadhyasthad vidyullekheva Bhasvara,

Brilliant like a streak of lightning set in the midst of the blue rain-bearing clouds, slender like

the awn of a paddy grain,

Nvarahkavattanv Peet Bhasvatyapama.

Yellow (like gold) in colour, in subtlety comparable to the minute atom, (this Tongue of Fire)

glows splendid.

TasyaSikhay Madhye Paraamtma Vyavasthita,

In the middle of that Flame, the Supreme Self dwells.

Sa Brahma sa Shiva sa Hari Sendra so'kara ParamaSvara.

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