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Kayena Vacha Manasendriyair Va (Narayana Surrender Verse)

कायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 At the end of any worship, work, study, or meal; also at the close of the day before sleep·📜 Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Canto 11, Chapter 2, Verse 36

Also known as: kayena vacha manasendriyair va · narayanayeti samarpayami · kayena vacha · narayana surrender verse · sb 11.2.36

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

Kayena vacha manasendriyair va is the most beloved verse of total surrender (atma-nivedana) in the Vaishnava tradition. The devotee dedicates every action — of body, speech, mind, senses, intellect and soul — entirely to Lord Narayana. Drawn from the eleventh canto of the Srimad Bhagavata, it is chanted to conclude worship, work, study and meals, transforming all activity into an offering to God.

Origin & Story

Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Canto 11, Chapter 2, Verse 36 · Veda Vyasa (spoken by the Yogendra Karabhajana / the sages to King Nimi) · Puranic

In the eleventh canto of the Srimad Bhagavata, King Nimi questions the nine great sages known as the Nava-Yogendras, sons of Rishabhadeva, about the path of devotion. Among their teachings on bhagavata-dharma comes this verse, prescribing total dedication of all one's faculties and deeds to Narayana. Over the centuries it became the standard verse of self-surrender across Vaishnava sampradayas and is among the most widely chanted closing prayers in Hindu worship.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally taught that one who sincerely offers all deeds to Narayana with this verse is never bound by the reactions of those deeds — good or bad karma alike is consumed in the fire of surrender, just as the Yogendras promised King Nimi that such a soul crosses beyond all illusion.

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The Mantra

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कायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा बुद्ध्यात्मना वा प्रकृतेः स्वभावात्। करोमि यद्यत्सकलं परस्मै नारायणायेति समर्पयामि॥

Kāyena vācā manasendriyair vā buddhyātmanā vā prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt. karomi yad yat sakalaṃ parasmai nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi.

Meaning:Whatever I do with my body, speech, mind or senses, with my intellect or soul, or simply by the natural impulses of material nature — all of it, in its entirety, I offer unto the Supreme Lord Narayana.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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कायेन🔊kāyenawith the body

वाचा🔊vācāwith speech

मनसा🔊manasāwith the mind

इन्द्रियैः🔊indriyaiḥwith the senses

वा🔊vāor

बुद्ध्या🔊buddhyāwith the intellect

आत्मना🔊ātmanāwith the self / soul

प्रकृतेः स्वभावात्🔊prakṛteḥ svabhāvātby the natural tendencies of material nature

करोमि🔊karomiI do / I perform

यद्यत्🔊yad yatwhatever, all that

सकलम्🔊sakalameverything, in its entirety

परस्मै🔊parasmaiunto the Supreme

नारायणाय🔊nārāyaṇāyaunto Lord Narayana

इति🔊itithus (saying)

समर्पयामि🔊samarpayāmiI offer / I dedicate

Benefits of Chanting Kayena Vacha Manasendriyair Va (Narayana Surrender Verse)

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Transforms every ordinary action into worship by offering it to Narayana

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Cultivates the supreme attitude of surrender (saranagati / atma-nivedana)

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Frees the doer from pride, attachment and the bondage of karma

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Brings peace by releasing anxiety over the results of one's actions

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Ideal conclusion to any puja, japa, study, work, or meal

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Purifies even unconscious deeds done by the force of one's nature

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Deepens constant remembrance of the Lord throughout daily life

How to Chant Kayena Vacha Manasendriyair Va (Narayana Surrender Verse)

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Best TimeAt the end of any worship, work, study, or meal; also at the close of the day before sleep

Recite this single verse with folded hands and a humble heart after completing any activity, mentally placing the fruit of that action at the feet of Lord Narayana. Many recite it after daily puja and after meals. The key word is 'samarpayami' — 'I offer' — so let the feeling of giving everything to God accompany the words rather than mere repetition.

Frequently Asked Questions

It appears in the Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Canto 11, Chapter 2, Verse 36, spoken in the discourse of the nine Yogendras (sons of Rishabhadeva) to King Nimi about pure devotional service and surrender to Narayana.

It is most often recited at the conclusion of worship, work, japa, study, or a meal, as a way of dedicating everything one has done to Lord Narayana. It is also a common closing verse for daily prayers.

By offering all actions to the Lord, the devotee renounces the sense of being the independent doer. This dissolves ego and attachment to results, turning all of life into a continuous act of devotion (karma-yoga and atma-nivedana).

Yes. It is a universal verse of surrender requiring no special initiation. Anyone of any background may recite it with sincerity to dedicate their deeds to God.