vishnukrishnaguruvayurnarayaniyam

සාන්ද්රානන්දාවබෝධාත්මකම් (නාරායණීයම් ආරම්භ)

Sandrananda Avabodhatmakam (Narayaniyam Opening) in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Early morning, especially on Ekadashi and during visits to Guruvayur; daily as the opening of Narayaniyam parayana·📜 Narayaniyam, Dashaka 1, verses 1-2 (Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri)

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Origin & Story

Narayaniyam, Dashaka 1, verses 1-2 (Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri) · Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri · 16th century CE (1586 CE)

Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri, a scholar of Kerala, took upon himself the paralysis of his guru. Advised to surrender to Guruvayurappan, he composed ten verses each day in praise of the Lord, drawing from the Bhagavatam. He began with these verses celebrating the presence of Brahman at Guruvayur. On completing the 1,034th verse, he beheld a vision of the Lord and was healed.

✦ As told in scripture

It is famously recounted that as Bhattathiri completed the final dashaka of the Narayaniyam, the Lord of Guruvayur granted him a direct vision and cured his crippling paralysis — and to this day devotees recite the work, beginning with 'Sandrananda-avabodhatmakam', praying for relief from disease and sorrow.

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Verse 1

සාන්ද්රානන්දාවබෝධාත්මකමනුපමිතං කාලදේශාවධිභ්යාං නිර්මුක්තං නිත්යමුක්තං නිගමශතසහස්රේණ නිර්භාස්යමානම් . අස්පෂ්ටං දෘෂ්ටමාත්රේ පුනරුරුපුරුෂාර්ථාත්මකං බ්රහ්ම තත්ත්වං තත්තාවද්භාති සාක්ෂාද්ගුරුපවනපුරේ හන්ත භාග්යං ජනානාම් ..

Sāndrānandāvabodhātmakamanupamitaṁ kāladeśāvadhibhyāṁ Nirmuktaṁ nityamuktaṁ nigamaśatasahasreṇa nirbhāsyamānam | Aspaṣṭaṁ dṛṣṭamātre punarurupuruṣārthātmakaṁ brahma tattvaṁ Tattāvadbhāti sākṣādgurupavanapure hanta bhāgyaṁ janānām ||

Meaning:That essence of Brahman, made of concentrated bliss and pure consciousness, incomparable, free from the bounds of time and place, eternally liberated, revealed by a hundred thousand Vedic scriptures — unclear to ordinary sight yet directly perceived, the very embodiment of the supreme goal of life — that same reality shines visibly here in Guruvayur. Oh, what great fortune is this for the people!

Verse 2

ඒවං දුර්ලභ්යවස්තුන්යපි සුලභතයා හස්තලබ්ධේ යදන්යත් තන්වා වාචා ධියා වා භජති බත ජනඃ ක්ෂුද්රතාං ක්ෂුද්රබුද්ධිඃ . ඒෂෝ(අ)හං විශ්වමූර්තේ තව චරණයුගං දේවපූජ්යං ප්රපද්යේ හන්ත වාසුදේව ක්ෂපය දුරිතං ද්රාගයෝ මාමමුං තේ ..

Evaṁ durlabhyavastunyapi sulabhatayā hastalabdhe yadanyat Tanvā vācā dhiyā vā bhajati bata janaḥ kṣudratāṁ kṣudrabuddhiḥ | Eṣo'haṁ viśvamūrte tava caraṇayugaṁ devapūjyaṁ prapadye Hanta vāsudeva kṣapaya duritaṁ drāgayo māmamuṁ te ||

Meaning:Though such a rare treasure has thus come easily within reach, alas, the small-minded person still chases trivial things with body, speech and mind. O you whose form is the whole universe, I take refuge at your two feet, worshipped even by the gods. O Vasudeva, swiftly destroy this suffering of mine — I who have come to you.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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සාන්ද්ර-ආනන්ද🔊sandra-anandadense, concentrated bliss

අවබෝධ-ආත්මකම්🔊avabodha-atmakamof the nature of pure consciousness/awareness

අනුපමිතම්🔊anupamitamincomparable, beyond all comparison

කාලදේශාවධිභ්යාං නිර්මුක්තම්🔊kala-desha-avadhibhyam nirmuktamfree from the limits of time and space

නිත්යමුක්තම්🔊nityamuktameternally free / ever-liberated

නිගමශතසහස්රේණ නිර්භාස්යමානම්🔊nigama-shata-sahasrena nirbhasyamanamrevealed by a hundred thousand Vedic texts

අස්පෂ්ටම් දෘෂ්ටමාත්රේ🔊aspashtam drishtamatreunclear at first sight, yet directly perceptible

උරු-පුරුෂාර්ථ-ආත්මකම්🔊uru-purushartha-atmakamthe very embodiment of the highest human goal (liberation)

බ්රහ්ම තත්ත්වම්🔊brahma tattvamthe supreme reality, Brahman

සාක්ෂාත් ගුරුපවනපුරේ භාති🔊sakshat gurupavanapure bhatishines directly (manifest) in Guruvayur

හන්ත භාග්යං ජනානාම්🔊hanta bhagyam jananamoh, what great fortune of the people!

හස්තලබ්ධේ🔊hastalabdhethough obtained (so easily) in one's own hands

ක්ෂුද්රබුද්ධිඃ ක්ෂුද්රතාම් භජති🔊kshudrabuddhih kshudratam bhajatithe small-minded person pursues trivial things

විශ්වමූර්තේ🔊vishvamurteO you whose form is the entire universe!

තව චරණයුගං ප්රපද්යේ🔊tava charanayugam prapadyeI take refuge at your two feet

වාසුදේව ක්ෂපය දුරිතම්🔊vasudeva kshapaya duritamO Vasudeva, destroy (my) suffering and sin

ද්රාක්🔊drakquickly, at once

Benefits of Chanting Sandrananda Avabodhatmakam (Narayaniyam Opening)

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Opens the Narayaniyam, a poem famed for healing and divine grace

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Affirms that the formless Brahman is directly present as Krishna in Guruvayur

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Cultivates surrender (prapatti) at the feet of Vasudeva

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Traditionally recited for relief from illness and suffering

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Awakens longing for the supreme goal (moksha) over fleeting pleasures

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Considered highly auspicious as the dawn-prayer of Guruvayur devotees

How to Chant Sandrananda Avabodhatmakam (Narayaniyam Opening)

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Best TimeEarly morning, especially on Ekadashi and during visits to Guruvayur; daily as the opening of Narayaniyam parayana

Recite these opening verses to begin the Narayaniyam, ideally facing an image of Guruvayurappan (Krishna). Sit with a calm, devoted mind, picturing the Lord enshrined at Guruvayur as the visible form of Brahman. These two verses may also be chanted on their own as a heartfelt prayer of surrender and for relief from suffering, in the spirit in which Bhattathiri composed them.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Sandrananda Avabodhatmakam (Narayaniyam Opening) written in the Sinhala script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

The Narayaniyam is a devotional Sanskrit poem of 1,034 verses (100 dashakas) condensing the Srimad Bhagavatam, composed in the 16th century by Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri at the Guruvayur temple in Kerala. These are its opening verses.

It declares that the supreme Brahman — concentrated bliss and consciousness, beyond time and space, praised by countless Vedic texts — shines directly and visibly as the Lord of Guruvayur, calling this the great fortune of the people.

Tradition holds that Bhattathiri composed it to be cured of paralysis, taking upon himself the ailment of his guru. As he completed it before Guruvayurappan, he was healed — so the poem, beginning with these verses, is cherished as a prayer for health and grace.

Yes. While they open the full poem, the two verses form a complete meditation on the presence of Brahman at Guruvayur and a prayer of surrender to Vasudeva, and are often recited on their own.