narayanasurrenderbhagavatasaranagati

𑌕𑌾𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑌾𑌚𑌾 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾

कायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ 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

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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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𑌕𑌾𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑌾𑌚𑌾 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾 𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍। 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌿 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌾𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿॥

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

Meaning:मैं शरीर से, वाणी से, मन से, इन्द्रियों से, बुद्धि से, आत्मा से अथवा प्रकृति के स्वभाव से जो कुछ भी करता हूँ, वह सब कुछ परम भगवान नारायण को समर्पित करता हूँ।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌕𑌾𑌯𑍇𑌨🔊kāyenawith the body

𑌵𑌾𑌚𑌾🔊vācāwith speech

𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾🔊manasāwith the mind

𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍈𑌃🔊indriyaiḥwith the senses

𑌵𑌾🔊vāor

𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾🔊buddhyāwith the intellect

𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾🔊ātmanāwith the self / soul

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍🔊prakṛteḥ svabhāvātby the natural tendencies of material nature

𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌿🔊karomiI do / I perform

𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍🔊yad yatwhatever, all that

𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌮𑍍🔊sakalameverything, in its entirety

𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈🔊parasmaiunto the Supreme

𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌾𑌯🔊nārāyaṇāyaunto Lord Narayana

𑌇𑌤𑌿🔊itithus (saying)

𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊samarpayāmiI offer / I dedicate

Benefits of Chanting कायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा

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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 कायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा

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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

This page shows the complete कायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा written in the Grantha 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.

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.