𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍
नारायण सूक्तम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Taittiriya Aranyaka (Yajurveda) · Vedic Rishis · 1200-800 BCE
The Narayana Suktam is found in the Taittiriya Aranyaka of the Krishna Yajurveda. It is one of the Pancha Suktams (Five Hymns) chanted daily in Vaishnava tradition. The hymn systematically establishes that Narayana is the ultimate reality — he is the light, the soul, the truth, the meditator, and the meditation itself. Nothing exists apart from Narayana.
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The Narayana Suktam's climactic declaration — 'Antarbahishcha Tatsarvam Vyapya Narayanah Sthitah' (Narayana pervades everything, inside and outside) — is considered one of the most powerful mantric statements in the Vedas. In the Srirangam temple (one of the largest functioning Hindu temples), this suktam has been chanted daily for over 1000 years without a single day's break. The temple's unbroken prosperity across millennia is attributed to this continuous recitation.
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𑍐 𑌸𑌹 𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌵𑌤𑍁। 𑌸𑌹 𑌨𑍗 𑌭𑍁𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁। 𑌸𑌹 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌵𑌹𑍈। 𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌧𑍀𑌤𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌵𑌹𑍈॥ 𑍐 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃॥
Om saha navavatu, saha nau bhunaktu, saha viryam karavavahai; Tejasvinavadhitamastu ma vidvishavahai. Om shantih shantih shantih.
Meaning:सहस्र शीश वाले, सर्वद्रष्टा, विश्व का कल्याण करने वाले दिव्य नारायण; यह विश्व ही अक्षर एवं परम पद नारायण है।
𑍐 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌮𑍍। 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍॥
Om sahasrashirsham devam vishvaksham vishvashambhuvam; Vishvam Narayanam devamaksharam paramam padam.
Meaning:विश्व से परे, नित्य; विश्व ही नारायण, हरि है; यह सब कुछ नारायण ही है।
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌮𑍍। 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌤𑌿॥
Vishvatah paramannityam vishvam Narayanam Harim; Vishvamevedam purushastadvishvamupajivati.
Meaning:विश्व के स्वामी, समस्त आत्माओं के ईश्वर, शाश्वत, कल्याणमय (शिव), अच्युत — वही नारायण है।
𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌮𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌮𑍍। 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌮𑍍॥
Patim vishvasyatmeshvaram shashvatam shivamachyutam; Narayanam mahajneyam vishvatmanam parayanam.
Meaning:परम ज्योति नारायण है, परम आत्मा नारायण है, परम ब्रह्म नारायण है।
𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌪𑌰𑍋 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌃। 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌃॥
Narayanaparo jyotiratma Narayanah parah; Narayanaparam brahma tattvam Narayanah parah.
Meaning:परम ध्याता नारायण है, परम ध्यान नारायण है; जगत् में जो कुछ भी है, सब नारायण ही है।
𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌪𑌰𑍋 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌃। 𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌕𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌯𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌵𑌾॥
Narayanaparo dhyata dhyanam Narayanah parah; Yachcha kinchijjagatsarvam drishyate shruyate'pi va.
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌹𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌃। 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌮𑍍॥
Antarbahishcha tatsarvam vyapya Narayanah sthitah; Anantamavyayam kavim samudre'ntam vishvashambhuvam.
𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌕𑍋𑌶𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍀𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌂 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌧𑍋𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍। 𑌅𑌧𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌰𑌿 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿॥
Padmakoshapratikasham hridayam chapyadhomukham; Adho nishtya vitastyante nabhyamupari tishthati.
𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌤𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑍍। 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌕𑍋𑌶𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌮𑍍॥
Jvalamalakulam bhati vishvasyayatanam mahat; Santatam sirabhistu lambatyakoshasannibham.
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍁𑌷𑌿𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌂 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌃॥
Tasyante sushiram sukshmam tasminsarvam pratishthitam; Tasya madhye mahanagnirvishvarchirvishvatomukhah.
𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌮𑌜𑌰𑌃 𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌃। 𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌗𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌧𑌃𑌶𑌾𑌯𑍀 𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌾𑌃॥
So'grabhugvibhajantishthannaharamajarah kavih; Tiryagurdhvamadhahshayi rashmayastasya santatah.
𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌤𑌲𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌃। 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑌹𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌾 𑌅𑌣𑍀𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾॥
Santapayati svam dehamapadatalamastakah; Tasya madhye vahnishikha aniyordhva vyavasthita.
𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌤𑍋𑌯𑌦𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌖𑍇𑌵 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾। 𑌨𑍀𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌶𑍂𑌕𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌵𑍀 𑌪𑍀𑌤𑌾 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌣𑍂𑌪𑌮𑌾॥
Nilatoyadamadhyasthadvidyullekheva bhasvara; Nivarashukavattanvi pita bhasvatyanupama.
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌃। 𑌸 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌸 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌃 𑌸 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌃 𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌟𑍍॥
Tasyah shikhaya madhye paramatma vyavasthitah; Sa brahma sa shivah sa harih sendrah so'ksharah paramah svarat.
𑌋𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌪𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑍍। 𑌊𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑍈 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃॥
Ritam satyam param brahma purusham krishnapingalam; Urdhvaretam virupaksham vishvarupaya vai namo namah.
𑍐 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌧𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿। 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍋𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍॥ 𑍐 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃॥
Om Narayanaya vidmahe Vasudevaya dhimahi; Tanno Vishnuh prachodayat. Om shantih shantih shantih.
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Benefits of Chanting नारायण सूक्तम्
One of the most important Vedic hymns establishing Vishnu/Narayana as supreme
Chanted during Vishnu abhishekam in all major temples
'Narayanah Parah' repeated 6 times — creates powerful affirmation
Reveals that Narayana pervades everything — inside and outside
Grants deep peace and connection to the ultimate reality
Essential for Vaishnava (Vishnu devotee) daily practice
How to Chant नारायण सूक्तम्
This suktam is traditionally chanted during Vishnu abhishekam (ritual bathing). Sit quietly and chant with the understanding that Narayana pervades everything. The repetition of 'Narayanah Parah' in verse 4 is particularly powerful — it affirms that the light, the soul, the truth, and reality itself IS Narayana.
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