𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌮𑍍 (𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑍀𑌯𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌭)
सान्द्रानन्दावबोधात्मकम् (नारायणीयम् आरम्भ) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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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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𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌪𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌦𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌵𑌧𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌮𑌶𑌤𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 । 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌂 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌪𑌵𑌨𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍇 𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥
Sāndrānandāvabodhātmakamanupamitaṁ kāladeśāvadhibhyāṁ Nirmuktaṁ nityamuktaṁ nigamaśatasahasreṇa nirbhāsyamānam | Aspaṣṭaṁ dṛṣṭamātre punarurupuruṣārthātmakaṁ brahma tattvaṁ Tattāvadbhāti sākṣādgurupavanapure hanta bhāgyaṁ janānām ||
Meaning:वह ब्रह्म-तत्त्व, जो सान्द्र आनन्द और शुद्ध बोध स्वरूप है, अनुपम है, काल और देश की सीमाओं से मुक्त है, नित्यमुक्त है, सहस्रों वेद-वाक्यों से प्रकाशित है — जो साधारण दृष्टि से अस्पष्ट किन्तु साक्षात् अनुभवगम्य है, तथा परम पुरुषार्थ का स्वरूप है — वही तत्त्व यहाँ गुरुवायुपुर में प्रत्यक्ष विराजमान है। अहो, यह जनों का कितना सौभाग्य है!
𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌲𑌭𑌤𑌯𑌾 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌯𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌾𑌚𑌾 𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌾 𑌭𑌜𑌤𑌿 𑌬𑌤 𑌜𑌨𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 । 𑌏𑌷𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌵 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌪𑍂𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌪𑌯 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌯𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌮𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑍇 ॥
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:ऐसी दुर्लभ वस्तु सुलभता से हाथ में आ जाने पर भी, हाय, क्षुद्रबुद्धि मनुष्य शरीर, वाणी और मन से तुच्छ वस्तुओं को ही भजता है। हे विश्वमूर्ते! देवों से पूज्य आपके दोनों चरणों की मैं शरण लेता हूँ। हे वासुदेव! शीघ्र ही मेरे — इस शरणागत के — समस्त दुरित को नष्ट कर दीजिए।
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Benefits of Chanting सान्द्रानन्दावबोधात्मकम् (नारायणीयम् आरम्भ)
Opens the Narayaniyam, a poem famed for healing and divine grace
Affirms that the formless Brahman is directly present as Krishna in Guruvayur
Cultivates surrender (prapatti) at the feet of Vasudeva
Traditionally recited for relief from illness and suffering
Awakens longing for the supreme goal (moksha) over fleeting pleasures
Considered highly auspicious as the dawn-prayer of Guruvayur devotees
How to Chant सान्द्रानन्दावबोधात्मकम् (नारायणीयम् आरम्भ)
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.
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