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Sandrananda Avabodhatmakam (Narayaniyam Opening) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ 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

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: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

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: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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𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰-𑌆𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦🔊sandra-anandadense, concentrated bliss

𑌅𑌵𑌬𑍋𑌧-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌮𑍍🔊avabodha-atmakamof the nature of pure consciousness/awareness

𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌪𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊anupamitamincomparable, beyond all comparison

𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌦𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌵𑌧𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊kala-desha-avadhibhyam nirmuktamfree from the limits of time and space

𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊nityamuktameternally free / ever-liberated

𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌮𑌶𑌤𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊nigama-shata-sahasrena nirbhasyamanamrevealed by a hundred thousand Vedic texts

𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑍍 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇🔊aspashtam drishtamatreunclear at first sight, yet directly perceptible

𑌉𑌰𑍁-𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌮𑍍🔊uru-purushartha-atmakamthe very embodiment of the highest human goal (liberation)

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍🔊brahma tattvamthe supreme reality, Brahman

𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌪𑌵𑌨𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍇 𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌿🔊sakshat gurupavanapure bhatishines directly (manifest) in Guruvayur

𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊hanta bhagyam jananamoh, what great fortune of the people!

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

𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌭𑌜𑌤𑌿🔊kshudrabuddhih kshudratam bhajatithe small-minded person pursues trivial things

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍇🔊vishvamurteO you whose form is the entire universe!

𑌤𑌵 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇🔊tava charanayugam prapadyeI take refuge at your two feet

𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌪𑌯 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊vasudeva kshapaya duritamO Vasudeva, destroy (my) suffering and sin

𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍🔊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 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.

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.