𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍

𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 is a profound Vedic meditation on Narayana as the supreme, all-pervading reality: the universe, the indwelling Self, the light of meditation, and the subtle presence in the heart. It is preserved in the Mahanarayana/Taittiriya Aranyaka stream of the Krishna Yajurveda and is recited devotionally as praise of Lord Narayana as well as contemplatively as an Upanishadic pointer to the Supreme Person.

The theological depth of this Vedic hymn lies in the way it unites cosmic vision with inner meditation. It does not leave Narayana only in a distant heaven; it says that whatever is seen and heard is pervaded by him, and then it directs the seeker inward to the 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯, the heart-lotus, where the subtle flame reveals the 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾.

𑌓𑌂 𑌸॒𑌹 𑌨𑌾॑𑌵𑌵𑌤𑍁 । 𑌸॒𑌹 𑌨𑍌॑ 𑌭𑍁𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁 । 𑌸॒𑌹 𑌵𑍀॒𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂॑ 𑌕𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌵𑌹𑍈 ।
𑌤𑍇॒𑌜॒𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾॒𑌵𑌧𑍀॑𑌤𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁॒ 𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌿॑𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾॒𑌵𑌹𑍈᳚ ॥
𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May the Lord protect us both; may he nourish us both. May we work together with strength. May our study be radiant and fruitful. May we not hate each other. May there be peace, peace, peace.

[𑌧𑌾॒𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑍁॒𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾॒𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍁॑𑌦𑌾𑌜॒𑌹𑌾𑌰॑ । 𑌶॒𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿॒𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍-𑌪𑍍𑌰॒𑌦𑌿𑌶॒𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌤॑𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌤𑌮𑍇॒𑌵𑌂-𑌵𑌿𑌁॒𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨॒𑌮𑍃𑌤॑ 𑌇॒𑌹 𑌭॑𑌵𑌤𑌿 । 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌂𑌥𑌾॒ 𑌅𑌯॑𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥]

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Creator proclaimed this in the beginning, and Indra, knowing it, spread it through the four directions: one who knows that Supreme in this way becomes immortal here; there is no other path to the final goal.

𑌓𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑌸॒𑌹॒𑌸𑍍𑌰॒𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍॑𑌷𑌂 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑌂॒ 𑌵𑌿॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂॑-𑌵𑌿𑌁॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌂॑𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂॑ 𑌨𑌾॒𑌰𑌾𑌯॑𑌣𑌂 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵॒𑌮॒𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂॑ 𑌪𑌰॒𑌮𑌂 𑌪॒𑌦𑌮𑍍 ।

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Narayana is the radiant divine being with countless heads and all-seeing vision, the source of the universe's welfare. The universe itself is Narayana, the imperishable supreme goal.

𑌵𑌿॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃॒ 𑌪𑌰॑𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂॒-𑌵𑌿𑌁॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌾॑𑌰𑌾𑌯॒𑌣𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌹॑𑌰𑌿𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵॑𑌮𑍇॒𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁॑𑌷॒-𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵-𑌮𑍁𑌪॑𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌤𑌿 ।

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Narayana Hari is eternal and beyond the universe, yet this whole universe is that Purusha. The universe lives by him and depends upon him.

𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌂॒-𑌵𑌿𑌁𑌶𑍍𑌵॑𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾॒𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵॑𑌰॒𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵॑𑌤𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌶𑌿॒𑌵-𑌮॑𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌨𑌾॒𑌰𑌾𑌯॒𑌣𑌂 𑌮॑𑌹𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇॒𑌯𑌂॒-𑌵𑌿𑌁॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾॑𑌨𑌂 𑌪॒𑌰𑌾𑌯॑𑌣𑌮𑍍 ।

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Narayana is the lord of the universe, the inner ruler, eternal, auspicious, unfailing, the great reality to be known, the Self of all, and the supreme refuge.

𑌨𑌾॒𑌰𑌾𑌯॒𑌣𑌪॑𑌰𑍋 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋॒𑌤𑌿॒𑌰𑌾॒𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌨𑌾॑𑌰𑌾𑌯॒𑌣𑌃 𑌪॑𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌨𑌾॒𑌰𑌾𑌯॒𑌣𑌪𑌰𑌂॑ 𑌬𑍍𑌰॒𑌹𑍍𑌮॒ 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌾॑𑌰𑌾𑌯॒𑌣𑌃 𑌪॑𑌰𑌃 ।

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Narayana is the supreme light; Narayana is the supreme Self. Narayana is supreme Brahman; Narayana is the highest truth.

𑌨𑌾॒𑌰𑌾𑌯॒𑌣𑌪॑𑌰𑍋 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾॒𑌤𑌾॒ 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾॒𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌾॑𑌰𑌾𑌯॒𑌣𑌃 𑌪॑𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌚॑ 𑌕𑌿𑌂॒𑌚𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌜॑𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌸॒𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂॒ 𑌦𑍃॒𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇᳚ 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌯॒𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿॑ 𑌵𑌾 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Narayana is the supreme meditator, and meditation itself is Narayana. Whatever exists in the entire world, seen or heard, is included in him.

𑌅𑌂𑌤॑𑌰𑍍𑌬॒𑌹𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚॑ 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸॒𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂॒-𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌁॒𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌾॑𑌰𑌾𑌯॒𑌣𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿॑𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌅𑌨𑌂𑌤॒𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌂॑ 𑌕॒𑌵𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌸॑𑌮𑍁॒𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌂𑌽𑌤𑌂॑-𑌵𑌿𑌁॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌂॑𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌮𑍍 ।

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Narayana abides by pervading everything within and without. He is endless, undecaying, all-knowing, vast as the cosmic ocean, and the source of welfare for the universe.

𑌪॒𑌦𑍍𑌮॒𑌕𑍋॒𑌶-𑌪𑍍𑌰॑𑌤𑍀𑌕𑌾॒𑌶॒𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍॒ 𑌹𑍃॒𑌦𑌯𑌂॑ 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯॒𑌧𑍋𑌮𑍁॑𑌖𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌧𑍋॑ 𑌨𑌿॒𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿॑𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂॒𑌤𑍇॒ 𑌨𑌾॒𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍁॑𑌪𑌰𑌿॒ 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠॑𑌤𑌿 ।

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The heart, the inner center, is described as resembling a downward-facing lotus bud, located below the throat and above the navel.

𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌾॒𑌲॒𑌮𑌾॒𑌲𑌾𑌕𑍁॑𑌲𑌂 𑌭𑌾॒𑌤𑍀॒ 𑌵𑌿॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾॑𑌯𑌤॒𑌨𑌂 𑌮॑𑌹𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌸𑌂𑌤॑𑌤𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌶𑌿॒𑌲𑌾𑌭𑌿॑𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁॒ 𑌲𑌂𑌬॑𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌕𑍋𑌶॒𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿॑𑌭𑌮𑍍 ।

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The heart shines as the great abode of the universe, filled as with garlands of flame, suspended by subtle channels and resembling a sheath-like bud.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇॑ 𑌸𑍁𑌷𑌿॒𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑍂॒𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌂 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍᳚ 𑌸॒𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿॑𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇॑ 𑌮॒𑌹𑌾𑌨॑𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿-𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿॑-𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋॑𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌃 ।

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Within that heart is a subtle space in which all is established. In its midst is a great fire, with flames extending everywhere and faces turned in all directions.

𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌗𑍍𑌰॑𑌭𑍁॒𑌗𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌭॑𑌜𑌂𑌤𑌿॒𑌷𑍍𑌠॒-𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌹𑌾॑𑌰𑌮𑌜॒𑌰𑌃 𑌕॒𑌵𑌿𑌃 ।
𑌤𑌿॒𑌰𑍍𑌯॒𑌗𑍂॒𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌮॑𑌧𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾॒𑌯𑍀॒ 𑌰॒𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌯॑𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌸𑌂𑌤॑𑌤𑌾 ।

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That undecaying seer receives, digests, and distributes nourishment; his rays spread continuously sideways, upward, and downward, sustaining the whole body and the subtle field of life.

𑌸𑌂॒𑌤𑌾॒𑌪𑌯॑𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑍇॒𑌹𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌾॑𑌦𑌤𑌲॒𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤॑𑌕𑌃 ।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇॒ 𑌵𑌹𑍍𑌨𑌿॑𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌾 𑌅॒𑌣𑍀𑌯𑍋᳚𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑍍𑌯॒𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿॑𑌤𑌃 ।

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That inner fire warms the whole body from the soles to the head. In its center stands an exceedingly subtle upward flame.

𑌨𑍀॒𑌲𑌤𑍋॑-𑌯𑌦॑𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯॒𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾॒-𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿॒𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍇॑𑌖𑍇𑌵॒ 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵॑𑌰𑌾 ।
𑌨𑍀॒𑌵𑌾𑌰॒𑌶𑍂𑌕॑𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤॒𑌨𑍍𑌵𑍀॒ 𑌪𑍀॒𑌤𑌾 𑌭𑌾᳚𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯॒𑌣𑍂𑌪॑𑌮𑌾 ।

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The subtle flame shines like lightning in a dark rain-cloud, slender like the awn of grain, golden, radiant, and minute beyond ordinary comparison.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃᳚ 𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌾॒𑌯𑌾 𑌮॑𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌪॒𑌰𑌮𑌾᳚𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑍍𑌯॒𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿॑𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌸 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮॒ 𑌸 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌃॒ 𑌸 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌸𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌃॒ 𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌕𑍍𑌷॑𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑌰॒𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵॒𑌰𑌾𑌟𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In the center of that flame is established the Supreme Self. He is Brahma, Shiva, Hari, and Indra; he is the imperishable, the supreme self-ruling Lord.

𑌋𑌤𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌸॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪॑𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰॒𑌹𑍍𑌮॒ 𑌪𑍁॒𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌂॑ 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣॒𑌪𑌿𑌂𑌗॑𑌲𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌊॒𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍇॑𑌤𑌂-𑌵𑌿𑌁॑𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾॒𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂॒-𑌵𑌿𑌁॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂॑𑌪𑌾𑌯॒ 𑌵𑍈 𑌨𑌮𑍋॒ 𑌨𑌮𑌃॑ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Repeated salutations to the universal-form Purusha, supreme Brahman, cosmic order and truth, dark-tawny and radiant, upward in power, wondrous-eyed, and all-formed.

𑌓𑌂 𑌨𑌾॒𑌰𑌾॒𑌯॒𑌣𑌾𑌯॑ 𑌵𑌿॒𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇॑ 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑌾𑌯॑ 𑌧𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿 ।
𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍋॑ 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍋॒𑌦𑌯𑌾᳚𑌤𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May we know Narayana; we meditate on Vasudeva as the indwelling divine presence. May Vishnu inspire, guide, and illumine our understanding.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May peace settle at every level: in divine forces, in the outer world, and within the mind, so that meditation on Narayana may become steady.

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