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Introduction
Atharva Rishi who has seen Lord Narayana has conveyed his direct experience in a poetic
form through the Narayana Upanishad. It is also called as Narayana Atharva Shirsham by scholars

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om sa ha n vavatu|
Let God protect the teacher and the student
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sa ha nau bhunattu|
May God Nourish both of us.
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sa ha v rya karavvahai |

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teja svi n vadh tamastu m vi dvi vahai | om nti nti nti
( This is a traditional Prayer recited by Guru(teacher) and Sishya (the Taught) this mantra before the
commencement of a class. This chanting wades away all the obstacles while the disciples are being
imparted education. )
. Let God make us wise (apply our knowledge). Let us work together sincerely. Whatever that we may
learn, may that be useful to us. Let us not hate each other for any reason.
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atha puruo ha vai nrayaokmayata praj sjeye ti
The supreme person Narayana willed to create beings
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n r ya tpr o j yate|
From Narayana emerged the life principle
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mana sarvendri yi ca|
From Narayana emerged the mind and all the senses
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kha vyurjyotirpa pthiv viva sya dh ri|
From Narayana came the wind, the light, the water and the Earth, which became the constituents of
the Universe



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n r ya d - bra hm j yate|
From Narayana came the Creator Brahma
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n r ya d - ru dro j yate|
From Narayana emerged Maha-Rudra, the annihilator
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n r ya di ndro j yate|
From Narayana came Indra
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n r ya tprajpataya pra jya nte|
From Narayana came all the Prajapathis
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n r ya ddvdadity rudr vasavassarvi ca cha ndg si|
From Narayana came the twelve sons, the eight vasus, the Rudra and all the Vedas
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n r ya deva samu tpadya nte|
All beings emerged from Narayana
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n r ya e pra varta nte|
Narayana sustains all beings
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n r ya e pra lya nte|
Every being merges in Narayana
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om| atha nityo n rya a|
Narayana is the eternal principle
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bra hm n rya a|
Bramha the Creator is Narayana
|H 47 +ll4 T-
i vaca nrya a|
Shiva is Narayana.
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a kraca nrya a|
Indra is Narayana
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dy v p thi vyau ca nrya a|
Earth and the Heaven are Narayana
Tl 7 +ll4 T-
k laca nrya a|
Time verily is Narayana
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di aca nrya a|
Directions are Narayana
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rdhvaca nrya a|
The upper world is Narayana
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a dhaca nrya a|
The nether world is Narayana
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a nta rba hica nrya a|
Narayana forms the inner as well as the outer worlds
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nryaa eve dag sa rvam|
Everything is the manifestation of Narayana
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yadbh ta yacca bhavyam |
He is both the past and the future
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nikalo nirajano nirvikalpo nirkhyta uddho deva eko nrya a|
Narayana is immaculate, ever blissful, blemishless and non-dual
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na dvi tyo sti kaci t|
Narayana is the Supreme Self without a second.

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ya e va ve da|
This is declared by the Yajur Veda
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sa viureva bhavati sa viure va bha vati|
Narayana and Vishnu pervade the entire Universe and it is He alone who exists
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omitya gre vy haret|
The Primordial sound OM is uttered first
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nama i ti pa ct|
Next comes the word NAMO
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n r ya yetyu pari t|
Then comes the meditation on Narayana
Hl |P t4 Tl P
omi tye k karam|
OM is one lettered (in Sanskrit)
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nama iti dve a kare|
NAMA is two lettered(in Sanskrit)
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n r ya yeti pac kar i
Narayana is five lettered (in Sanskrit)
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etadvai nryaasyka ra pa dam|
These all together form the eight-lettered sacred mantra, OM NAMO NARAYANA
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yo ha vai nryaasykara pada madhye ti|
This eight-lettered mantra is the most scared and is the king of all mantras
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anapabruvassarvam yure ti|
One who chants this with sincere faith and devotion will attain good health and long life
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vindate prjpa tyag ryaspoa gaupa tyam|
They will also attain the state of Prajapathi with all prosperity
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tato mtatvamanute tatomtatvamanu ta i ti|
They will attain the immortal state of Narayana Himself
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ya e va ve da|
This is declared by the Sama Veda.
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pratyagnanda brahma purua praava svar pam|
The Pranava is the supreme Blissful state of Brahma
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akra ukra mak ra i ti|
OM kara is made up of the 3 syllables A,U &M
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tnekadh samabharattadeta domi ti|
Pranava alone supports the life in all beings
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yamuktv mucya te yo g ja nma sas raba ndhant|
Chanting this, spiritual seekers have attained liberation from the bonds of birth and death
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om namo nryayeti ma ntrop saka|
The one who chants the mantra Om Namo Narayana
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vaikuhabhuvanaloka gami yati|
Attains the abode of heaven
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tadida para puarka vijna ghanam|
The seat of Narayana is the lotus of the heart
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tasmttadid vanm tram|
The knowledge of Lord Narayana alone is the highest form of wisdom
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brahmayo deva kpu tro brahmayo ma dhus danom|
Sri Krishna, the son of Devaki, who is the vanquisher of Madhu is the ultimate Brahman
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sarvabhtasthameka nr yaam|
He alone resides in all beings
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kraarpamakra pa rabra hmom|
He is both the causeless and the cause of everything
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etadatharva iro yodh te| pr tara dhy no rtrikta ppa na yati|
This is what the Atharva Veda reveals. Those who chant this in the morning are redeemed of their sins
committed in the previous night
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s yama dhy no divasakta ppa na yati|
Chanting this in the dusk redeems one of the sins committed during the day
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mdhyandinamdityabhimukho dhy na
Chanting this in the noon
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pacaptakopaptak tpramu cyate|
Washes off the five types of sins

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sarva veda pryaa pu ya labhate|
One who chants this will attain the merit of the study of all Vedas
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nryaasyujyama vpno ti nryaa syujyama vpno ti|
He attains oneness with Lord Narayana.
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ya e va ve da| ityu pa nia t|
This is what is revealed by the Narayana Upanishad and needs to be known by everyone
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om nti nti nti ||
May there be Peace to the body, mind and Soul.