हरि ओम् || Hari Om
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Narayaneeyam is a scripture composed by Sri Narayana Bhattadri, a Rig Vedic scholar. It is a condensed version of Bhagavata, which is considered one of the eighteen Mahapuranas
Reciting Narayaneeyam is said to have many benefits, including:
अज्ञात्वा ते महत्वं यदिह निगदितं विश्वनाथ क्षमेथा: स्तोत्रं चैतत्सहस्रोत्तरमधिकतरं त्वत्प्रसादाय भूयात् । द्वेधा नारायणीयं श्रुतिषु च जनुषा स्तुत्यतावर्णनेन स्फीतं लीलावतारैरिदमिह कुरुतामायुरारोग्यसौख्यम् ॥११॥ अज्ञात्वा ते महत्वंnot knowing Thy greatnessयत्-इह निगदितंwhat ever here is saidविश्वनाथ क्षमेथा:O Lord of the Universe! Pardon meस्तोत्रम् च-एतत्-and this hymnसहस्र-उत्तरम्-अधिकतरंof a thousand and more (verses)त्वत्-प्रसादाय भूयात्for Thy grace be (a source)द्वेधा नारायणीयंin two ways it is Naaraayaneeyamश्रुतिषु च जनुषाand in the Vedas Thy incarnationsस्तुत्यता-वर्णनेनsung about and describedस्फीतं लीला-अवतारै:-it is full of Thy sportive incarnationsइदम्-इह कुरुताम्-this here may conferआयु:-आरोग्य-सौख्यम्long life, good health and happiness O Lord of the Universe! Deign to pardon me for what I have said here, not knowing fully Thy greatness. This hymn consists of more than a thousand verses. May it be the source of Thy abounding grace. It is in two ways Naaraayaneeyam. May this hymn which describes in accordance with the Vedas, Thy creative actions and Thy sportive incarnations, confer long life, good health and happiness.
योगीन्द्राणां त्वदङ्गेष्वधिकसुमधुरं मुक्तिभाजां निवासो भक्तानां कामवर्षद्युतरुकिसलयं नाथ ते पादमूलम् । नित्यं चित्तस्थितं मे पवनपुरपते कृष्ण कारुण्यसिन्धो हृत्वा निश्शेषतापान् प्रदिशतु परमानन्दसन्दोहलक्ष्मीम् ॥१०॥ योगीन्द्राणांfor the great yogisत्वत्-अङ्गेषु-among Thy body partsअधिक-सुमधुरंmost belovedमुक्तिभाजां निवास:for the liberated ones, (they) are the residenceभक्तानां काम-वर्ष-for the devotees, the desires pouringद्यु-तरु-किसलयंheavenly tree's sproutsनाथ ते पादमूलम्are, O Lord! Soles of Thy feetनित्यं चित्त-स्थितं मेmay they always rest in my mindपवनपुरपते कृष्णO Lord of Guruvaayur! O Krishna!करुणासिन्धोO Ocean of Compassion!हृत्वा निश्शेष-तापान्destroying all my sufferingsप्रदिशतु परम-आनन्द-confer (on me) Supreme Blissसन्दोह-लक्षमीम्in a flow of fullness (abundance) O Lord! Among the parts of Thy body, the soles of Thy feet are the most beloved and coveted to the great yogis. The liberated ones reside there. They pour all the desires of their devotees, and are like the sprouts of the celestial tree. O Lord of Guruvaayur! O Lord Krishna! may those feet always rest in my heart. O Ocean of Compassion! destroy all my sorrows and confer a full abundant flow of Supreme Bliss.
मञ्जीरं मञ्जुनादैरिव पदभजनं श्रेय इत्यालपन्तं पादाग्रं भ्रान्तिमज्जत्प्रणतजनमनोमन्दरोद्धारकूर्मम् । उत्तुङ्गाताम्रराजन्नखरहिमकरज्योत्स्नया चाऽश्रितानां सन्तापध्वान्तहन्त्रीं ततिमनुकलये मङ्गलामङ्गुलीनाम् ॥९॥ मञ्जीरं मञ्जु-नादै:-इवthe anklets, by their sweet sound, as ifपद-भजनं श्रेय(Thy) feet worship is excellentइति-आलपन्तंthus sayingपाद-अग्रं भ्रान्ति-मज्जत्-the forefeet, at the time of deluge, sinkingप्रणत-जन-मन:-prostrating peoples' mindsमन्दर-उद्धार-कूर्मम्the Mandaar mountain lifting up tortoiseउत्तुङ्ग-आताम्र-राजत्-raised, very red and shiningनखर-हिमकर-ज्योत्स्नयाtoe nails' moon lightच-आश्रितानांand of the devoteesसन्ताप-ध्वान्त-हन्त्रींsorrowful darkness expellingततिम्-अनुकलयेrows (of toe nails) I meditate onमङ्गलाम्-अङ्गुलीनाम्(of the) auspicious toes I meditate on Thy anklets with their sweet sound, which, as it were, sweetly confirm the excellence of worshipping at Thy feet. Thy incarnation of the tortoise which lifted up the Mandaar mountain at the time of the deluge, Thy forefeet lift up the minds of the people who prostrate at Thy feet. Thy toe nails, of Thy auspicious toes, slightly raised, very red and shining are like the moon light expelling the darkness of the sorrows of Thy devotees. I meditate on them.
ऊरू चारू तवोरू घनमसृणरुचौ चित्तचोरौ रमाया: विश्वक्षोभं विशङ्क्य ध्रुवमनिशमुभौ पीतचेलावृताङ्गौ । आनम्राणां पुरस्तान्न्यसनधृतसमस्तार्थपालीसमुद्ग- च्छायं जानुद्वयं च क्रमपृथुलमनोज्ञे च जङ्घे निषेवे ॥८॥ ऊरू चारू तव-ऊरूstout handsome Thy thighsघन-मसृण-रुचौsolid and soft and charmingचित्त-चोरौ रमाया:stealing Ramaa's heartविश्व-क्षोभं विशङ्क्यthe whole world excitement, fearingध्रुवम्-अनिशम्-उभौcertainly, always them bothपीत-चेल-आवृत-अङ्गौ(with) yellow cloth covering both partsआनम्राणां पुरस्तात्-in front of the devoteesन्यसन-धृत-समस्त-putting and holding allअर्थ-पाली-समुद्गत्-the collection of desired objects, a casketछायं जानु-द्वयं चlike, and two kneesक्रम-पृथुल मनोज्ञेtapering and beautifulच जङ्घे निषेवेforelegs, I meditate on I meditate on Thy two handsome thighs, which are solid soft and charming, stealing Ramaa's heart. Fearing to excite the whole world, definitely, they are always covered with yellow silk cloth. Thy two knees, are like two caskets holding all the desired objects for Thy devotees, and Thy two forelegs are beautifully tapered and fleshy.
अङ्गे पञ्चाङ्गरागैरतिशयविकसत्सौरभाकृष्टलोकं लीनानेकत्रिलोकीविततिमपि कृशां बिभ्रतं मध्यवल्लीम् । शक्राश्मन्यस्ततप्तोज्ज्वलकनकनिभं पीतचेलं दधानं ध्यायामो दीप्तरश्मिस्फुटमणिरशनाकिङ्किणीमण्डितं त्वां ॥७॥ अङ्गे पञ्च-अङ्ग-रागै:-on Thy body, of five ingredients, the uguentअतिशय-विकसत्-सौरभ-very much spreading fragranceआकृष्ट-लोकं(and so) attracting the whole worldलीन-अनेक-त्रिलोकीholding the whole of the three worldsविततिम्-अपि कृशांas a group, even then, slenderबिभ्रतं मध्यवल्लीम्having midriff (waist), like a creeperशक्र-अश्म-न्यस्त-on a sapphire rock placedतप्त-उज्ज्वल-कनक-निभंmolten, shining gold likeपीत-चेलं दधानं ध्यायाम:yellow cloth wearing, we meditate onदीप्त-रश्मि-स्फुट-brilliant rays emittingमणि-रशना-gem studded girdle (with)किङ्किणी-मण्डितं त्वाम्mini bells (adorned) Thee We meditate on Thee, the unguents of five ingredients smeared on whose body attracts the whole world by the spreading of its fragrance. We meditate on Thee whose midriff waist is slender and creeper like, even though it holds all the three worlds within. We meditate on Thee whose body is like a rock of sapphire, and is adorned by a yellow silk cloth which is shining like molten gold and wearing a girdle made of studded gems and with minibells on it, emitting brilliant rays.