This hymn is misunderstood by everyone (including scholars), as being a hymn of “Lord Vishnu”. “Narayana Suktam” is a hymn which is present in Yajurveda Taittiriya Arankaya and has been registered in “Maha Narayanopanishad”. May Narayana bless us, and bestow upon us glory. Whatever all this universe is yacca kincit jagat sarvam seen or unseen, in its depths or merely heard of, Narayana is within and without all these, enveloping everyone. Narayana is adored as the One Being extending beyond Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, Indra and all the gods and angels, while Himself appearing as every one of them the Imperishable, Self-existent All. This vibration, this flow of life, is the chaitanya, or Consciousness, of Narayana moving in creation. Through every nerve-current, life flows and vibrates. While Narayana creates the world from outside, He also impels everyone through feeling and action from within. One can as well see the same Narayana within himself, in his own heart. Thus, the worshipper of the Supreme Narayana need not necessarily look up to the sky to behold Him and adore Him. In the lotus of the heart there is the citadel of the cosmos, the palace of the Creator of the universe. Like a resplendent flame in the heart of the individual, Narayana can be visualised in deep meditation. But Narayana is not merely the Father or Creator of the cosmos, beyond creation, but is also hidden in the heart of everyone. Narayana is the thousand-headed one, thousand-eyed, and thousand-limbed. In the Narayana Sukta some clarification of the hidden meaning of the Purusha Sukta is to be discovered.

The Purusha Sukta, thus, is a hymn addressed to the Purusha extending beyond the cosmos yet at the same time present within creation, and the Narayana Sukta is a devout, touching, feelingful and personal address to the Creator of the universe. The Purusha Sukta beholds the Supreme Being as the All-encompassing, Impersonal Purusha, while the Narayana Sukta addresses the Lord as Narayana. The Narayana Sukta is, in a way, the mystical appendix to the Purusha Sukta of the Veda, the only difference between the Purusha Sukta and the Narayana Sukta being the divination of the Deity addressed by them. Narayana Suktam Lyrics and Benefits Narayana Suktam Lyrics and Benefits

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