N€r€yaŠa

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In the Vedabase I found following places where the meaning of "Narayana" is

explained (I entered the query "nar* ayana"):

 

SB 5.14.45: n€r€yaŠ€ya—the resting place of the innumerable living entities

(nara means the living entities, and ayana means the shelter)

 

CC Adi 2.38: The word n€ra refers to the aggregate of all the living beings,

and the word ayana refers to the refuge of them all.

 

CC Adi 2.42: Since You protect those who are the shelters of all living

beings, You are the original N€r€yaŠa.

 

CC Adi 2.46: You oversee the wanderings of all living beings. For this

reason also, You are the primeval Lord N€r€yaŠa.

 

Krishna book 14: Because the Lord is the resting place of all the living

entities after the dissolution of the universe, He is called N€r€yaŠa. The

word n€ra means the aggregate total of all living entities, and ayana means

the resting place. The form of Garbhodaka€y… ViŠu is called N€r€yaŠa

because He rests Himself on that water. In addition, He is the resting place

of all living creatures.