lakshminarayanahrdhayam

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Sri LakshmiNarayanahrdhayam

 

 

 

[Translated into English by Dr. Saroja Ramanujam from the Tamil

translation and commentary by Sri ArasANippAlai Gopala Desikan]

 

 

 

DhyAnaslokam

 

 

 

UdhyadhAdhithya sankAsam peethavAsam chathurbujam

 

shankachakragadhA pANim DHyAyEth lakshmeepathim harim

 

 

 

One should meditate on Hari, the Lord of Lakshmi,who is lustrous like

the rising sun,wearing yellow silk garmant,having four arms,holding the

conch, the disc and the mace in his hands.

 

 

 

thrilOkyADHArachakram thadhupari kamaTam

 

thathra chAnandhabOghee

 

thanmaDHyE bhoomipadhmAnkusasikaradhaLam

 

karNikAbhoothamErum

 

thathTHam shAnthamurthim manimayamakutam

 

kundalOdhbhAsithAngam

 

lakshmeenArAyaNAkhyam sarasijanayanam

 

santhatham chinthayAmah

 

 

 

Let us meditate on lakshmeenArAyaNa, whose eyes are like lotuses, whose

form is peaceful, shining with jewelled crown and ear ornaments on His

body, who is inside the chakra which is the support of the

threeworlds,the primeaval tortoise on it,the body of sesha in it, in

the middle of which is the earth and lotus ankusa, Meru on the top at

athe centre of the lotus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.nArAyaNah paramjyothirAthmA nArayaNah parah

 

nArAyaNah parambrahma nArAyaNanamOsthuthE

 

 

 

Narayana is the supreme light; Narayana is the supreme self (while the

jiva is the lowerself);Narayana is the supreme brahman. My salutations

to You, Narayana.

 

 

 

2. nArAyaNah parO dhEvO DHAthA nArAyaNah parah

 

nArAyaNah parO DHAthA nArAyaNa namOsthu thE

 

 

 

Narayana is the supreme deity;Narayana is the supreme creator;Narayana

is the supreme support; My salutations to You Narayana.

 

 

 

3.nArayanah param DHAma DhyAnam narAyanah parah

 

nArAyanah parO dharmO nArayana namOsthuthe

 

 

 

Narayana is the supreme abode ; Narayana is the object of

meditation;Narayana is the supreme dharma; my salutations to Narayana.

 

 

 

4.nArAyana paro dhEvO vidhyA nArAyanah parah

 

visvam nArAyaNassAkshAth narAyaNa namosthu thE

 

 

 

Narayana is the highest deity; Narayana is the highest learning;Narayana

is the Universe in reality; My salutations to Narayana.

 

 

 

5.nArAyaNAth viDhirjAthO jAthO nArAyaNAth bhavah

 

jAthO nArAyanAdhindhrO nArAyaNa namOsthu thE

 

 

 

The creator, Brahma, originated from Narayana; from Narayana Siva came

and from Narayana came Indhra; My salutations to Narayana.

 

 

 

6.RavirnArAyaNasthEjah chandhrO nArAyaNo mahah

 

vahnirnArAyaNassAkshAthnArAyaNa namOsthu thE

 

 

 

The brilliance of Narayana is the sun and the moon is the light of

Narayana; The fire is Narayana Himself; My salutations to Narayana.