Is He who grants all our wishes in whatever form we worship Him for he has noДЇorm and has every form. His eyes, ears and mind areД®verywhere though he cannot be seen, heard or recognized. Smallest-( anoraneeyaan mahato maheeyaan). He is greater than the greatest and smaller than the Names-Aatman, Akshara, Aakaasa, Sat, Bhoomaa, Naaraayana, Parabrahmnan, Jaataveda, He has no name and at the same time known by many He is called Sarvajnah (Omniscient), Sarvasaktah (Omnipotent) and Though weДЄddress this Supreme Principle as He for our convenience, this has no gender or He is the inner-self (antaryamin) of all Beings that Becomes. He then supports the world and the world ultimately dissolves back in

This comes from the word Brihat (to expand in Sanskrit) meaning The fundamental cause of this Universe, the Supreme Principle They retired to Pralayaadri of Himalayas and performedДЄusterities for long years at the sacred spot of Badri. Nara and Narayana became great hermitsДЄnd Sanyasins. Devi Bhagavata says Dharma emerging out ofД«rahmaвЂ™s chest married the daughter of Daksha Prajaapati and begot four children. From dark hair of Narayan came KrishnaДЄnd from white hair Balarama. Arjuna and Krishna are believed toД«e incarnations of Nara and Narayana. Unparalleled celestial beauty Uravasi by drawing a picture on his thigh and Of them became responsible for all creation. From the human part of the body arose Nara, the divine gloryДЄnd from the lion part came another ascetic of great luster Narayana. Narasimha decided to give up his man-lionД«ody after restoring Prahlada to the throne. Kalika Purana says they emerged subsequent to Avatar of Narasimha. Inseparable companions, residing in the hermitage on the Himalayan slopes ofД«adrikaasrama. Nara and Narayana are the great rishis (seers) and Redeemer of allвЂќ- says Ananta Rangacharya. Though Brahman is supreme in nature, it is also the (non-sentient ) depend upon this Supreme Principle for their very existence, The entire Universe is subservient to Him and exists only on account of his He is the supporter, ruler and master of the Universe. Brahman has infinite Knowledge and therefore Niranjana describe that he does not have any definite quality. These five qualities that determine his nature. All other auspicious qualities are derived from (Knowledge), Aanandam (Bliss), Amalam (Purity) and Anantham (Endless). The UpanishadsДescribe that Brahman has the five qualities вЂ“Satyam (Truth), Jnaanam He is necessarily characterized by allДЄuspicious qualities and is opposed to all that is defiling. His immanent aspect he is residing as the Antaryamin or the inner controller in Transcended everything else and has none equal to him or greater than him. He is the one cause of everything in this Universe. All the general Names culminate in specific name Is expounded by Upanishads by different names-Sat, Aatman, Brahman, Akshara,

The ultimate goal Vaikuntha where one attains eternal blissful life, calledДЄananda' Vaikuntha is the supreme spiritual abode there is nothing that

The Narayana Upanishad reads : вЂњ Om Namo Narayanayeti mantropaasakah Vaikuntha bhuvanalokam gamishyat iвЂќ meaning 'Whosoever meditates on theДЄshtaaksahree mantra 'Om Namo Narayana' reaches So Narayana means the shelter of all humanД«eings. Nara means human being and Ayana means shelter. Spiritual seekers with higher level of Upasana meditate on him as Brahman. With his omnipresence and D for Destroyer (Laya)

Generates and germinates, O for operator ( Sthiti) Lakshmi as God, one who creates sustains and destroys all sentient and With lower level of Upaasna worship Narayana together with his Sakti (power) October 2015) INTRODUCTION Narayana is Immaculate and Transcendental. God to worship and Brahman to Meditate (Compilation for a discourse by N.R.

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