by Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami
@Narayana Upanishad (put new version)
om atha purusho ha vai narayano ‘kamayata prajah shrijeyeti
narayanat prano jayate
manah sarvendriyani ca kham vayur jyotir apah prithivi vishvasya dharini narayanad brahma jayate
narayanad rudro jayate
narayanad indro jayate
narayanad prajapatih prajayante
narayanad dvadashaditya rudra vasavah sarvani chandagmsi
narayanad eva samutpadyante
narayanad pravartante
narayane praliyante
ya evam veda
ity upanishat(e) // 1 //
om atha nityo narayanah
brahma narayanah
shivash ca narayanah
shakrash ca narayanah
kalash ca narayanah
dishash ca narayanah
vidishash ca narayanah
urdhvash ca narayanah
adhash ca narayanah
antar bahish ca narayanah
narayana evedag sarvam
yad bhutam yac ca bhavyam
nishkalanko niranjano nirvikalpo nirakhyatah
shuddho deva eko narayanah
na dvitiyo ‘sti kashcit(e)
sa vishnur eva bhavati sa vishnur eva bhavati
ya evam veda
ity upanishat(e) // 2 //
om ity agre vyaharet(e)
nama iti pashcat(e)
narayanayety uparishtat(e) om ity ekaksharam
nama iti dve akshare
narayanayeti pancaksharani
etad vai narayanasayastaksharam padam
yo ha vai narayanasyastaksharam padam adhyeti
anapabruvah sarvam ayureti
vindate prajapatyagm rayas posham gaupatyam
tato ‘mritatvam ashnute tato ‘mritatva ashnuta iti
ya evam veda
ity upanishat(e) // 3 //
om pratyag anandam brahma purusham pranava svarupam
akara ukara makara iti
tanekadha sametad om iti
yam uktva mucyate yogi
janma samsara bandhanat(e)
om namo narayanayeti mantropasakah
vaikuntha bhuvanam gamishyati
tad idam pundarikam vijnana ghanam
tasmad tadidabha matram
brahmanyo devakiputro
brahmanyo madhusudanah
brahmanyo pundarikaksho
brahmanyo vishnur acyuteti
sarvabhutastham ekam narayanam
karana rupam akaranam param brahma om // 4 //
om pratar adhiyano ratrikritam papam nashayati
shayam adiyano divasa-kritam papam nashayati
madhyahna dinam adityabhimukho ‘dhiyanah
panca maha patakopapatakat pramucyate
sarva veda parayana punyam labhate
narayana-sayujyam avapnoti
narayana-sayujyam avapnoti
ya evam veda
ity upanishat(e) // 5 //
1)
“Then the Supreme Lord Narayana desired to create living entities. From Narayana came the life airs; from Narayana came the mind and all the senses; from Narayana came the elements – ether, air, light, water and earth, which supports the universe. From Narayana came Brahma, Rudra, Indra, Prajapati. From Narayana came the twelve Adityas, the twelve Rudras, the twelve Vasus, all the Vedic metres and all the devas. Everything came from Narayana in the beginning and everything enters into Narayana at the end.
2)
Thus Narayana is the eternal being. Brahma, Shiva, Indra, time, the directions, the subdirections, up and down, inside and outside, are all pervaded by Narayana. Narayana is everything, past, present and future. Narayana is the eternal pure effulgent Lord, without a second to compare. He is Vishnu, the Supreme Lord, says the Upanishad.
3)
One should place “om” first, “namah” second and “Narayanaya” at the end. “Om” is one syllable, “namah” is two syllables and “Narayanaya” is five syllables. Together they make the eight syllable Narayana-mantra. One who knows this eight syllable Narayana-mantra with purity in his heart attains all life, offspring, wealth, health and cows, and finally attains immortality. One who knows the Narayana-mantra and Narayana attains immortality, says the Upanishad.
4)
The syllable “om” is directly the Supreme Lord full of bliss. Composed of three sounds “a”, “u” and “m”, the pranava becomes “om”. The yogi who utters the pranava many times becomes free from the bondage of repeated material birth. One who worships the Lord with this mantra will certainly go to the transcendental realm of Vaikuntha, which is a lotus full of consciousness shining effulgently. The transcendental Lord is known as the son of Devaki, as Madhusudana, as Pundarikaksha, as Vishnu and Acyuta. The one Narayana is situated in all living entities. He is the cause of all causes, the supreme Brahman.
5)
One who recites the mantra in the morning destroys the sins of the night. One who recites the mantra in the evening destroys the sins of the day. One who recites the mantra at noontime facing the sun is freed from all types of sins. That person attains the fruits of studying all the Vedas. He attains the world of Narayana”.
om svasti no govindah
svasti no ‘cyutanantau
svasti no vasudevo vishnur dadhatu
svasti no narayano naro vai
svasti nah padmanabhah purushottamo dadhatu
svasti no vishvakseno vishveshvarah
svasti no hrishikesho harir dadhatu
svasti no vainateyo harih
svasti no ‘njanasuto hanur bhagavato dadhatu
svasti svasti sumangalaikesho mahan
shri krishnah saccidananda ghanah
sarveshvareshvaro dadhatu “May Lord Govinda, Acyuta, Ananta Shesha, Vasudeva and Lord Vishnu bestow auspiciousness upon us. May Nara-Narayana, Padmanabha and Purushottama bestow auspiciousness upon us. May Vishvaksena, the Lord of the universe, Hrishikesha and Lord Hari bestow auspiciousness upon us. May Garuda and the son of Anjana, who is the great devotee of Lord Rama, Hanuman, bestow auspiciousness upon us. May the great and only Lord of auspiciousness, Shri Krishna, who is like a transcendental cloud full of eternity, knowledge, and bliss and who is the Lord of all the demigods, bestow upon us all prosperity and auspiciousness.” (Krishnopanishad)
karotu svasti me krishna
sarva lokeshvareshvarah
karshnadayash-ca kurvantu
svasti me loka-pavanah “May Krishna, the Lord of all Lords of the universe, and his followers, the deliverers of the fallen, bestow auspiciousness on me.” (Sanmohana Tantra)
krishno mamaiva sarvatra
svasti kuryat shriya samam
tathaiva ca sada karshnih
sarva vighna vinashanah
“May Krishna, the destroyer of all obstacles and his followers bestow auspiciousness and prosperity to me at all times and places.” (Vishnu Yamala Samhita)
atasi-kusumopameya kantir-yamuna-kula kadamba mulavarti
navagopa vadhu vilasashali vitanotu no mangalani
“May Krishna, who has a complexion like the atasi flower, who is situated under the kadamba tree on the bank of the Yamuna River, who is skillful at pastimes with the wives of the cowherds of Vrindavana, bestow auspiciousness on us.” (Vishnu Rahasya)
krishnah karotu kalyanam
kamsa-kunjara-keshari
kalindi jala kallola
kolahala kutuhalah “May Krishna, who sports with great noise in the waves of the Yamuna river, and who, like a lion, killed the elephant Kamsa, bestow auspiciousness on me.” (Naradiya Purana)
madhavo madhavo vaci
madhavo madhavo hridi
smaranti madhavah sarve
sarva karyeshu madhavam “The devotees always remember the Lord. The name “Madhava” is constantly on their tongues and constantly in their minds, and permeates all of their activities.” (Narasimha Purana)
labhas tesham jayas tesham
kutas tesham parabhavah
yesham-indivara-shyamo
hridaya-stho janardanah “For those who have Janardana, whose complexion is that of a blue lotus, within their hearts, there is all gain and victory and no defeat in any enterprise.” (Pandava Gita)
mangalam bhagavan vishnur
mangalam madhusudanah
mangalam hrishikesho ‘yam
mangalayatano harih
vishnuccarana-matrena
krishnasya smaranad-dhareh
sarva vighnani nashyanti
mangalam syan-na samsayah
“The Supreme Lord, Vishnu is all auspicious. Madhusudana is all auspicious. Hrishikesha is all auspicious. Hari is the abode of all auspiciousness. Simply by saying the name of Vishnu or by remembering Krishna all obstacles are destroyed and all auspiciousness comes. This is certain.” (Brihad Vishnu Purana)
satyam kaliyuga vipra
shri harer nama mangalam
param svastyayanam nrinam
nasty-eva gatir anyatha
“Oh brahmana, chanting of the holy name is the auspicious process in Kali Yuga. It is the highest auspiciousness for mankind. There is no other way.” (Padma Purana)
pundarikaksha govinda
madhavadimsh ca yah smaret
tasya syan-mangalam sarva-
karmadau vighna-nashanam “He who remembers all the forms of the Lord such as Pundarikaksha, Govinda and Madhava, will attain all auspiciousness and destruction of all obstacles in all his activities.” (Vishnu Dharmottara)
mangalayatanam krishnam
govindam garuda-dhvajam
madhavam pundarikaksham
vishnum narayanam harim
vasudevam jagannatham
acyutam madhusudanam
tatha mukundanantadin
yah smaret prathamam sudhih
karta sarvatra sutaram
mangalananta karmanah
“The intelligent man who first remembers the various forms of the Lord and his pastimes before performing his activities, will attain infinite auspiciousness in all that he does.” (Rudra Yamala)
Adhivasa
Adhivasa is usually performed on the night preceding the samskara proper along with the acamana, Vishnu Smaranam, Svasti Vacanam, Ghata Sthapana, etc. (see Appendix II). If this cannot be done at that time, it should be performed on the morning of the ceremony, before the Sattvika Vriddhi Shraddha. The auspicious articles used in the Adhivasa are earth, stone, paddy, durva, flowers, fruit, yoghurt, ghee, svastika, sindhura, conch, kajjal, gorocana, white mustard seeds, gold, silver, copper, lamp, mirror, fragrant oil, tumeric, cloth, thread, camara and candana. One should offer prayers while showing all the articles together, and then offer an arati.
@FOOTNOTE: While saying the appropriate mantra, touch each item to the ghata (see Appendix II) which has been installed and worshipped (or if the Deity is present, first touch to His lotus feet and then to the pot), then to the earth, and finally to the heads of the beneficiaries of the rite (e.g. bride and groom if the samskara is a marriage). After presenting all the items, gather them together on a tray and present them before the (the Deity), the pot and the beneficiaries.
Sat Kriya Sara Dipika, Part Twelve
BY: SUN STAFFOct 12, 2016 — CANADA (SUN) — By Shrila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. Printed by The Bhaktivedanta Academy, Mayapur (1995).
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