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Om Namo Narayanaya: Word-by-Word Meaning

ॐ नमो नारायणाय

From the Narayana Upanishad (Krishna Yajurveda); author unknown

Om Namo Narayanaya ("Om, bowing to Narayana") is the eight-syllable mantra (aṣṭākṣara) of Vishnu as Narayana. Its written source is the Narayana Upanishad, a short Upanishad of the Krishna Yajurveda. The third part of that Upanishad builds the mantra word by word: "Om" first, then "namaḥ", then "nārāyaṇāya". It counts the syllables, one, two and five, and calls the whole "the eight-syllable word of Narayana".

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Verse 3

ओमित्यग्रे व्याहरेत् । नम इति पश्चात् । नारायणायेत्युपरिष्टात् ।ओमित्येकाक्षरम् । नम इति द्वे अक्षरे । नारायणायेति पञ्चाक्षराणि ।एतद्वै नारायणस्याष्टाक्षरं पदम् ।यो ह वै नारायणस्याष्टाक्षरं पदमध्येति अनपब्रुवः सर्वमायुरेति विन्दते प्राजापत्यं रायस्पोषं गौपत्यं ततोऽमृतत्वमश्नुते ततोऽमृतत्वमश्नुत इति ।एतत्सामवेदशिरोऽधीते ॥

Omityagre vyaharet, nama iti pashchat, narayanayetyuparishtatOmityekaksharam, nama iti dve akshare, narayanayeti panchaksharaniEtadvai narayanasyashtaksharam padamYo ha vai narayanasyashtaksharam padamadhyeti anapabruvah sarvamayureti vindate prajapatyam rayasposham gaupatyam tatomritatvamashnute tatomritatvamashnuta itiEtatsamavedashirodhite

IAST

omityagre vyāharet | nama iti paścāt | nārāyaṇāyetyupariṣṭāt |omityekākṣaram | nama iti dve akṣare | nārāyaṇāyeti pañcākṣarāṇi |etadvai nārāyaṇasyāṣṭākṣaraṃ padam |yo ha vai nārāyaṇasyāṣṭākṣaraṃ padamadhyeti anapabruvaḥ sarvamāyureti vindate prājāpatyaṃ rāyaspoṣaṃ gaupatyaṃ tato’mṛtatvamaśnute tato’mṛtatvamaśnuta iti |etatsāmavedaśiro’dhīte ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The mantra is built word by word: say "Om" first, "namaḥ" (bowing) after it, and "nārāyaṇāya" (to Narayana) at the end. Om is one syllable, namaḥ two, nārāyaṇāya five: this is the eight-syllable word of Narayana. The text says that whoever studies this eight-syllable word goes free of blame, lives a full life, and gains lordship over beings, growth of wealth and lordship over cattle, and after that reaches immortality. The last line names this part "the head of the Sama Veda".

हिंदी अर्थ मंत्र शब्द-शब्द बनाया गया है: पहले "ॐ" बोलें, उसके बाद "नमः" (नमन), और अंत में "नारायणाय" (नारायण को)। ॐ एक अक्षर है, नमः दो, नारायणाय पाँच: यही नारायण का अष्टाक्षर पद है। पाठ कहता है कि जो इस अष्टाक्षर पद का अध्ययन करता है, वह निंदा से मुक्त रहता है, पूरी आयु पाता है, प्राणियों पर प्रभुत्व, धन की वृद्धि और गायों का स्वामित्व पाता है, और उसके बाद अमृतत्व पाता है। अंतिम पंक्ति इस खंड को "सामवेद का शिर" कहती है।

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Word by word

  1. ओम् om · Om, the sacred syllable (indeclinable) Dictionary: om, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 235, col. 3 “a word of solemn affirmation and respectful assent”
  2. इति iti · (the word) so named (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. iti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 1 “in this manner, thus”
  3. अग्रे agre · first, at the start (indeclinable) Dictionary: agra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 6, col. 2 “in front, ahead of, in the beginning, first”
  4. व्याहरेत् vyāharet · one should say (optative, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: vy-ā-hṛ, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1039, col. 3 “to utter or pronounce a sound, speak, say to”
  5. नमः namaḥ · bowing, homage (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  6. इति iti · (the word) so named (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. iti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 1 “in this manner, thus”
  7. पश्चात् paścāt · after that (indeclinable) Dictionary: paścāt, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 612, col. 2 “afterwards, hereafter, later, at last”
  8. नारायणाय nārāyaṇāya · to Narayana (dative singular) Dictionary: nārāyaṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 536, col. 3 “the son of the original Man”
  9. इति iti · (the word) so named (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. iti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 1 “in this manner, thus”
  10. उपरिष्टात् upariṣṭāt · afterwards, at the end (indeclinable) Dictionary: upariṣṭāt, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 205, col. 2 “afterwards”
  11. ओम् om · Om, the sacred syllable (indeclinable) Dictionary: om, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 235, col. 3 “a word of solemn affirmation and respectful assent”
  12. इति iti · (the word) so named (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. iti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 1 “in this manner, thus”
  13. एकाक्षरम् ekākṣaram · one syllable (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: ekākṣara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 229, col. 3 “a single syllable”
  14. नमः namaḥ · bowing, homage (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  15. इति iti · (the word) so named (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. iti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 1 “in this manner, thus”
  16. द्वे dve · two (numeral (neuter), nominative dual) Dictionary: dvi, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 504, col. 3 “du. two”
  17. अक्षरे akṣare · syllables (noun (neuter), nominative dual) Dictionary: a-kṣara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 3, col. 2 “a syllable; the syllable om”
  18. नारायणाय nārāyaṇāya · to Narayana (dative singular) Dictionary: nārāyaṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 536, col. 3 “the son of the original Man”
  19. इति iti · (the word) so named (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. iti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 1 “in this manner, thus”
  20. पञ्चाक्षराणि pañcākṣarāṇi · five syllables (compound (neuter), nominative plural) Dictionary: pañcākṣara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 577, col. 3 “consisting of 5 syllables”; a-kṣara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 3, col. 2 “a syllable; the syllable om”
  21. एतत् etat · this (pronoun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: etad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 231, col. 2 “this, this here, here”
  22. वै vai · truly (a stress word) (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. vai, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1019, col. 3 “a particle of emphasis and affirmation, generally placed after a word”
  23. नारायणस्य nārāyaṇasya · of Narayana (genitive singular) Dictionary: nārāyaṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 536, col. 3 “the son of the original Man”
  24. अष्टाक्षरम् aṣṭākṣaram · eight-syllable (adjective, nominative singular) Dictionary: aṣṭākṣara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 117, col. 1 “containing eight syllables”
  25. पदम् padam · word (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: pada, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 583, col. 1 “a word or an inflected word”
  26. यः yaḥ · whoever (relative pronoun, nominative singular) Dictionary: yad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 844, col. 2 “who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that”
  27. ह ha · indeed (old prose particle) (indeclinable) Dictionary: 3. ha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1286, col. 1 “indeed, assuredly, verily, of course, then &c.”
  28. वै vai · truly (a stress word) (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. vai, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1019, col. 3 “a particle of emphasis and affirmation, generally placed after a word”
  29. नारायणस्य nārāyaṇasya · of Narayana (genitive singular) Dictionary: nārāyaṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 536, col. 3 “the son of the original Man”
  30. अष्टाक्षरम् aṣṭākṣaram · eight-syllable (adjective, accusative singular) Dictionary: aṣṭākṣara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 117, col. 1 “containing eight syllables”
  31. पदम् padam · word (noun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: pada, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 583, col. 1 “a word or an inflected word”
  32. अध्येति adhyeti · studies (present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: adhī, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 22, col. 3 “to go over, study”
  33. अनपब्रुवः anapabruvaḥ · not speaking against it; free of blame (adjective, nominative singular) Dictionary: 3. a, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1, col. 1 “having a negative or privative or contrary sense”; apa-brū, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 50, col. 1 “to speak some mysterious or evil words upon”
  34. सर्वम् sarvam · full, whole (adjective (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: sarva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1184, col. 3 “whole, entire, all, every”
  35. आयुः āyuḥ · life span (noun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: āyus, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 149, col. 1 “life, vital power, vigour, health, duration of life, long life”
  36. एति eti · reaches (present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 5. i, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 163, col. 3 “to arrive at, reach, obtain”
  37. विन्दते vindate · gains (present, 3rd person singular (middle)) Dictionary: 3. vid, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 964, col. 3 “to find, discover, meet or fall in with, obtain, get, acquire”
  38. प्राजापत्यम् prājāpatyam · Prajapati's gift: offspring, or his world (noun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: prājāpatya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 703, col. 3 “generative energy, procreative power”; prājāpatya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 703, col. 3 “the world of Prajā-pati”
  39. रायस्पोषम् rāyaspoṣam · growth of wealth (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: rāyas-poṣa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 888, col. 1 “increase of property or wealth or prosperity”
  40. गौपत्यम् gaupatyam · ownership of cattle (noun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: gaupatya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 369, col. 3 “the possession of cattle”
  41. ततः tataḥ · after that (indeclinable) Dictionary: tatas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 432, col. 2 “thereupon, then, after that, afterwards”
  42. अमृतत्वम् amṛtatvam · immortality (noun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: a-mṛta-tva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 82, col. 2; a-mṛta-tā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 82, col. 2 “immortality”
  43. अश्नुते aśnute · reaches, gains (present, 3rd person singular (middle)) Dictionary: 1. aś, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 112, col. 2 “to reach, come to, arrive at, get, gain, obtain”
  44. ततः tataḥ · after that (indeclinable) Dictionary: tatas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 432, col. 2 “thereupon, then, after that, afterwards”
  45. अमृतत्वम् amṛtatvam · immortality (noun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: a-mṛta-tva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 82, col. 2; a-mṛta-tā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 82, col. 2 “immortality”
  46. अश्नुते aśnute · reaches, gains (present, 3rd person singular (middle)) Dictionary: 1. aś, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 112, col. 2 “to reach, come to, arrive at, get, gain, obtain”
  47. इति iti · thus (ends the passage) (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. iti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 1 “in this manner, thus”
  48. एतत् etat · this (passage) (pronoun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: etad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 231, col. 2 “this, this here, here”
  49. सामवेदशिरः sāmavedaśiraḥ · the head of the Sama Veda (compound (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: sāma-veda, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1205, col. 2 “‘Veda of chants,’ N. of one of the three principal Vedas”; śiras, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1072, col. 2 “the upper end or highest part of anything, top, peak, summit”
  50. अधीते adhīte · studies, recites (present, 3rd person singular (middle)) Dictionary: adhī, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 22, col. 3 “to study, learn by heart, read, recite”
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  • The printed edition reads: ॐमित्यग्रे व्याहरेत् । नम इति पश्चात् । नारायणायेत्युपरिष्टात् ।
    ॐमित्येकाक्षरम् । नम इति द्वे अक्षरे । नारायणायेति पञ्चाक्षराणि ।
    एतद्वै नारायणास्याष्टाक्षरं पदम् ।
    यो ह वै नारायणस्याष्टाक्षरं पदमध्येति अनपब्रुवः सर्वमायुरेति विन्दते प्राजापत्यं रायस्पोषं गौपत्यं ततोऽमृतत्वमश्नुते ततोऽमृतत्वमश्नुत इति ।
    एतत्सामवेदशिरोऽधीते ॥     The printing writes the Om sign before 'मि' ('ॐमित्यग्रे', 'ॐमित्येकाक्षरम्'), a common way of printing 'ओम् + इति'; it is spelled out as 'ओमित्यग्रे', 'ओमित्येकाक्षरम्' so that the words can be read and transliterated. The 1925 printing prints the same Om sign. Spelling, not wording: the gate folds it (decision 14 addendum e). 'नारायणास्याष्टाक्षरं' (a long ā after ण) breaks the grammar; the display has 'नारायणस्याष्टाक्षरं', as the same passage prints in the next sentence and the 1925 printing prints both times. Same rule as the Gita printing flaws (GOAL.md, 12 Oct 2026).
  • Punctuation The 1925 Bombay printing reads: … एतद्वै नारायणस्याष्टाक्षरं पदम् । … पदमध्येति । अनपब्रुवः सर्वमायुरेति । विन्दते … The 1925 printing has 'नारायणस्याष्टाक्षरं' both times and puts dandas after 'पदमध्येति' and 'सर्वमायुरेति'.
  • Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: ओमित्यग्रे व्याहरेत् । नमो इति पश्चात् । … ओमित्येकाक्षरम् । नमो इति द्वे अक्षरे । … अनपब्रुवस्सर्वमायुरेति । … ततोऽमृतत्वमश्नुत इति । य एवं वेद ॥ Today's recitation text reads 'नमो इति' for 'नम इति' (twice) and adds 'य एवं वेद' at the end; it puts 'एतत्सामवेदशिरोऽधीते' in brackets after the part. The 1923 and 1925 printings read as shown.

Verse 4

प्रत्यगानन्दं ब्रह्म पुरुषं प्रणवस्वरूपम् । अकार उकारो मकार इति ।तानेकधा समभवत्तदेतदोमिति यमुक्त्वा मुच्यते योगी जन्मसंसारबन्धनात् ।ॐ नमो नारायणायेति मन्त्रोपासको वैकुण्ठभवनं गमिष्यति ।तदिदं पुण्डरीकं विज्ञानघनं तस्मात्तटिदाभमात्रम् ।ब्रह्मण्यो देवकीपुत्रो ब्रह्मण्यो मधुसूदनः ।ब्रह्मण्यः पुण्डरीकाक्षो ब्रह्मण्यो विष्णुरच्युत इति ।सर्वभूतस्थमेकं वै नारायणं कारणपुरुषमकारणं परं ब्रह्मोम् ।एतदथर्वशिरोऽधीते ॥

Pratyaganandam brahma purusham pranavasvarupam, akara ukaro makara itiTanekadha samabhavattadetadomiti yamuktva muchyate yogi janmasansarabandhanatOm namo narayanayeti mantropasako vaikunthabhavanam gamishyatiTadidam pundarikam vijnanaghanam tasmattatidabhamatramBrahmanyo devakiputro brahmanyo madhusudanahBrahmanyah pundarikaksho brahmanyo vishnurachyuta itiSarvabhutasthamekam vai narayanam karanapurushamakaranam param brahmomEtadatharvashirodhite

IAST

pratyagānandaṃ brahma puruṣaṃ praṇavasvarūpam | akāra ukāro makāra iti |tānekadhā samabhavattadetadomiti yamuktvā mucyate yogī janmasaṃsārabandhanāt |oṃ namo nārāyaṇāyeti mantropāsako vaikuṇṭhabhavanaṃ gamiṣyati |tadidaṃ puṇḍarīkaṃ vijñānaghanaṃ tasmāttaṭidābhamātram |brahmaṇyo devakīputro brahmaṇyo madhusūdanaḥ |brahmaṇyaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣo brahmaṇyo viṣṇuracyuta iti |sarvabhūtasthamekaṃ vai nārāyaṇaṃ kāraṇapuruṣamakāraṇaṃ paraṃ brahmom |etadatharvaśiro’dhīte ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation Brahman, the bliss within, the Person, has the form of Om. Its sounds are a, u and m; these came together as one, and that is Om. The yogi who says it is freed from the bonds of birth and worldly life. The text says that one who worships with the mantra "Om namo nārāyaṇāya" will go to the abode of Vaikuntha. That abode is the lotus (of the heart), full of knowledge, shining like lightning. The Son of Devaki is dear to the Vedic seers; Madhusudana is dear to them; the lotus-eyed one (Pundarikaksha) is dear to them; Vishnu, the Unfallen (Achyuta), is dear to them. The one Narayana, present in all beings, is the cause and the Person, himself without cause: the supreme Brahman, Om. The last line names this part "the head of the Atharva Veda".

हिंदी अर्थ अंतरात्मा का आनंद, पुरुष, ब्रह्म, ॐ के रूप वाला है। उसकी ध्वनियाँ अ, उ और म हैं; ये एक होकर ॐ बनीं। जो योगी इसे बोलता है, वह जन्म और संसार के बंधन से छूट जाता है। पाठ कहता है कि जो "ॐ नमो नारायणाय" मंत्र से उपासना करता है, वह वैकुंठ धाम को जाएगा। वह धाम (हृदय का) कमल है, ज्ञान से भरा, बिजली की तरह चमकता हुआ। देवकी-पुत्र ब्रह्मनिष्ठों के प्रिय हैं; मधुसूदन उनके प्रिय हैं; कमल-नयन (पुण्डरीकाक्ष) उनके प्रिय हैं; अच्युत विष्णु उनके प्रिय हैं। सब प्राणियों में स्थित एक नारायण कारण हैं, पुरुष हैं, स्वयं बिना कारण के हैं: परब्रह्म, ॐ। अंतिम पंक्ति इस खंड को "अथर्ववेद का शिर" कहती है।

The text’s own words about its benefits, not a promise from Pujadeep.

Word by word

Every word, with its dictionary page

Word by word

  1. प्रत्यगानन्दम् pratyagānandam · the bliss within (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: pratyag-ānanda, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 675, col. 2 “inwardly rejoicing, appearing as inward delight”
  2. ब्रह्म brahma · Brahman (noun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: brahman, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 738, col. 1 “one self-existent impersonal Spirit, the one universal Soul”
  3. पुरुषम् puruṣam · the Person, the Supreme Being (accusative singular) Dictionary: puruṣa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 637, col. 1 “the Supreme Being or Soul of the universe”
  4. प्रणवस्वरूपम् praṇavasvarūpam · whose own form is Om (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: pra-ṇava, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 660, col. 3 “the mystical or sacred syllable Om”; sva-rūpa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1276, col. 2 “o° own form or shape”
  5. अकारः akāraḥ · the sound a (nominative singular) Dictionary: a-kāra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1, col. 1 “the letter or sound a”
  6. उकारः ukāraḥ · the sound u (nominative singular) Dictionary: u-kāra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 171, col. 3 “the letter or sound u”
  7. मकारः makāraḥ · the sound m (nominative singular) Dictionary: 1. ma-kāra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 771, col. 1 “the letter or sound ma”
  8. इति iti · (the word) so named (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. iti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 1 “in this manner, thus”
  9. तान् tān · these (sounds) (pronoun, accusative plural) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
  10. एकधा ekadhā · as one, together (indeclinable) Dictionary: ekadhā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 231, col. 1 “in one way, together, at once”
  11. समभवत् samabhavat · came together (imperfect, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: sam-bhū, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1178, col. 3 “to be or come together, assemble, meet, be joined or united with”
  12. तत् tat · that (pronoun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
  13. एतत् etat · this (pronoun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: etad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 231, col. 2 “this, this here, here”
  14. ओम् om · Om, the sacred syllable (indeclinable) Dictionary: om, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 235, col. 3 “a word of solemn affirmation and respectful assent”
  15. इति iti · (the word) so named (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. iti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 1 “in this manner, thus”
  16. यम् yam · which (relative pronoun, accusative singular) Dictionary: yad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 844, col. 2 “who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that”
  17. उक्त्वा uktvā · having said (absolutive ('having done')) Dictionary: vac, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 912, col. 1 “to speak, say, tell, utter, announce, declare”
  18. मुच्यते mucyate · is set free (passive, present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 2. muc, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 820, col. 3 “to be loosed, to be set free or released”
  19. योगी yogī · the yogi (nominative singular) Dictionary: yogin, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 857, col. 3 “a follower of the Yoga system, a Yogin (usually called Yogī) or contemplative saint”
  20. जन्मसंसारबन्धनात् janmasaṃsārabandhanāt · from the bond of birth and worldly life (compound, ablative singular) Dictionary: janman, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 411, col. 3 “birth, production”; saṃ-sāra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1119, col. 3 “transmigration, metempsychosis, the world, secular life, worldly illusion”; bandhana, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 721, col. 1 “a bond, tie (also fig.), rope, cord, tether”
  21. ॐ oṃ · Om (indeclinable) Dictionary: om, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 235, col. 3 “a word of solemn affirmation and respectful assent”
  22. नमः namaḥ · bowing, homage (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration”
  23. नारायणाय nārāyaṇāya · to Narayana (dative singular) Dictionary: nārāyaṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 536, col. 3 “the son of the original Man”
  24. इति iti · thus (ends the quoted mantra) (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. iti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 1 “in this manner, thus”
  25. मन्त्रोपासकः mantropāsakaḥ · one who worships with the mantra (compound, nominative singular) Dictionary: mantra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 786, col. 1 “a sacred formula addressed to any individual deity (e.g. Om Śivāya namaḥ)”; upāsaka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 215, col. 1 “worshipping, a worshipper, follower”
  26. वैकुण्ठभवनम् vaikuṇṭhabhavanam · the abode of Vaikuntha (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: vaikuṇṭha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1020, col. 2 “Vishṇu's heaven”; bhavana, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 749, col. 2 “a place of abode, mansion, home, house, palace, dwelling”
  27. गमिष्यति gamiṣyati · will go (to) (future, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. gam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 347, col. 1 “to go, move, go away, set out, come”
  28. तत् tat · that (pronoun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
  29. इदम् idam · this (pronoun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: 1. idam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 2 “this, this here, referring to something near the speaker”
  30. पुण्डरीकम् puṇḍarīkam · lotus (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: puṇḍarīka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 631, col. 3 “a lotus-flower (esp. a white lotus”
  31. विज्ञानघनम् vijñānaghanam · full of pure knowledge (adjective, nominative singular) Dictionary: vijñāna-ghana, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 961, col. 2 “pure knowledge, nothing but intelligence”
  32. तस्मात् tasmāt · therefore (pronoun, ablative singular (as adverb)) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
  33. तटिदाभमात्रम् taṭidābhamātram · shining just like lightning (compound (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: taḍit, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 432, col. 1 “lightning”; 2. ā-bhā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 145, col. 1 “ifc. like, resembling, appearing”; mātra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 804, col. 3 “the one thing and no more, often = nothing but, entirely, only”
  34. ब्रह्मण्यः brahmaṇyaḥ · devoted to sacred knowledge (adjective, nominative singular) Dictionary: 2. brahmaṇya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 741, col. 1 “relating to Brahmă or Brahmā, devoted to sacred knowledge or friendly to Brāhmans”
  35. देवकीपुत्रः devakīputraḥ · the son of Devaki (Krishna) (compound, nominative singular) Dictionary: devakī-putra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 495, col. 3 “N. of Kṛishṇa”
  36. ब्रह्मण्यः brahmaṇyaḥ · devoted to sacred knowledge (adjective, nominative singular) Dictionary: 2. brahmaṇya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 741, col. 1 “relating to Brahmă or Brahmā, devoted to sacred knowledge or friendly to Brāhmans”
  37. मधुसूदनः madhusūdanaḥ · Madhusudana, slayer of Madhu (compound, nominative singular) Dictionary: madhu-sūdana, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 780, col. 3 “‘destroyer of the demon Madhu,’ N. of Vishṇu-Kṛishṇa”
  38. ब्रह्मण्यः brahmaṇyaḥ · devoted to sacred knowledge (adjective, nominative singular) Dictionary: 2. brahmaṇya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 741, col. 1 “relating to Brahmă or Brahmā, devoted to sacred knowledge or friendly to Brāhmans”
  39. पुण्डरीकाक्षः puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ · the lotus-eyed one (Vishnu) (compound, nominative singular) Dictionary: puṇḍarīkākṣa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 631, col. 3 “‘l°-eyed,’ N. of Vishṇu or Kṛishṇa”
  40. ब्रह्मण्यः brahmaṇyaḥ · devoted to sacred knowledge (adjective, nominative singular) Dictionary: 2. brahmaṇya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 741, col. 1 “relating to Brahmă or Brahmā, devoted to sacred knowledge or friendly to Brāhmans”
  41. विष्णुः viṣṇuḥ · Vishnu (noun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: viṣṇu, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 999, col. 1 “N. of one of the principal Hindū deities”
  42. अच्युतः acyutaḥ · the Unfallen (Achyuta), a name of Vishnu (adjective used as a name, nominative singular) Dictionary: a-cyuta, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 9, col. 2 “not fallen; firm, solid; imperishable, permanent”
  43. इति iti · thus (ends the line) (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. iti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 1 “in this manner, thus”
  44. सर्वभूतस्थम् sarvabhūtastham · present in all beings (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: sarva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1184, col. 3 “whole, entire, all, every”; bhūta, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 761, col. 3 “that which is or exists, any living being”; stha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1262, col. 3 “standing, staying, abiding, being situated in, existing”
  45. एकम् ekam · the one (adjective, accusative singular) Dictionary: eka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 227, col. 3 “alone, solitary, single, happening only once, that one only”
  46. वै vai · truly (a stress word) (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. vai, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1019, col. 3 “a particle of emphasis and affirmation, generally placed after a word”
  47. नारायणम् nārāyaṇam · Narayana (accusative singular) Dictionary: nārāyaṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 536, col. 3 “the son of the original Man”
  48. कारणपुरुषम् kāraṇapuruṣam · the Person who is the cause (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: 1. kāraṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 274, col. 2 “cause, reason, the cause of anything”; puruṣa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 637, col. 1 “the Supreme Being or Soul of the universe”
  49. अकारणम् akāraṇam · without a cause (adjective, accusative singular) Dictionary: a-kāraṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 2, col. 1 “causeless”
  50. परम् param · supreme (adjective, accusative singular) Dictionary: 1. para, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 586, col. 1 “highest, supreme, chief”
  51. ब्रह्म brahma · Brahman (noun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: brahman, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 738, col. 1 “one self-existent impersonal Spirit, the one universal Soul”
  52. ओम् om · Om, the sacred syllable (indeclinable) Dictionary: om, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 235, col. 3 “a word of solemn affirmation and respectful assent”
  53. एतत् etat · this (passage) (pronoun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: etad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 231, col. 2 “this, this here, here”
  54. अथर्वशिरः atharvaśiraḥ · the head of the Atharva Veda (compound (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: atharvan, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 17, col. 3 “the fourth or Atharva-veda”; śiras, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1072, col. 2 “the upper end or highest part of anything, top, peak, summit”
  55. अधीते adhīte · studies, recites (present, 3rd person singular (middle)) Dictionary: adhī, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 22, col. 3 “to study, learn by heart, read, recite”
4 printings differ

Edition differences. Another printing or text reads this place differently.

  • The printed edition reads: प्रत्यगानन्दं ब्रह्म पुरुषं प्रणवस्वरूपम् । अकार उकारो मकार इति ।
    तानेकधा समभवत्तदेतदोमिति यमुक्त्वा मुच्यते योगी जन्मसंसारबन्धनात् ।
    ॐ नमो नारायणायेति मन्त्रोपासको वैकुण्ठभवनं गमिष्यति ।
    तदिदं पुण्डरीकं विज्ञानघनं तस्मात्तटिदाभमात्रम् ।
    ब्रह्मण्यो देवकीपुत्रो ब्रह्मण्यो मधुसूदन इति ।
    सर्वभूतस्थमेकं वै नारायणं कारणपुरुषमकारणं परं ब्रह्मोम् ।
    एतदथर्वशिरोऽधीते ॥
  • Word The 1923 Adyar, Madras printing reads: … ब्रह्मण्यो देवकीपुत्रो ब्रह्मण्यो मधुसूदन इति । सर्वभूतस्थमेकं वै नारायणं … The 1923 base (p. 171, leaf n203) has no line naming Pundarikaksha and Vishnu Achyuta; its footnote reports the line from 'the printed copy'. The display shows the line as the 1925 printing prints it (decision 14, batch 10).
  • Word The 1925 Bombay printing reads: प्रत्यगानन्दं ब्रह्मपुरुषं … ता अनेकधा समभवत्तदेतदोमिति । … ॐ नमो नारायणायेति मन्त्रोपासको वैकुण्ठभुवनं गमिष्यति । The 1925 printing has 'वैकुण्ठभुवनं' ('the world of Vaikuntha') for 'वैकुण्ठभवनं' ('the abode of Vaikuntha') and 'ता अनेकधा' for 'तानेकधा' (p. 136, leaf n148). The line naming Pundarikaksha and Vishnu Achyuta, which the display now shows, is from this printing.
  • Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: … अकार उकार मकार इति । तानेकधा समभरत्तदेतदोमिति । … मन्त्रोपासकः । वैकुण्ठभुवनलोकं गमिष्यति । तदिदं परं पुण्डरीकं विज्ञानघनम् । … ब्रह्मण्यो मधुसूदनः । ब्रह्मण्यः पुण्डरीकाक्षो ब्रह्मण्यो विष्णुरच्यत इति । सर्वभूतस्थमेकं नारायणम् । कारणरूपमकार परं ब्रह्म ॐ । एतदथर्वशिरोयोऽधीते ॥ Today's recitation text: 'उकार' for 'उकारो', 'समभरत्' for 'समभवत्', 'वैकुण्ठभुवनलोकं' for 'वैकुण्ठभवनं', 'परं' before 'पुण्डरीकं', no 'वै', 'कारणरूपमकार' for 'कारणपुरुषमकारणं', and 'शिरोयोऽधीते'. It has the line naming Pundarikaksha and Vishnu Achyuta that the display shows from the 1925 printing (it types 'विष्णुरच्यत').

Verse

प्रातरधीयानो रात्रिकृतं पापं नाशयति । सायमधीयानो दिवसकृतं पापं नाशयति ।तत्सायंप्रातरधीयानः पापोऽपापो भवति ।माध्यंदिनमादित्याभिमुखोऽधीयानः पञ्चमहापातकोपपातकात् प्रमुच्यते ।सर्ववेदपारायणपुण्यं लभते नारायणसायुज्यमवाप्नोति श्रीमन्नारायणसायुज्यमवाप्नोति य एवं वेद ॥

Prataradhiyano ratrikritam papam nashayati, sayamadhiyano divasakritam papam nashayatiTatsayamprataradhiyanah papopapo bhavatiMadhyandinamadityabhimukhodhiyanah panchamahapatakopapatakat pramuchyateSarvavedaparayanapunyam labhate narayanasayujyamavapnoti shrimannarayanasayujyamavapnoti ya evam veda

IAST

prātaradhīyāno rātrikṛtaṃ pāpaṃ nāśayati | sāyamadhīyāno divasakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ nāśayati |tatsāyaṃprātaradhīyānaḥ pāpo’pāpo bhavati |mādh­yaṃ­di­na­mā­dit­yā­bhi­mu­kho’­dhī­yā­naḥ pañcamahāpātakopapātakāt pramucyate |sarvavedapārāyaṇapuṇyaṃ labhate nārāyaṇasāyujyamavāpnoti śrīmannārāyaṇasāyujyamavāpnoti ya evaṃ veda ||

How to read these English letters (IAST)

Our explanation The last paragraph speaks of reciting the Upanishad itself. The text says that one who recites it in the morning destroys the wrongs done in the night, and one who recites it in the evening destroys the wrongs done in the day; one who recites it evening and morning becomes free of wrong even if he has done wrong. One who recites it at noon, facing the sun, is freed from the five great sins and the lesser ones, gains the merit of reciting all the Vedas, and reaches union with Narayana, with the glorious Narayana: so it is for one who knows this.

हिंदी अर्थ अंतिम अनुच्छेद स्वयं उपनिषद् के पाठ के बारे में है। पाठ कहता है कि सुबह इसका पाठ करने वाला रात में किए पाप नष्ट करता है, और शाम को पाठ करने वाला दिन में किए पाप नष्ट करता है; सुबह-शाम पाठ करने वाला पापी होकर भी पापरहित हो जाता है। दोपहर में सूर्य की ओर मुख करके पाठ करने वाला पाँच महापातकों और उपपातकों से छूट जाता है, सब वेदों के पारायण का पुण्य पाता है, और नारायण से, श्रीमन्नारायण से, एकता पाता है: जो यह जानता है, उसके लिए ऐसा ही है।

The text’s own words about its benefits, not a promise from Pujadeep.

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Word by word

  1. प्रातः prātaḥ · in the morning (indeclinable) Dictionary: prātar, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 706, col. 2 “in the early morning, at daybreak, at dawn”
  2. अधीयानः adhīyānaḥ · reciting (it) (present participle (middle), nominative singular) Dictionary: adhīyāna, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 22, col. 3 “reading, studying”
  3. रात्रिकृतम् rātrikṛtam · done in the night (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: rātri, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 876, col. 1 “night, the darkness or stillness of night”; 1. kṛta, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 301, col. 3 “done, made, accomplished, performed”
  4. पापम् pāpam · wrong, sin (noun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: pāpa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 618, col. 2 “sin, vice, crime, guilt”
  5. नाशयति nāśayati · removes, destroys (causative, present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 2. naś, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 532, col. 1 “to cause to be lost or disappear, drive away, expel, remove, destroy”
  6. सायम् sāyam · in the evening (indeclinable) Dictionary: 1. sāya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1207, col. 2 “in the evening, at eventide”
  7. अधीयानः adhīyānaḥ · reciting (it) (present participle (middle), nominative singular) Dictionary: adhīyāna, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 22, col. 3 “reading, studying”
  8. दिवसकृतम् divasakṛtam · done in the day (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: divasa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 478, col. 3 “a day”; 1. kṛta, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 301, col. 3 “done, made, accomplished, performed”
  9. पापम् pāpam · wrong, sin (noun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: pāpa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 618, col. 2 “sin, vice, crime, guilt”
  10. नाशयति nāśayati · removes, destroys (causative, present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 2. naś, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 532, col. 1 “to cause to be lost or disappear, drive away, expel, remove, destroy”
  11. तत् tat · so, therefore (indeclinable) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
  12. सायंप्रातः sāyaṃprātaḥ · evening and morning (indeclinable) Dictionary: sāyam-prātar, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1207, col. 3 “in the ev° and m°”
  13. अधीयानः adhīyānaḥ · reciting (it) (present participle (middle), nominative singular) Dictionary: adhīyāna, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 22, col. 3 “reading, studying”
  14. पापः pāpaḥ · one who has done wrong (adjective, nominative singular) Dictionary: pāpa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 618, col. 2 “bad, vicious, wicked, evil”
  15. अपापः apāpaḥ · free of wrong (adjective, nominative singular) Dictionary: a-pāpa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 54, col. 2 “sinless, virtuous, pure”
  16. भवति bhavati · becomes (present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. bhū, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 760, col. 2 “to become, be”
  17. माध्यंदिनम् mādhyaṃdinam · at midday (adjective (neuter), accusative singular (as adverb)) Dictionary: mādhyaṃ-dina, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 809, col. 1 “belonging to midday, meridional”
  18. आदित्याभिमुखः ādityābhimukhaḥ · facing the sun (compound, nominative singular) Dictionary: 1. āditya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 137, col. 2 “N. of a god in general, especially of Sūrya (the sun)”; abhi-mukha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 67, col. 2 “with the face directed towards, turned towards, facing”
  19. अधीयानः adhīyānaḥ · reciting (it) (present participle (middle), nominative singular) Dictionary: adhīyāna, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 22, col. 3 “reading, studying”
  20. पञ्चमहापातकोपपातकात् pañcamahāpātakopapātakāt · from the five great sins and lesser ones (compound, ablative singular) Dictionary: pañcan, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 578, col. 2 “five”; mahā-pātaka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 797, col. 2 “a great crime or sin”; upa-pātaka, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 202, col. 1 “a secondary crime, minor offence”
  21. प्रमुच्यते pramucyate · is freed (passive, present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: pra-muc, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 686, col. 3 “to free one's self from (abl. or instr.)”
  22. सर्ववेदपारायणपुण्यम् sarvavedapārāyaṇapuṇyam · the merit of reciting all the Vedas (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: sarva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1184, col. 3 “whole, entire, all, every”; 1. veda, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1015, col. 1 “knowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore, knowledge of ritual”; pārāyaṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 619, col. 3 “going over, reading through, perusing, studying”; puṇya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 632, col. 1 “good work, meritorious act, moral or religious merit”
  23. लभते labhate · gains (present, 3rd person singular (middle)) Dictionary: labh, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 896, col. 2 “to gain possession of, obtain, receive, conceive, get”
  24. नारायणसायुज्यम् nārāyaṇasāyujyam · union with Narayana (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: nārāyaṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 536, col. 3 “the son of the original Man”; sāyujya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1207, col. 3 “intimate union, communion with”
  25. अवाप्नोति avāpnoti · reaches (present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: avāp, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 107, col. 1 “to reach, attain, obtain, gain, get”
  26. श्रीमन्नारायणसायुज्यम् śrīmannārāyaṇasāyujyam · union with the glorious Narayana (compound, accusative singular) Dictionary: śrī-mat, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1100, col. 2 “beautiful, charming, lovely, pleasant, splendid, glorious”; nārāyaṇa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 536, col. 3 “the son of the original Man”; sāyujya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1207, col. 3 “intimate union, communion with”
  27. अवाप्नोति avāpnoti · reaches (present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: avāp, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 107, col. 1 “to reach, attain, obtain, gain, get”
  28. यः yaḥ · who (relative pronoun, nominative singular) Dictionary: yad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 844, col. 2 “who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that”
  29. एवम् evam · thus, this (indeclinable) Dictionary: evam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 232, col. 2 “thus, in this way, in such a manner”
  30. वेद veda · knows (perfect with present sense, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. vid, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 963, col. 2 “to know, understand, perceive, learn”
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Edition differences. Another printing or text reads this place differently.

  • Spelling The 1925 Bombay printing reads: … तत्सायं प्रातरधीयानो पापोऽपापो भवति । मध्यंदिनमादित्याभिमुखोऽधीयानः पञ्चमहापातकोपपातकात्प्रमुच्यते । सर्ववेदपारायणपुण्यं लभते । नारायणसायुज्यमवाप्नोति … The 1925 printing has 'तत्सायं प्रातरधीयानो' for 'तत्सायंप्रातरधीयानः', 'मध्यंदिनम्' for 'माध्यंदिनम्', a danda after 'लभते', and runs this paragraph on after part 4's number (॥ ४ ॥).
  • Word Today's text from sanskritdocuments.org reads: … तत्सायंप्रातरधीयानोऽपापो भवति । … नारायणसायुज्यमवाप्नोति नारायण सायुज्यमवाप्नोति । य एवं वेद । इत्युपनिषत् ॥ Today's recitation text has no 'पापो' before 'ऽपापो' and says 'नारायणसायुज्यमवाप्नोति' twice, without 'श्रीमन्'. The 1923 and 1925 printings read as shown.

Sanskrit text: The Vaishnava-Upanishads with the commentary of Sri Upanishad-Brahma-Yogin (वैष्णव-उपनिषदः), edited by A. Mahadeva Sastri, 1923. Meanings: written for Pujadeep and checked against the cited edition. Source and changes

Learn by heart: Om Namo Narayanaya

. Read it, then close your eyes and say it.

"Said it" lasts for this visit only. No counts, no streaks.

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About the Om Namo Narayanaya

This page gives the two parts of the Upanishad that teach the mantra, the third and the fourth, read from a printing made at Adyar, Madras, in 1923 and checked against a Bombay printing of 1925. The Upanishad has four short parts in this printing; the first two praise Narayana as the source of all beings and as all that is. The fourth ends with the benefit of reciting the Upanishad morning, noon and evening. One line of the fourth part, naming Pundarikaksha and Vishnu Achyuta, is given by the 1923 printing only in a footnote; it is shown here as the 1925 printing prints it.

Both parts shown here make promises for those who repeat the mantra. These are the text's own words and are marked as such. The Advaita commentator printed with the 1923 text, Upanishad-Brahma-Yogin, explains them in his own way, and his reading is shown with its school. The mantra also has a central place in other traditions, such as the Sri Vaishnavas of South India; their readings are not shown here, because no source for them was read on a printing from 1930 or earlier.

How to say it

Said "om na-mo nā-rā-ya-ṇā-ya". Om is one syllable, namo two and nārāyaṇāya five: eight in all, as the Upanishad counts them. In namo the final "o" is long. The IAST line writes every vowel as spelled.

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Who wrote the Om Namo Narayanaya?

From the Narayana Upanishad (Krishna Yajurveda); author unknown.

Which text does this page follow?

Sanskrit text: The Vaishnava-Upanishads with the commentary of Sri Upanishad-Brahma-Yogin (वैष्णव-उपनिषदः), edited by A. Mahadeva Sastri, 1923. Meanings: written for Pujadeep and checked against the cited edition. See the source

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The Vaishnava-Upanishads with the commentary of Sri Upanishad-Brahma-Yogin (वैष्णव-उपनिषदः), edited by A. Mahadeva Sastri (A. Mahadeva Sastri (Alladi Mahadeva Sastri), Upanishad-Brahma-Yogin (Upaniṣad-brahma-yogin, also called Upaniṣad-brahmendra), The Adyar Library (Theosophical Society), Adyar, Madras, 1923). Public domain. The Sanskrit on these pages was read from this printing’s page images.
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Checked against the cited edition, October 15, 2026.

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