Narayana

#108-upanishads

• All conscious and unconscious things arise from Narayana.
• Everything is sustained by Narayana.
• Everything ultimately dissolves back into Narayana.
• Nothing exists apart from Narayana.

What is this Narayana?

• We can interpret Narayana through two lenses:
  • Saguna (personal deity)
  • Nirguna (Formless Divine)
• In this text, Narayana is interpreted mostly as Nirguna.

What defines Narayana?

• Narayana is:
  • Eternal
  • Pure
  • Without stain
  • Beyond distinctions
  • Beyond description
  • Without a second

How to experience Narayana?

• For this, the text teaches the eight-syllable mantra:
  • Om Namo Nārāyaṇāya
• Recitation of the mantra is said to bestow goodness.

Posted: Jun 21, 2026