Mahanyasam – 7.3. Uttara Narayanam

Mahanyasam – 7.3. Uttara Narayanam

a̠dbhya-ssambhū̍taḥ pṛthi̠vyai rasā̎chcha । vi̠śvaka̍rmaṇa̠-ssama̍varta̠tādhi̍ ।
tasya̠ tvaṣṭā̍ vi̠dadha̍-drū̠pamē̍ti । tatpuru̍ṣasya̠ viśva̠mājā̍na̠magrē̎ ।
vēdā̠hamē̠ta-mpuru̍ṣa-mma̠hānta̎m । ā̠di̠tyava̍rṇa̠-ntama̍sa̠ḥ para̍stāt ।
tamē̠vaṃ vi̠dvāna̠mṛta̍ i̠ha bha̍vati । nānyaḥ panthā̍ vidya̠tē-‘ya̍nāya ।
pra̠jāpa̍tiścharati̠ garbhē̍ a̠ntaḥ । a̠jāya̍mānō bahu̠dhā vijā̍yatē ।
tasya̠ dhīrā̠ḥ pari̍jānanti̠ yōni̎m । marī̍chīnā-mpa̠dami̍chChanti vē̠dhasa̍ḥ ॥ 1

English Meaning

The Supreme Being arose from the waters and from the essence of the earth. The Cosmic Architect, Viśvakarma, manifested and established Himself as the source of creation. Tvaṣṭā, the divine craftsman, fashioned His form and brought forth the universal manifestation of the Supreme Person in the beginning. I know that Great and Supreme Person, radiant like the Sun and dwelling beyond all darkness. One who truly knows Him attains immortality here itself; there is no other path to this ultimate realization. Prajāpati moves within the womb and, though unborn, manifests Himself in many forms. The wise recognize His source and seek the supreme abode of the radiant divine beings. 1

yō dē̠vēbhya̠ āta̍pati । yō dē̠vānā̎-mpu̠rōhi̍taḥ ।
pūrvō̠ yō dē̠vēbhyō̍ jā̠taḥ । namō̍ ru̠chāya̠ brāhma̍yē ।
rucha̍-mbrā̠hma-ñja̠naya̍ntaḥ । dē̠vā agrē̠ tada̍bruvann ।
yastvai̠va-mbrā̎hma̠ṇō vi̠dyāt । tasya̍ dē̠vā asa̠n vaśē̎ ।
hrīścha̍ tē la̠kṣmīścha̠ patnyau̎ । a̠hō̠rā̠trē pā̠rśvē ।
nakṣa̍trāṇi rū̠pam । a̠śvinau̠ vyātta̎m । i̠ṣṭa-mma̍niṣāṇa ।
a̠mu-mma̍niṣāṇa । sarva̍-mmaniṣāṇa ॥ 2

English Meaning

He who shines forth for the gods, who is the spiritual guide and priest of the gods, and who existed before the gods came into being—salutations to that radiant Brahman. The gods declared in the beginning that whoever knows this Brahman truly has the divine powers under his spiritual command. For Him, Hrī and Lakṣmī are the two consorts; day and night are His two sides; the stars constitute His form; and the Aśvinī deities are His manifested features. May we attain what is desired, may we attain that which is beyond, and may we attain all that is worthy of attainment. 2

ō-nnamō bhagavatē̍ rudrā̠ya ॥ uttara nārāyaṇagṃ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ ॥

English Meaning

Om. Salutations to the Blessed Lord Rudra. The Uttara Nārāyaṇa section is offered with the sacred utterance “Vaṣaṭ” to the śikhā, the crown or top-knot of the head.