Mahanarayan Upanishad with meaning 1.पुरुषस्य विद्म सहस्राक्षस्य॑ महादे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि । तन्नों रुद्रः प्रचोदयाँत् ।। १ ।। Purusāsya vidma sahasrākṣasya mahādevasya dhimahi Tanno rudrah pracodayāt. May we realise the supreme person. Let us meditate on the thousand eyed great God. May Rudra the giver of knowledge illumine us. 2. तत्पुरु॑षाय विद्मह्रै महादे॒वाय॑ धीमहि । तन्नो॑रुद्रः प्रयो॒दाँत् ।। २॥ Tatpuruṣāya vidmahe mahādevāya dhīmahi. Tanno rudraḥ pracodayāt. May we realise the Thath-Puruşa, the supreme principle, Let us meditate on the great God Mahā Deva. 3. तत्पुरुषाय विद्महें महादेवार्य धीमहि । तन्नोंरुद्रः प्रचोदाँत् ।। २॥ Tatpuruşaya vidmahe mahādevāya dhimahi, Tanno rudrah pracodayit. May we realise the Thath-Puruşa, the supreme principle, Let us meditate on the elephant-headed God who removes all obstacles. May the single- tusked God illumine us (one tusk symbolises oneness). 4. तत्पुरुषाय विद्महें चक्रतुण्डार्य धीमहि । तन्नों नन्दिः प्रचोदयात् ।। ४ ।। Tatpuruṣāya vidmahe cakratundāya dhīmahi. Tanno nandiḥ pracodayāt. May we realise the Thath-Puruşa the supreme principle, Let us meditate on Cakratunda (Nandi), the vehicle of Śiva. May that Bull (Nandi) illumine us. 5. तत्पुरुषाय विद्मह्रै महासेनार्य धीमहि । तन॑ष्षण्मुखः प्रयो॒दया॑त् ।। ५ ।। Tannah Şanmukhaḥ pracodayāt. Tatpuruṣāya vidmahe mahāsenāya dhīmahi May we realise the Thath-Puruşa the Cosmic person, Let us meditate on Mahā – Senā, the supreme commander, may Sanmukha, the six-faced God illumine us. 6. तत्पुरुषाय वि॒द्मर्हे सुवर्णप॒क्षार्य धीमहि । तनों गरुडः प्रचोदयात् ।। ६ । Tatpuruşaya vidmahe suvarnapakṣāya dhīmahi. Tanno garudah pracodayät. May we 97 realise the Thath-Purusa, the transcendental principle. Let us meditate on his vehicle, the golden winged eagle. May Garuda illumine us. 7. वेदात्मनार्य विद्महें हिरण्यगर्भार्य धीमहि । तनों ब्रह्म प्रचोदाँत् ।। ७ ॥ Vedätmanaya vidmahe hiranyagarbhaya dhimahi, Tanno brahma pracodayat. May we realise the Supreme Spirit embodied in the vedas. Let us meditate on Hiranya-Garbha, the golden wombed God. May Brahman illumine us. 8. नारायणाय॑ वि॒द्मर्हे वासुदे॒वार्य धीमहि । तन्नौ विष्णुः प्रचोदया॑त् ।। ८ ॥ Nārāyaņāya vidmahe väsudevāya dhīmahi. Tanno vişnuh pracodayāt. May we realise lord Nārāyaņa, let us meditate on Him who is the indweller in all beings. May Vișnu the all pervasive lord illumine us. 9. वज्रन॒वाय॑ वि॒द्मर्हे तीक्ष्णगृष्ट्रार्य धीमहि । तन्नौ नारसिंहः प्रचोदया॑त् ।। ९ ।। Vajranakhāya vidmahe tīkșnadaggmștrāya dhīmahi. Tanno nārasigmhaḥ pracodayāt. May we realise lord Narasimha the lion-headed God one with his diamond nails, which pierce the veil of our ignorance. Let us meditate on that sharp toothed one who destroys the demon of darkness. May lord Narasimha illumine us. 10. भास्कार्य विद्मह्रै महद्युतिक॒राय॑ धीमहि । तन्नौ आदित्यः प्रयो॒दाँत् ।। १० ।। Bhāskarāya vidmahe mahadyutikarāya dhīmahi. Tanno ādityaḥ pracodayāt May we realise the lord Bhaskara, let us meditate on that Lord who bestows great light. May lord Aditya, the son of Aditi illumine us. 11.ॐ जातवेदसे सुनवाम सोर्म मरातीयतो निर्दहाति वेदः । स नं पर्षदर्ति दुर्गाणि विश्वा नावेव सिन्धु दुरिताऽत्यग्निः ॥ १ ॥ Jātavedase sunavāma soma maratiyato nidahätivedah. Sanak parsadatidurgāni viśvā nāveva sindhum durita tya-gnih May we offer oblations of soma to Jäta-vedas unfriendly to us (difficulties). May He, the divine fire (Agni). May the all knowing one, destroy, what is that leads all, protect us by taking us across all perils (sufferings), like a captain takes the boat across the sea. May He save us from all evil. 12. ता-म॒ग्निव॑णा॒ तप॑सा ज्वल॒न्तीं वैरोच॒नीं कर्मफलेषु जुष्टाम् । दुर्गां दे॒वीं शर॑ण-म॒हं प्रप॑द्ये सु॒तर॑सि तरसे नर्मः ।। २ ॥ Tam agnivarņām tapasā jvalantīm vairocanīm karma phaleșu justām. Durgām devīgṁ śaraṇamaham prapadye Sutarasi tarase namah. I take refuge in goddess Durgā, who is fiery in lustre and radiant with penance, who is the supreme power and who manifests herself manifoldly, who is actions and their fruits the power residing in rendering them efficacious. O You goddess who is skilled in saving take us across difficulties more effectively. Our salutations to thee. 13. वैश्वानरार्य विद्महे लालीलार्य धीमहि । तन्नौ अग्निः प्रचोदयात् ।। ११ ॥ Vaiśvānarāya vidmahe lālīlāya dhīmahi. Tanno agnih pracodayāt. May we realise Vaiśvānara, the fire god, let us meditate on Lalita the lord of the flickering flames. May Agni (lord of fire) illumine us. 14. वा॒त्या॒य॒नाय॑ वि॒द्मर्हे कन्यकुमारि धीमहि । तन्नौ दुर्गिः प्रचोदयात् ।। १२ ।। Kātyāyanāya vidmahe kanyakumari dhīmahi. Tanno durgih pracodayāt. May we realise Kathyāyini, the Śakti-primordial power. Let us meditate on Kanyakumari the virgin goddess. May goddess Durga illumine us.