Narayana Upanishad

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The supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa willed to create beings.  

From Nārāyaṇa emerged the life force (prāṇa).

From Nārāyaṇa emerged the mind and all the senses.

From Nārāyaṇa emerged the ether (space) element, the air element, the fire element, the water element, and the earth element, which became the fundamental elements of the universe.

From Nārāyaṇa emerged Brahma. From Nārāyaṇa emerged Rudra (Shiva). From Nārāyaṇa

emerged Indra.

From Nārāyaṇa emerged the Prajapatis and all the other Devas. From Nārāyaṇa emerged the twelve Adityas, the eight Vasus, the Rudras, and all the Vedas.

From Nārāyaṇa emerged all beings. Nārāyaṇa sustains all beings. All beings merge back in

Nārāyaṇa.  

Everything emerges from Nārāyaṇa, is sustained by Nārāyaṇa, and merges back in Nārāyaṇa.

Nārāyaṇa is Eternal.

Brahmā is Nārāyaṇa. Śiva is Nārāyaṇa. Indra is Nārāyaṇa.

Heaven and Earth are Nārāyaṇa.

Time itself is Nārāyaṇa.

All directions are Nārāyaṇa.

The upper worlds are Nārāyaṇa. The lower worlds are Nārāyaṇa.

The inner and outer worlds are Nārāyaṇa.

Everything is the manifestation of Nārāyaṇa.

The past, present, and future are Nārāyaṇa.

Nārāyaṇa is pure, immaculate, ever-blissful, and transcendentally non-dual.

Nārāyaṇa is the effulgent Supreme Self without a second.

Nārāyaṇa is all-pervading (Viṣṇu) and alone exists.

The primordial sound ‘Om’ is chanted first, then ‘Namo’, then ‘Nārāyaṇāya’.

'Om’ is one syllable. ‘Namo’ is two syllables. ‘Nārāyaṇāya’ is five syllables. Together these

form the sacred Ashtakshara (eight-syllable) mantra: Oṃ Namo Nārāyaṇāya.

This sacred eight-syllable mantra (Oṁ Namo Nārāyaṇāya) is the king of mantras.

Those who chant 'Oṁ Namo Nārāyaṇāya' with faith and devotion attain good health and a long life.

Those who chant 'Oṁ Namo Nārāyaṇāya' will attain the state of Prajapathis with kingly wealth and rulership.

Those who chant 'Oṁ Namo Nārāyaṇāya' attain the immortal state of Nārāyaṇa.

The Pranava (Om) is the supreme blissful essence of Brahma. It is made up of three syllables 'A', 'U', 'M' and is the life force within all beings.

Chanting this Pranava (Om), spiritual seekers have attained liberation from the bonds of

reincarnation.  The masters of yoga (Yogis) adore Pranava and by chanting "Om " have attained liberation and enlightenment (mokṣa), free from the bonds of reincarnation.

Those who chant the mantra 'Oṃ Namo Nārāyaṇāya' (with faith and love for God) attain the supreme transcendental realm of Vaikuntha (Śrī Lakṣmī Nārāyaṇa's blissful realm of liberation and enlightenment) within the lotus seat of Supreme Consciousness shining effulgently within our heart.

Nārāyaṇa is the purest and highest wisdom (the Supreme Consciousness) that shines like

lightning.

Nārāyaṇa is known as the son of Devakī (Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa), as Madhusūdana (destroyer of the

demon Madhu), as Puṇḍarīkākṣa (lotus-eyed one), as Viṣṇu (all-pervading one), and Acyuta

(imperishable, all-powerful, unchanging one).

The one Nārāyaṇa resides in the lotus heart of all beings.

 🙏 Oṁ Namo Nārāyaṇāya 🙏