2007-07-30 15:17:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nar denotes man and ayana means abode or resting place. So Narayan means the the final resting place of man. It also points to the divine aspect in each of us.
2007-07-30 17:37:09 · answer #1 · answered by Rosalind 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Narayana (Sanskrit: नारायण; nÄrÄyaá¹a) or Narayan is an important Sanskrit name for Vishnu. Narayana is a Sanskrit tatpurusha compound, with the members nara, which means "human, man", and ayana "eternal, without ending (a-yana)". Tradition associates the nara element with another meaning of "water", explaining the name as indicating the all-pervasive nature of Narayana as that of an infinite ocean in which the never-ending movement of birth, life and death of the cosmos occurs. Narayana according to this etymology is the one who moves in the infinite waters and is also the water itself. This close association of Narayana with water explains the frequent depiction of Narayana in Hindu Art as standing or sitting on an ocean.
Another interpretation of Narayana is that "Ayana" also means direction/goal and as previously mentioned "Nara" means human. Hence Narayana refers to the direction of a human (or the one that helps a human to his/her goal) - that towards moksha. Specially so , because moksha is represented by the water element (one of the five elements - pancha bhootam/Tattva) and as previously mentioned Nara referes to the "Water" element.
Narayana appears as the 245th name in the Vishnu sahasranama.
One of the most famous mantras, "Om Namo Narayana" is chanted by Hindus. Om Namo Narayanaya is the moola manthra of Vaishnavan (follower of Vishnu). It is also called as ashtakshara manthra owing to the presence of 8 letters (aksharas) in the manthra. Chanting of this manthra, after being properly initiated by an acharyan (guru), would bless the jiva with inneumerable favours.
Saint Yathiraj Ramanujar (1017 AD -1137 AD ) approached Thirukoshtiyur nambigal 18 times to learn this ashtakshara manthra . The next day preached it to all commoners inspite of the injunction of thirukoshtiyur nambi.
2007-07-31 02:09:30 · answer #2 · answered by C. Sri Vidya Rajagopalan 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
i doubt there is a reason to it.. but Narayana is one of the 1000 names of Vishnu. If you listen to Narayniyam or Narayana sahasranamam which most of the south indians listen to in the mornings in their homes, its primarily chanting of all the names of the lord.
2007-07-30 22:50:49 · answer #3 · answered by Bliss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Narayana is a formless, colourless, shape of God
2007-07-30 22:52:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NARAYANA NARAYANA ALLAH ALLAH..........MAA INTI DHEVUNIVI NUVVE ALLAH............
Narayana means lord Balaji[venkateshwara].......I don't know why his name is NARAYANA,but i surely love that name.....
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2007-07-31 03:08:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
because it sounds good when you chant it :)
2007-07-31 01:01:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋