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Oṃ namo nārāyaṇāya
Aṣṭākṣarī; public Vaiṣṇava nāma.
Aṣṭākṣarī; public Vaiṣṇava nāma.
Canonical source text
ॐ नमो नारायणाय
IAST transliteration
oṃ namo nārāyaṇāya
Close translation
Oṃ. Salutation to Nārāyaṇa.
Reader-friendly meaning
Eight syllables of bowing to the one who rests on the waters and in the human heart.
Meenananda editorial explanation
A public Vaiṣṇava nāma. Initiation-mantras of a sampradāya remain with that lineage; this page keeps the open eight syllables.
Practice context
Recite as household Vaiṣṇava custom allows.
Word meanings
- नारायणाय — to Nārāyaṇa
Public aṣṭākṣarī; Sanskrit public domain. Sanskrit: public domain. Foundation translations: CC BY-SA 4.0.