Ity upaniñat(e) // 5 //

1) “Then the Supreme Lord Näräyaëa desired to create living entities. From Näräyaëa came the life airs; from Näräyaëa came the mind and all the senses; from Näräyaëa came the elements - ether, air, light, water and earth, which supports the universe. From Näräyaëa came Brahmä, Rudra, Indra, Prajäpati. From Näräyaëa came the twelve Ädityas, the twelve Rudras, the twelve Vasus, all the Vedic metres and all the devas. Everything came from Näräyaëa in the beginning and everything enters into Näräyaëa at the end.

2) Thus Näräyaëa is the eternal being. Brahmä, Çiva, Indra, time, the directions, the subdirections, up and down, inside and outside, are all pervaded by Näräyaëa. Näräyaëa is everything, past, present and future. Näräyaëa is the eternal pure effulgent Lord, without a second to compare. He is Viñëu, the Supreme Lord, says the Upaniñad.

3) One should place “oà” first, “namaù” second and “Näräyaëäya” at the end. “Oà” is one syllable, “namaù” is two syllables and “Näräyaëäya” is five syllables. Together they make the eight syllable Näräyaëa-mantra. One who knows this eight syllable Näräyaëa-mantra with purity in his heart attains all life, offspring, wealth, health and cows, and finally attains immortality. One who knows the Näräyaëa-mantra and Näräyaëa attains immortality, says the Upaniñad.

4) The syllable “oà” is directly the Supreme Lord full of bliss. Composed of three sounds “a”, “u” and “à”, the praëava becomes “oà”. The yogé who utters the praëava many times becomes free from the bondage of repeated material birth. One who worships the Lord with this mantra will certainly go to the transcendental realm of Vaikuëöha, which is a lotus full of consciousness shining effulgently. The transcendental Lord is known as the son of Devaké, as Madhusüdana, as Puëòarikäkña, as Viñëu and Acyuta. The one Näräyaëa is situated in all living entities. He is the cause of all causes, the supreme Brahman.

5) One who recites the mantra in the morning destroys the sins of the night. One who recites the mantra in the evening destroys the sins of the day. One who recites the mantra at noontime facing the sun is freed from all types of sins. That person attains the fruits of studying all the Vedas. He attains the world of Näräyaëa”.

oà svasti no govindaù

svasti no ‘cyutänantau

svasti no väsudevo viñëur dadhätu

svasti no näräyaëo naro vai

svasti naù padmanäbhaù puruñottamo dadhätu

svasti no viçvakseno viçveçvaraù

svasti no håñékeço harir dadhätu

svasti no vainateyo hariù

svasti no ‘njanäsuto hanür bhägavato dadhätu

svasti svasti sumaìgalaikeço mahän

çré kåñëaù saccidänanda ghanaù

sarveçvareçvaro dadhätu

“May Lord Govinda, Acyuta, Ananta Çeña, Väsudeva and Lord Viñëu bestow auspiciousness upon us. May Nara-Näräyaëa, Padmanäbha and Puruñottama bestow auspiciousness upon us. May Viçvaksena, the Lord of the universe, Håñikeça and Lord Hari bestow auspiciousness upon us. May Garuòa and the son of Aïjanä, who is the great devotee of Lord Räma, Hanumän, bestow auspiciousness upon us. May the great and only Lord of auspiciousness, Çré Kåñëa, who is like a transcendental cloud full of eternity, knowledge, and bliss and who is the Lord of all the demigods, bestow upon us all prosperity and auspiciousness.” (Kåñëopaniñad)

karotu svasti me kåñëa

sarva lokeçvareçvaraù

kärçnadayaç-ca kürvantu

svasti me loka-pävanaù

“May Kåñëa, the Lord of all Lords of the universe, and his followers, the deliverers of the fallen, bestow auspiciousness on me.” (Sanmohana Tantra)

kåñëo mamaiva sarvatra

svasti küryät çréyä samam

tathaiva ca sadä kärçniù

sarva vighna vinäçanaù

“May Kåñëa, the destroyer of all obstacles and his followers bestow auspiciousness and prosperity to me at all times and places.” (Viñëu Yämala Saàhitä)

atasé-kusumopameya käntir-yamunä-kula kadamba mülavarté

navagopa vadhü viläsaçälé vitanotu no maìgaläni

“May Kåñëa, who has a complexion like the atasi flower, who is situated under the kadamba tree on the bank of the Yamunä River, who is skillful at pastimes with the wives of the cowherds of Våndävana, bestow auspiciousness on us.” (Viñëu Rahasya)

kåñëaù karotu kalyänaà

kaàsa-kuïjara-keçaré

kälindé jala kallola

kolähala kutühalaù

“May Kåñëa, who sports with great noise in the waves of the Yamunä river, and who, like a lion, killed the elephant Kaàsa, bestow auspiciousness on me.” (Näradéya Puräëa)

mädhavo mädhavo väci

mädhavo mädhavo hådi

smaranti mädhavaù sarve

sarva käryeñu mädhavam

“The devotees always remember the Lord. The name “Mädhava” is constantly on their tongues and constantly in their minds, and permeates all of their activities.” (Närasiàha Puräëa)

läbhas teñäà jayas teñäà

kutas teñäà paräbhavaù

yeñäm-éndévara-çyämo

hådaya-stho janärdanaù

“For those who have Janärdana, whose complexion is that of a blue lotus, within their hearts, there is all gain and victory and no defeat in any enterprise.” (Päëòava Gétä)

maìgalaà bhagavän viñëur

maìgalaà madhusüdanaù

maìgalaà håñikeço ‘yaà

maìgaläyatano hariù