Nara

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MAHABHARATA NOUN

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Mbh.1.1.3 Having bowed down to Narayana and Nara, the most exalted male being, and also to the goddess Saraswati, must the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.1.1.153 When I heard Narada, declare that Krishna and Arjuna were Nara and Narayana and he Narada had seen them together in the regions of Brahma, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success.
Mbh.1.19.1399 In the meantime the valiant Lord Vishnu in the form of an enchantress accompanied by Nara deceived the mighty Danavas and took away the Amrita from their hands.
Mbh.1.19.1420 And when the battle was raging fiercely, Nara and Narayana entered the field.
Mbh.1.19.1421 And Narayana seeing the celestial bow in the hand of Nara, called to mind his own weapon, the Danava-destroying discus.
Mbh.1.19.1430 Then the divine Nara appeared at the scene of the dreadful conflict between the Asuras and the Ganas the followers of Rudra, and reducing to dust those rocks by means of his gold-headed arrows, he covered the heavens with dust.
Mbh.1.67.3531 Nara, whose companion is Narayana, will be born as Indra's son and indeed, will be known as Arjuna, the mighty son of Pandu.
Mbh.1.67.3535 But a certain encounter shall take place without both Nara and Narayana taking any part in it.
Mbh.1.70.3692 And beholding that river, and also the asylum washed by that river which was studded with many islands and which possessed banks of so much beauty, an asylum like unto that of Nara and Narayana laved by the water of the Ganga, the king resolved to enter into that sacred abode.
Mbh.1.219.10687 Those dear friends, who were none else than the Rishis Nara and Narayana of old, sat down.
Mbh.1.225.11034 Those old deities, Nara and Narayana, have become incarnate in the world of men to accomplish the business of the celestials.
Mbh.1.229.11201 They are Nara and Narayana, those gods of old heard of in heaven!
Mbh.2.1.3 After having bowed down to Narayana, and Nara, the most exalted male being, and also to the goddess Saraswati, must the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.2.3.84 There Nara and Narayana, Brahma and Yama and Sthanu the fifth, perform their sacrifices at the expiration of a thousand yugas.
Mbh.2.66.2745 But Dussasana dragging Draupadi forcibly by her black locks while she was praying piteously unto Krishna and Vishnu who were Narayana and Nara on earth, said unto her, Whether thy season hath come or not, whether thou art attired in one piece of cloth or entirely naked, when thou hast been won at dice and made our slave, thou art to live amongst our serving-women as thou pleasest
Mbh.2.66.2858 And while Yajnaseni was crying aloud to Krishna, also called Vishnu and Hari and Nara for protection, the illustrious Dharma, remaining unseen, covered her with excellent clothes of many hues.
Mbh.3.1.3 Having bowed down to Narayana, and Nara the foremost of male beings, and the goddess Saraswati also, must the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.3.12.643 O thou irrepressible one, thou art Nara and I am Narayana or Hari!
Mbh.3.12.644 We are the Rishis Nara and Narayana born in the world of men for a special purpose.
Mbh.3.40.2139 SECTION XL Mahadeva said, Thou wert in thy former life Nara, the friend of Narayana.
Mbh.3.41.2193 Thou wert in thy former life a Rishi of immeasurable soul, known as Nara of great might At the command, O child, of Brahma, thou hast been born among men!
Mbh.3.47.2447 Those ancient and excellent Rishis who were known by the names of Nara and Narayana are, know, O Brahmana, none else than Hrishikesa and Dhananjaya.
Mbh.3.47.2448 And those Rishis, celebrated throughout the three worlds, and known by the names of Nara and Narayana have, for the accomplishment of a certain purpose, been born on earth, for the acquisition of virtue.
Mbh.3.86.4750 I also know them to be Rishis, Nara and Narayana.
Mbh.3.125.6376 and Sunaka the sovereign of men, and both Nara and Narayana have attained everlasting regions from this place.
Mbh.3.140.7161 O mighty-armed one, with the object of beholding that war-like tiger among men, shall we repair to the Gandhamadana mountain, where lies the hermitage of Nara and Narayana at the site of the celebrated jujube tree, and which is inhabited by the Yakshas.
Mbh.3.144.7328 And by the side of it, they beheld the hermitage of Nara and Narayana, with celestial trees bearing flowers and fruits in all seasons.
Mbh.3.144.7334 Then in company with those bulls among the twice-born ones, the Pandavas beheld that romantic asylum presided over by Nara and Narayana; devoid of gloom; and sacred; and untouched by the solar rays; and free from those rubs, viz hunger, and thirst, heat and cold, and removing all sorrow; and crowded with hosts of mighty sages; and adorned with the grace proceeding from the Vedas, Saman, Rich, and Yajus; and, O king, inaccessible to men who have renounced religion; and beautified with offerings, and homas; and sacred; and well-swept and daubed; and shining all around with offerings of celestial blossoms; and spread over with altars of sacrificial fire, and sacred ladles and pots; and graced with large water-jars, and baskets and the refuge of all beings; and echoing with the chanting of the Vedas; and heavenly: and worthy of being inhabited; and removing fatigue; and attended with splendour and of incomprehensible merit; and majestic with divine qualities.
Mbh.3.144.7342 There the pious Yudhishthira beheld the hermitage of Nara and Narayana, beautified by the Bhagirathi and worshipped by the gods and the celestial sages.
Mbh.3.155.7822 And having passed the source of the Ganga, we have seen many a lovely hill and the Himalaya mountains, inhabited by various species of birds, and also the jujube named Visala, where there is the hermitage of Nara and Narayana.
Mbh.3.155.7829 By this very way, do thou repair from this region of Kuvera to the place whence thou hadst come even to the hermitage of Nara and Narayana, known by the name of Vadari.
Mbh.3.155.7837 And having returned to the hermitage of Nara and Narayana, he began to dwell pleasantly, surrounded by Bhimasena and his other brothers, Panchali the Brahmanas
Mbh.3.188.9445 In ancient times I called the waters by the name of Nara; and because the waters have ever been my ayana or home, therefore have I been called Narayana the water-homed.
Mbh.3.270.13160 The heroic Arjuna, with mighty arms, is the god incarnate styled Nara.
Mbh.3.270.13175 Water was created by the Rishi Nara, and it formed his corpus; therefore do we hear it styled as Nara.
Mbh.4.1.3 Having bowed down to Narayana, and Nara, the most exalted of male beings, and also to the goddess Saraswati, must the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.5.1.3 HAVING BOWED down to Narayana, and Nara the most exalted of male beings, and also to the goddess Saraswati, must the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.5.49.2791 Just then, the two ancient deities, the Rishis Nara and Narayana, as if drawing unto themselves by their own energy the minds and energies of all who were present there, left the place'
Mbh.5.49.2794 Thus asked, Brahma said, These two, endued with ascetic merit, blazing with effulgence and beauty, illuminating both the earth and the heaven, possessed of great might, and pervading and surpassing all, are Nara and Narayana, dwelling now in the region of Brahman having arrived from the other world.
Mbh.5.49.2805 The chastiser of foes, Nara, slew in battle hundreds and thousands of Indra's foes among the Paulomas and the Kalakhanjas.
Mbh.5.49.2811 It hath been heard by us that the two heroic and mighty car-warriors, Vasudeva and Arjuna, that are now united with each other, are those same ancient gods, the divine Nara and Narayana.
Mbh.5.49.2813 That Narayana is Krishna, and that Nara is Falguna.
Mbh.5.96.4544 And the Brahmanas answered him, saying, It had been heard by us that those two persons are ascetics called Nara and Narayana.
Mbh.5.96.4547 It is that illustrious pair, Nara and Narayana, who are now practising the severest of penances in some hidden region of the mountains of Gandhamadana'
Mbh.5.96.4559 Thus addressed, Nara and Narayana said, O best of kings, wrath and covetousness have no place in this retreat.
Mbh.5.96.4567 Nara, then, O Bharata, taking up a handful of grass-blades, said, Desirous of battle as thou art, come, O Kshatriya, and fight!
Mbh.5.96.4576 Ever inclined to grant protection unto those that sought it, Nara then, O king, said unto that monarch, Be obedient to the Brahmanas and be virtuous.
Mbh.5.96.4586 Great indeed, was that feat achieved of old by Nara.
Mbh.5.96.4587 Narayana, again, became superior to Nara in consequence of many more qualities.
Mbh.5.96.4597 They that were Nara and Narayana in days of yore are now Arjuna and Kesava.
Mbh.5.97.4606 Those illustrious Rishis, Nara and Narayana, are of the same character.
Mbh.5.111.5072 Except by Nara and Narayana, he is incapable of being seen by the diverse classes of Munis, the gods with Vasava at their head, the Gandharvas, the Yakshas, and the Siddhas.
Mbh.5.111.5091 None else, O bull among Brahmanas, save the divine Narayana, and the eternal Nara called also Jishnu, succeeded in passing beyond the point so guarded.
Mbh.6.1.3 HAVING BOWED down to Narayana, and Nara, the most exalted of male beings, and also to the goddess Saraswati, must the word Jaya' be uttered.
Mbh.6.6.379 There Nara and Narayana, Brahman, and Manu, and Sthanu as the fifth, are ever present.
Mbh.6.8.485 It is Nara and Narayana, endued with omniscience, that destroyeth all creatures
Mbh.6.23.1050 Thy wicked sons, however, all entangled in the meshes of death, do not, from ignorance, know them to be Nara and Narayana.
Mbh.6.66.3631 Indeed, the illustrious and mighty Lord, taking birth in the human womb, will live on the Earth, accompanied by Nara.
Mbh.6.66.3632 Those ancient and best of Rishis, viz, Nara and Narayana, are incapable of defeat in battle by even all the celestials united together.
Mbh.6.66.3633 Of immeasurable effulgence, those Rishis viz, Nara and Narayana, when born together in the world of men, will not be known as such by fools.
Mbh.6.66.3654 It is for this that thou hatest Govinda and Dhananjaya the son of Pandu, for who else among men would hate the divine Nara and Narayana?
Mbh.6.68.3722 Then, O monarch, Bhishma the son of Santanu once more addressed thy son, saying, Thou hast now heard truly, O king, about the glory of the high-souled Kesava and of Nara about which thou hadst asked me.
Mbh.6.68.3723 Thou hast also heard about the object for which both Nara and Narayana have taken their births among men.
Mbh.6.68.3728 By disregarding the divine Nara and Narayana, thou shalt certainly be destroyed.
Mbh.7.1.3 HAVING BOWED down unto Narayan, and unto that most exalted of male beings, viz, Nara, and unto the goddess Saraswati also, must the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.7.11.441 They are even Nara and Narayana.
Mbh.7.75.3261 Understanding that both Nara and Narayana were in rage, the gods with Vasava became very anxious thinking, What will come of it'
Mbh.7.78.3469 Beholding those two, viz, Nara and Narayana arrived, Bhava of cheerful soul, smilingly said unto them, Welcome are ye, ye foremost of men!
Mbh.7.79.3511 And then accompanied by all the attendants of Siva, those two heroes set out for that celestial lake which possessed hundreds of heavenly wonders, that sacred lake, capable of granting every object, which the god, having the bull for his mark, had indicated to them, And unto that lake, the Rishis Nara and Narayana viz, Arjuna and Vasudeva went fearlessly.
Mbh.7.86.3798 Then, like the Destroyer himself in wrath, or Vasava himself armed with the thunder, or Death's irresistible self armed with his club and urged on by Time, or Mahadeva armed with the trident and incapable of being ruffled, or Varuna bearing his noise, or the blazing fire at the end of the Yuga risen for consuming the creation, the slayer of the Nivatakavachas inflamed with rage and swelling with might, the ever-victorious Jaya, devoted to truth and desirous of achieving his great vow, clad in mail and armed with sword, decked in golden diadem, adorned with garlands of swords of white flowers and attired in white robes, his arms decked with beautiful Angadas and ears with excellent ear-rings, mounted on his own foremost of cars, the incarnate Nara, accompanied by Narayana, shaking his Gandiva in battle, shone brilliantly like the risen sun.
Mbh.7.198.11067 Then Nara and Narayana, for the pacification of Narayana weapon, began forcibly to drag Bhima and all his weapons.
Mbh.7.198.11316 From Narayana's asceticism was born a great Muni of the name of Nara, equal to Narayana himself.
Mbh.7.198.11317 Know that Arjuna is none else than that Nara.
Mbh.8.1.2 Having bowed down unto Narayana, and unto that most exalted of male beings, Nara, and unto the goddess Sarasvati also, must the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.8.16.656 These two heroes the foremost of all creatures are Nara and Narayana
Mbh.8.17.697 The two Krishnas Nara and Narayana, also deeply afflicted by Ashvatthama with hundreds of arrows, looked like two Suns at the end of the Yuga, resplendent with their own rays.
Mbh.8.87.5339 These two are Nara and Narayana, the two ancient and best of Rishis.
Mbh.8.96.6125 Then that chief of Kuru's race, that righteous son of Pritha, taking hold of Keshava's right arm adorned with Angadas, and addressing both Keshava and Arjuna, said, Narada told me that ye two are the gods Nara and Narayana, those ancient and best of Rishis, that are ever employed in the preservation of righteousness.
Mbh.9.1.3 Having bowed down unto Narayana and Nara, the most exalted of male beings, and the goddess Sarasvati, must the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.10.1.3 Having bowed down unto Narayana, and Nara the most exalted of male beings, and unto the goddess Sarasvati, must the word Jaya be uttered!
Mbh.11.1.3 Having bowed down unto Narayana and Nara, the foremost of male beings, and unto the goddess Sarasvati, must the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.12.1.3 HAVING BOWED down to Narayana, and Nara, the foremost of male beings, and unto the goddess Saraswati, must the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.12.126.7180 SECTION CXXVII Bhishma said, Then that best of Rishis, viz, the regenerate Rishabha, sitting in the midst of all those Rishis, smiled a little and said these words: Formerly, O tiger among kings, while travelling among sacred places, I arrived, O lord, at the beautiful asylum of Nara and Narayana.
Mbh.12.126.7184 Within that retreat the Rishis Nara and Narayana always pass their time in true pleasure
Mbh.12.279.17182 Some say that that is the region of Mahadeva; some, of Vishnu; some, of Brahman; some, of Sesha; some, of Nara; some, of the effulgent Chit; and some, of the All-pervading
Mbh.12.317.19755 If through the neck, the man repairs to the excellent region of that foremost of ascetics known by the name of Nara.
Mbh.12.334.21343 I heard it from my sire that in the Krita age, O monarch, during the epoch of the Self-born Manu, the eternal Narayana, the Soul of the universe, took birth as the son of Dharma in a quadruple form, viz, as Nara, Narayana, Hari, and the Self-create Krishna
Mbh.12.334.21344 Amongst them all, Narayana and Nara underwent the severest austerities by repairing to the Himalayan retreat known by the name of Vadari, by riding on their golden ears.
Mbh.12.334.21356 How wonderful it is that Dharma has thus been honoured by these four great deities viz, Nara, Narayana, and Hari and Krishna!
Mbh.12.334.21358 The other two, however, viz, Nara and Narayana, are now dwelling here engaged in penances for the object of enhancing their merit.
Mbh.12.339.21952 People will call me and Arjuna as Narayana and Nara, when, endued with puissance, we two, exerting our strength, shall consume a large number of Kshatriyas, for doing good to the world.
Mbh.12.339.21964 Narada also, endued with great energy, having obtained the high favour that he had solicited, then proceeded with great speed to the retreat called Vadari, for beholding Nara and Narayana.
Mbh.12.341.22287 Thyself, O son of Kunti, and myself are known as Nara and Narayana.
Mbh.12.341.22293 The waters have been called by the name of Nara, for they sprang from Him called Nara.
Mbh.12.342.22668 I took birth in two forms, viz, as Nara and Narayana.
Mbh.12.342.22673 That dart, having consumed all the preparations of Daksha's sacrifice, came with great force towards us Nara and Narayana at the retreat of Vadari.
Mbh.12.342.22678 At this, Rudra became highly angry and as the result thereof he rushed towards the Rishis Nara and Narayana, endued with the puissance of severe austerities.
Mbh.12.342.22682 Meanwhile Nara, for the purpose of destroying Rudra, took up a blade of grass, and inspired it with Mantras.
Mbh.12.342.22684 Nara suddenly hurled that battle-axe at Rudra but it broke into pieces.
Mbh.12.342.22701 This Nara and Narayana the displayed forms of Supreme Brahman have taken birth in the race of Dharma.
Mbh.12.342.22715 Having mutually caused such marks on each other's person, the two Rishis Nara and Narayana thus made friends with Rudra.
Mbh.12.343.22733 When, however, the celestial Rishi Narada had succeeded in obtaining a sight of the Supreme Lord of the universe, a residing in the form of Aniruddha, why did he again proceed so quickly to the retreat of Vadari on the breast of Himavat for beholding those two foremost of godly of Rishis viz, Nara and Narayana?
Mbh.12.343.22738 Arrived at the retreat known by the name of Vadari on the breast of the Himvat mountains, and seeing the two Rishis Nara and Narayana who were engaged in severe austerities at that spot, how long did Narada dwell there and what were the topics of conversation between him and the two Rishis?
Mbh.12.343.22756 Having beheld Narayana in that form, why did Narada hasten once more to the retreat of Vadari for the purpose of beholding Nara and Narayana?
Mbh.12.343.22758 How long also did Narada the son of Pramesthi, after his return from White Island and arrival at Vadari and meeting with the two Rishis Nara and Narayana, live there, and what conversations had he with them?
Mbh.12.343.22771 There he beheld those ancient deities, viz, those two foremost of Rishis, called Nara and Narayana, engaged in the practice of penances, observing high vows, and devoted to the worship of their own selves.
Mbh.12.343.22793 Nara and Narayana said, Hast thou seen in white Island the Paramatma Supreme Soul, who is eternal and divine, and who is the high source whence we have sprung'
Mbh.12.344.22830 SECTION CCCXLV Nara and Narayana said, Deserving art thou of the highest praise, and highly favoured hast thou been, since thou hast beheld the puissant Narayana himself in the form of Aniruddha.
Mbh.12.344.22869 Vaisampayana continued, Having heard these words of Nara and Narayana both of whom were engaged in the practice of the austerest penances, the celestial Rishi Narada joined his hands in reverence and became entirely devoted to Narayana.
Mbh.12.344.22871 Worshipping the Supreme Deity Narayana, and adoring those two ancient Rishis also that had taken birth in the house of Dharma, the illustrious Rishi Narada, endued with great energy, continued to reside, thus employed, in that retreat, called Vadari, on the breast of Himavat, belonging to Nara and Narayana, for a thousand years as measured by the standard of the celestials
Mbh.12.345.22872 SECTION CCCXLVI Vaisampayana said, On one occasion, while residing in the retreat of Nara and Narayana, Narada the son of Pramesthi, having duly accomplished the rites and observances in honour of the deities, set himself to perform thereafter the rites in honour of the Pitris.
Mbh.12.345.22873 Beholding him thus prepared, the eldest son of Dharma, viz, the puissant Nara addressed him, saying, Whom art thou worshipping, O foremost of regenerate persons, by these rites and observances in connection with the deities and the Pitris?
Mbh.12.345.22893 Nara and Narayana said, The Earth, in days of yore, with her belt of seas, disappeared from the view.
Mbh.12.346.22922 SECTION CCCXLVII Vaisampayana said, Having heard these words of Nara and Narayana, the Rishi Narada became filled with devotion towards the Supreme Being.
Mbh.12.346.22924 Having resided for a full thousand years in the retreat of Nara and Narayana, having beheld the immutable Hari, and heard the excellent discourse having Narayana for its topic, the celestial Rishi repaired to his own retreat on the breast of Himavat, Those foremost of ascetics viz, Nara and Narayana, however continued to reside in their delightful retreat of Vadari, engaged in the practice of the severest austerities.
Mbh.12.347.22978 I have heard also of the birth of the Supreme Deity in the house of Dharma, in the form of Nara and Narayana.
Mbh.13.1.3 HAVING BOWED down unto Narayana, and Nara the foremost of male beings, and unto the goddess Saraswati, must the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.13.149.12536 He that is the foremost Refuge of all things DLIX, DLXVIII; He that is armed with the best of bows called Saranga; He that was divested of His battle-axe by Rama of Bhrigu's race He that is fierce; He that is the giver of all objects of desire; He that is so tall as to touch the very heavens with his head in allusion to the form He assumed at Valis sacrifice; He whose vision extends over the entire universe; He that is Vyasa who distributed the Vedas; He that is the Master of speech or all learning; He that has started into existence without the intervention of genital organs DLXVIII, DLXXVI; He that is hymned with the three foremost Samans; He that is the singer of the Samans; He that is the Extinction of all worldly attachments in consequence of His being the embodiment of Renunciation; He that is the Medicine; He that is the Physician who applies the medicine; He that has ordained the fourth or last mode of life called renunciation for enabling His creatures to attain to emancipation; He that causes the passions of His worshippers to be quieted with a view to give them tranquillity of soul; He that is contented in consequence of His utter dissociation with all worldly objects; He that is the Refuge of devotion and tranquillity of Soul DLXXVII, DLXXXV; He that is possessed of beautiful limbs; He that is the giver of tranquillity of soul; He that is Creator; He that sports in joy on the bosom of the earth; He that sleeps in Yoga lying on the body of the prince of snakes, Sesha, after the universal dissolution; the Benefactor of kine; or, He that took a human form for relieving the earth of the weight of her population; the Master of the universe; the Protector of the universe; He that is endued with eyes like those of the bull; He that cherishes Righteousness with love DLXXXVI, DXCV: He that is the unreturning hero; He whose soul has been withdrawn from all attachments; He that reduces to a subtle form the universe at the time of the universal dissolution; He that does good to His afflicted worshippers; He whose name, as soon as heard, cleanses the hearer of all his sins; He who has the auspicious whorl on His breast; He in whom dwells the goddess of Prosperity for ever; He who was chosen by Lakshmi the goddess of Prosperity as her Lord; He that is the foremost one of all Beings endued with prosperity DXCVI, DCIV; He that give prosperity unto His worshippers; the Master of prosperity; He that always lives with those that are endued with prosperity; He that is the receptacle of all kinds of prosperity; He that gives prosperity unto all persons of righteous acts according to the measure of their righteousness; He that holds the goddess of Prosperity on his bosom; He that bestows prosperity upon those that hear of, praise, and mediate on Him; He that is the embodiment of that condition which represents the attainment of unattainable happiness; He that is possessed of every kind of beauty; He that is the Refuge of the three worlds DCV, DCXIV; He that is possessed of beautiful eye; He that is possessed of beautiful limbs; He that is possessed of a hundred sources of delight; He that represents the highest delight; He that is the Master of all the luminaries in the firmament for it is He that maintains them in their places and orbits; He that has subjugated His soul; He whose soul is not swayed by any superior Being; He that is always of beautiful acts; He whose doubts have all been dispelled for He is said to behold the whole universe as an Amlaka in His palm DCXV, DCXXIII; He that transcends all creatures; He whose vision extends in all directions: He that has no Master; He that at all times transcends all changes; He that in the form of Rama had to lie down on that bare ground; He that adorns the earth by His incarnations; He that is puissance's self; He that transcends all grief; He that dispels the griefs of all His worshippers as soon as they remember His DCXXIV, DCXXXII; He that is possessed of effulgence, He that is worshipped by all; He that is the water-pot as all things reside within Him; He that is of pure soul; He that cleanses all as soon as they hear of him; He that is free and unrestrained; He whose car never turns away from battles; He that is possessed of great wealth; He whose prowess is incapable of being measured DCXXXIII, DCXLI; He that is the slayer of the Asura named Kalanemi; He that is the Hero; He that has taken birth in the race of Sura; He that is the Lord of all the deities; the soul of the three worlds; the Master of the three worlds; He that has the solar and lunar rays for his hair; the slayer of Kesi; He that destroys all things at the universal dissolution DCXLII, DCL; the Deity from whom the fruition of all desires is sought; He that grants the wishes of all; He that has desires; He that has a handsome form; He that is endued with thorough knowledge of Srutis and Smritis; He that is possessed of a form that is indescribable by attributes; He whose brightest rays overwhelm heaven; He that has no end; He that in the form of Arjuna or Nara acquired vast wealth on the occasion of his campaign of conquest DCLI, DCLX; He who is the foremost object of silent recitation, of sacrifice, of the Vedas, and of all religious acts; He that is the creator of penances and the like; He that is the form of the grandsire Brahman, He that is the augmentor of penances; He that is conversant with Brahma; He that is of the form of Brahmana; He that has for His limbs Him that is called Brahma; He that knows all the Vedas and everything in the universe; He that is always fond of Brahmanas and of whom the Brahmanas also are fond DCLXI, DCLXX; He whose footsteps cover vast areas; He whose feats are mighty; He who is possessed of vast energy; He that is identical with Vasuki, the king of the snakes; He that is the foremost of all sacrifices; He that is Japa, that first of sacrifices; He that is the foremost of all offerings made in sacrifices DCLXXI, DCLXXVIII He that is hymned by all; He that loves to be hymned by his worshippers; He that is himself the hymns uttered by His worshippers; He that is the very act of hymning; He that is the person that hymns; He that is fond of battling with everything that is evil; He that is full in every respect; He that fills others with every kind of affluence; He that destroys all sins as soon as He is remembered; He whose acts are all righteous; He that transcends all kinds of disease DCLXXIX, DCLXXXIX; He that is endued with the speed of the mind; He that is the creator and promulgator of all kinds of learning; He whose vital seed is gold; He that is giver of wealth being identical with Kuvera the Lord of treasures; He that takes away all the wealth of the Asuras; the son of Vasudeva; He in whom all creatures dwell; He whose mind dwells in all things in thorough identity with them; He that takes away the sins of all who seek refuge in him DCXC, DCXCVIII; He that is attainable by the righteous; He whose acts are always good; He that is the one entity in the universe; He that displays Himself in diverse forms; He that is the refuge of all those that are conversant with truth; He who has the greatest of heroes for his troops He that is the foremost of the Yadavas; He that is the abode of the righteous He that sports in joy in the woods of Brinda on the banks of Yamuna DCXCIX, DCCVVII; He in whom all created things dwell; the deity that overwhelms the universe with His Maya illusion; He in whom all foremost of Beings become merged when they achieve their emancipation He whose hunger is never gratified; He that humbles the pride of all; He that fills the righteous with just pride; He that swells with joy; He that is incapable of being seized; He that has never been vanquished DCCVII, DCCXVI; He that is of universal form; He that is of vast form; He whose form blazes forth with energy and effulgence; He that is without form as determined by acts; He that is of diverse forms; He that is unmanifest; He that is of a hundred forms; He that is of a hundred faces DCCXVII, DCCXXIV; He that is one; He that is many through illusion; He that is full of felicity; He that forms the one grand topic of investigation; He from whom is this all; He that is called THAT; He that is the highest Refuge; He that confines Jiva within material causes; He that is coveted by all; He that took birth in the race of Madhu; He that is exceedingly affectionate towards His worshippers DCCXXV, DCCXXXV; He that is of golden complexion; He whose limbs are like gold in hue; He that is possessed of beautiful limbs; He whose person is decked with Angadas made with sandal-paste; He that is the slayer of heroes; He that has no equal; He that is like cipher in consequence of no attributes being affirmable of Him; He that stands in need of no blessings in consequence of His fulness; He that never swerves from His own nature and puissance and knowledge; He that is mobile in the form of wind DCCXXXVI, DCCXLV; He that never identifies Himself with anything that is not-soul He that confers honours on His worshippers; He that is honoured by all; He that is the Lord of the three worlds; He that upholds the three worlds; He that is possessed of intelligence and memory capable of holding in His mind the contents of all treatises; He that took birth in a sacrifice; He that is worthy of the highest praise; He whose intelligence and memory are never futile; He that upholds the earth DCCXLVI, DCCLV; He that pours forth heat in the form of the Sun; He that is the bearer of great beauty of limbs; He that is the foremost of all bearers of weapons; He that accepts the flowery and leafy offerings made to Him by His worshippers; He that has subdued all his passions and grinds all His foes; He that has none to walk before Him; He that has four horns; He that is the elder brother of Gada DCCLVI, DCCLXIV; He that has four arms; He from whom the four Purushas have sprung; He that is the refuge of the four modes of life and the four orders of men; He that is of four souls Mind, Understanding, Consciousness, and Memory; He from whom spring the four objects of life, viz, Righteousness, Wealth, Pleasure, and Emancipation; He that is conversant with the four Vedas; He that has displayed only a fraction of His puissance DCCLXV, DCCLXXII; He that sets the wheel of the world to revolve round and round; He whose soul is dissociated from all worldly attachments; He that is incapable of being vanquished; He that cannot be transcended; He that is exceedingly difficult of being attained; He that is difficult of being approached; He that is difficult of access; He that is difficult of being brought within the heart by even Yogins; He that slays even the most powerful foes among the Danavas DCCLXXIII, DCCLXXXI; He that has beautiful limbs; He that takes the essence of all things in the universe; He that owns the most beautiful warp and woof for weaving this texture of fabric of the universe; He that weaves with ever-extending warp and woof; He whose acts are done by Indra; He whose acts are great; He who has no acts undone; He who has composed all the Vedas and scriptures DCCLXXXII, DCCLXXXIX; He whose birth is high; He that is exceedingly handsome; He whose heart is full of commiseration; He that has precious gems in His navel; He that has excellent knowledge for His eye; He that is worthy of worship by Brahman himself and other foremost ones in the universe; He that is giver of food; He that assumed horns at the time of the universal dissolution; He that has always subjugated His foes most wonderfully; He that knows all things; He that is ever victorious over those that are of irresistible prowess DCCXC, DCCXCIX; He whose limbs are like gold; He that is incapable of being agitated by wrath or aversion or other passion; He that is Master of all those who are masters of all speech; He that is the deepest lake; He that is the deepest pit; He that transcends the influence of Time; He in whom the primal elements are established DCCC, DCCCVI; He that gladdens the earth; He that grants fruits which are as agreeable as the Kunda flowers Jasmim pubescens, Linn; He that gave away the earth unto Kasyapa in His incarnation as Rama; He that extinguishes the three kinds of misery mentioned in the Sankhya philosophy like a rain-charged cloud cooling the heat of the earth by its downpour; He that cleanses all creatures; He that has none to urge Him; He that drank nectar; He that has an undying body; He that is possessed of omniscience; He that has face and eyes turned towards every direction DCCCVIII, DCCCXVI; He that is easily won with, that is, such gifts as consist of flowers and leaves; He that has performed excellent vows; He that is crowned with success by Himself; He that is victorious over all foes; He that scorches all foes; He that is the ever-growing and tall Banian that overtops all other trees; He that is the sacred fig tree Ficus glomerata, Willd; He that is the Ficus religiosa; or, He that is not durable, in consequence of His being all perishable forms in the universe even as he is all the imperishable forms that exist; He that is the slayer of Chanura of the Andhra country DCCCXVII, DCCCXXV; He that is endued with a thousand rays; He that has seven tongues in the forms of Kali, Karali, etc;
Mbh.13.167.13810 Thee, O illustrious one, I know to be that ancient and best of Rishis who dwelt for many years in the company of Nara, in the retreat of Vadari.
Mbh.13.167.13813 Thyself and Arjuna are the old Rishis Narayana and Nara born among men.
Mbh.14.1.3 HAVING BOWED down unto Narayana, and Nara the foremost of male beings, and unto the goddess Saraswati, must the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.15.1.3 AFTER HAVING bowed down to Narayana, and Nara, the foremost of men, and unto the goddess Saraswati also, must the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.15.31.1270 Know that this Dhananjaya, the son of Pritha, is the ancient Rishi Nara.
Mbh.16.1.3 Having bowed down unto Narayana, and to Nara, the foremost of men, as also to the goddess Sarasvati, should the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.17.1.3 Having bowed down unto Narayana, and to Nara, the foremost of men, as also to the goddess Sarasvati, should the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.18.1.3 Having bowed down into Narayana, and to Nara, the foremost of men, as also to the goddess Sarasvati, should the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.18.6.351 Bowing unto Narayana, and to Nara, that foremost of men, as also to the goddess Sarasvati, should the word Jaya be uttered.
Mbh.18.6.419 The names should then be taken of all the deities as also of Nara and Narayana.
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Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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