Narayana - AncientVoice

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.1.1.182	When upon the death of Drona, his son misused the weapon called Narayana but failed to achieve the destruction of the Pandavas, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success.
Mbh.1.2.341	The next that comes is called the discharge of the weapon called Narayana.
Mbh.1.2.389	Then the story of Yavakrita, and then that of the great Raivya: then the departure of the Pandavas for Gandhamadana and their abode in the asylum called Narayana; then Bhimasena's journey to Gandhamadana at the request of Draupadi in search of the sweet-scented flower.
Mbh.1.2.444	In the Drona Parva, is the death of Alambusha, of Srutayus, of Jalasandha, of Shomadatta, of Virata, of the great warrior-in-chariot Drupada, of Ghatotkacha and others; in this Parva, Aswatthaman, excited beyond measure at the fall of his father in battle, discharged the terrible weapon Narayana.
Mbh.1.18.1352	The powerful Ananta, directed thereto both by Brahman and Narayana, O Brahmana, tore up the mountain with the woods thereon and with the denizens of those woods.
Mbh.1.18.1377	Nectar hath not yet arisen so that now we have no resource save Narayana'
Mbh.1.18.1378	On hearing them, Brahman said to Narayana, O Lord, condescend to grant the gods strength to churn the deep afresh'
Mbh.1.18.1379	Then Narayana agreeing to grant their various prayers, said, Ye wise ones, I grant you sufficient strength.
Mbh.1.18.1383	Thereafter sprung forth Lakshmi dressed in white, then Soma, then the White Steed, and then the celestial gem Kaustubha which graces the breast of Narayana.
Mbh.1.18.1395	Thereupon Narayana called his bewitching Maya illusive power to his aid, and assuming the form of an enticing female, coquetted with the Danavas.
Mbh.1.19.1403	And Narayana instantly cut off with his discus the well-adorned head of the Danava who was drinking the Amrita without permission.
Mbh.1.19.1408	Then Narayana quitting his enchanting female form and hurling many terrible weapons at the Danavas, made them tremble.
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.1.19.1424	And when it came, Narayana of fierce energy, possessing arms like the trunk of an elephant, hurled with great force that weapon of extraordinary lustre, effulgent as blazing fire, dreadful and capable of destroying hostile towns.
Mbh.1.19.1425	And that discus blazing like the fire that consumeth all things at the end of Yuga, hurled with force from the hands of Narayana, and falling constantly everywhere, destroyed the Daityas and the Danavas by thousands.
Mbh.1.19.1434	And the gods, on returning to the heavens, rejoiced greatly, and Indra and the other deities made over to Narayana the vessel of Amrita for careful keeping
Mbh.1.33.1897	And Narayana was gratified at that act of self-denial on the part of Garuda.
Mbh.1.33.1900	And he again spake unto Narayana these words, I shall be immortal and free from disease without drinking Amrita'
Mbh.1.33.1905	And the ranger of the skies, of great speed, saying unto Narayana, Be it so' swiftly wended on his way, mocking the wind with his fleetness.
Mbh.1.55.2754	Thy splendour also shines like that of Narayana.
Mbh.1.63.3163	And Satyaki and Kritavarma, conversant with the use of weapons possessed of mighty energy, well-versed in all branches of knowledge, and obedient to Narayana in everything and competent in the use of weapons, had their births from Satyaka and Hridika.
Mbh.1.64.3247	And they all having resolved to come down on earth in their respected parts, then went to Narayana, the slayer of all foes, at Vaikunth, the one who has the discus and the mace in his hands, who is clad in purple, who is of great splendour, who hath the lotus on his navel, who is the slayer of the foes of the gods, who is of eyes looking down upon his wide chest in yoga attitude, who is the lord of the Prajapati himself, the sovereign of all the gods, of mighty strength, who hath the mark of the auspicious whirl on his breast, who is the mover of every one's faculties and who is adored by all the gods.
Mbh.1.65.3250	SECTION LXV Sambhava Parva Vaisampayana said, Then Indra had a consultation with Narayana about the latter's descent on the earth from heaven with all the gods according to their respective parts.
Mbh.1.65.3251	And, having commanded all the dwellers in heaven, Indra returned from the abode of Narayana.
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.1.67.3577	And he, called Vasudeva, endued with great valour, was among men a portion of him called Narayana, the god of gods, eternal.
Mbh.1.67.3582	And a portion of Sri herself became incarnate on earth, for the gratification of Narayana, in the line of Bhishmaka.
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.1.74.3914	But knowest thou not that the Ancient, Omniscient one Narayana liveth in thy heart?
Mbh.1.74.3919	Yama, the son of Surya, takes no account of the sins of him with whom Narayana the witness of all acts, is gratified.
Mbh.1.74.3920	But he with whom Narayana is not gratified is tortured for his sins by Yama.
Mbh.1.198.9868	Accompanied by all those Indras, the god Isana then went unto Narayana of immeasurable energy, the Infinite, the Immaterial, the Uncreate, the Old, the Eternal, and the Spirit of these universes without limits.
Mbh.1.198.9869	Narayana approved of everything.
Mbh.1.198.9871	And Hari Narayana took up two hairs from his body, one of which hairs was black and the other white.
Mbh.1.200.9942	Pritha, out of affection, pronounced a blessing upon her daughter-in-law endued with great beauty and every auspicious mark and possessed of a sweet disposition and good character, saying, Be thou unto thy husband as Sachi unto Indra, Swaha unto Vibhavasu, Rohini unto Soma, Damayanti unto Nala, Bhadra unto Vaisravana, Arundhati unto Vasishtha, Lakshmi unto Narayana!
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.2.11.450	Narayana himself, and the celestial Rishis, and those Rishis called Valakhillyas, and all beings born of females and all those not born of females, and whatever else is seen in the three worlds, both mobile and immobile, were all seen by me there, know O king.
Mbh.2.35.1474	He knew that that creator himself of every object one, that exalted of all gods, Narayana, who had formerly commanded the celestials, saying, Be ye born on earth and slay one another and come back to heaven, that slayer of all the enemies of the gods, that subjugator of all hostile towns, in order to fulfil his own promise, had been born in the Kshatriya order.
Mbh.2.35.1475	And Narada knew that the exalted and holy Narayana, also called Sambhu the lord of the universe, having commanded all the celestials thus, had taken his birth in the race of Yadus and that foremost of all perpetuator of races, having sprung from the line of the Andhaka-Vrishnis on earth was graced with great good fortune and was shining like the moon herself among stars.
Mbh.2.35.1478	Such was the vision of Narada the omniscient who knew Hari or Narayana to be that Supreme Lord whom everybody worshipped with sacrifice.
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.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.3.12.638	O Narayana, thou didst, in the forest of Chaitraratha, celebrate with plentiful gifts a grand sacrifice consisting of a multitude of rites!
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.3.36.1890	He is even a Rishi of great energy, the friend of Narayana; ancient, eternal a god himself, invincible, ever successful, and knowing no deterioration.
Mbh.3.40.2139	SECTION XL Mahadeva said, Thou wert in thy former life Nara, the friend of Narayana.
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.3.83.4331	There, O king, Brahma himself with the other gods having Narayana at their head, is ever present, O tiger among men!
Mbh.3.83.4336	Beholding also the image of Narayana from whose navel had sprung the lotus, one blazeth forth, O royal represser of all foes, and goeth to the abode of Vishnu.
Mbh.3.84.4545	Then, O best of kings, should one proceed to the place of Narayana, where, O Bharata, Narayana is ever present and dwelleth for aye.
Mbh.3.85.4654	It was there that the Rishis and the gods Varuna, Agni, Prajapati, Narayana also called Hari, Mahadeva and the illustrious Grandsire of great splendour, appointed the resplendent Bhrigu to officiate at a sacrifice.
Mbh.3.86.4750	I also know them to be Rishis, Nara and Narayana.
Mbh.3.90.4887	Near that peak is the sacred and extensive Vadari, that highly meritorious asylum, famed over the three worlds, of him, O bull of the Bharata race, who is the Present, the Past and the Future, who is called Narayana and the lord Vishnu, who is eternal and the best of male beings, and who is pre-eminently illustrious.
Mbh.3.90.4889	There the gods and Rishis of high fortune and exceeding effulgence, approaching the divine lord Narayana, always worship him.
Mbh.3.90.4890	The entire universe with all its tirthas and holy spots is there where dwelleth the divine and eternal Narayana, the Supreme soul, for he is Merit, he is the Supreme Brahma, he is tirtha, he is the ascetic retreat, he is the First, he is the foremost of gods, and he is the great Lord of all creatures.
Mbh.3.100.5261	Thus addressed by him, the gods with the Grandsire's leave came away, and with Narayana at their head proceeded to the asylum of Dadhicha.
Mbh.3.102.5326	And repairing unto the exalted and uncreate Narayana, that unvanquished god of Vaikuntha, the celestials sought his protection.
Mbh.3.125.6376	and Sunaka the sovereign of men, and both Nara and Narayana have attained everlasting regions from this place.
Mbh.3.129.6574	Behold these lakes of Parasurama, and the hermitage of Narayana.
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.3.141.7213	And suffering pain in all her limbs, and being deprived of her senses by excessive pressure, the earth in distress sought the protection of Narayana, the foremost of the gods.
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.3.148.7570	And Narayana wearing a white hue was the soul of all creatures.
Mbh.3.148.7582	And Narayana who is the Soul of all creatures assumeth a red colour.
Mbh.3.148.7591	And Narayana weareth a yellow hue.
Mbh.3.148.7603	And in the beginning of this iron age, Narayana weareth a black hue.
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.3.157.7921	SECTION CLVII Vaisampayana continued, On that Rakshasa having been slain, that lord, the royal son of Kunti, returned to the hermitage of Narayana and began to dwell there.
Mbh.3.162.8227	And next to the abode of Brahma is visible the region of him who is said to be the really primal Cause or the origin of all creatures, even that prime lord, god Narayana, having neither beginning nor end.
Mbh.3.162.8230	And the region of Narayana lieth resplendent to the east of the Meru, where, O child, that lord of all creatures, the self-create primal Cause of the universe, having manifested all beings, looketh splendid of his excellent grace.
Mbh.3.162.8234	There by reverence, and severe austerities, Yatis inspired by virtue of pious practices, attain Narayana Hari.
Mbh.3.176.8764	Then all those magnanimous men having reached the place of Narayana, continued to live there, bereft of all sorrow, at beholding Kuvera's favourite lake, frequented by gods and Siddhas.
Mbh.3.187.9288	Thou art esteemed as one who is nearest to Narayana, in the next world.
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.3.188.9446	O best of regenerate ones, I am Narayana, the Source of all things, the Eternal, the Unchangeable.
Mbh.3.188.9486	The grandsire of all creatures is half my body; I am called Narayana, and I am bearer of the conch-shell, the discus and the mace.
Mbh.3.203.10441	The gods and Gandharvas and great Rishis urged by curiosity, came there to behold the encounter between Dhundhu and Kuvalaswa and, O thou of the Kuru race, filled by Narayana with his own energy, king Kuvalaswa, aided by his sons, soon surrounded that sea of sands and the king ordered that wilderness to be excavated and after the king's sons had excavated that sea of sands for seven days, they could see the mighty Asura Dhundhu.
Mbh.3.270.13162	The God Narayana is his friend.
Mbh.3.270.13170	When at the close of four thousand Yugas the Earth thus became flooded with water, like one vast sea, and all mobile creatures were hushed in death, and the sun and the moon and the winds were all destroyed, and the Universe was devoid of planets and stars, the Supreme Being called Narayana, unknowable by the senses, adorned with a thousand heads and as many eyes and legs, became desirous of rest.
Mbh.3.270.13174	In this connection, the following sloka is recited respecting the meaning of Narayana.
Mbh.3.270.13176	And because it formed his Ayana resting-place therefore is he known as Narayana
Mbh.3.308.15101	Even He whom persons versed in the Vedas call the invincible Boar' and the incomprehensible Narayana' even that Krishna himself, is protecting him'
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.4.6.212	SECTION VI Vaisampayana said, And while Yudhishthira was on his way to the delightful city of Virata, he began to praise mentally the Divine Durga, the Supreme Goddess of the Universe, born on the womb of Yasoda, and fond of the boons bestowed on her by Narayana, sprung from the race of cowherd Nanda, and the giver of prosperity, the enhancer of the glory of the worshipper's family, the terrifier of Kansa, and the destroyer of Asuras, and saluted the Goddess, her who ascended the skies when dashed by Kansa on a stony platform, who is the sister of Vasudeva, one who is always decked in celestial garlands and attired in celestial robes, who is armed with scimitar and shield, and always rescues the worshipper sunk in sin, like a cow in the mire, who in the hours of distress calls upon that eternal giver of blessings for relieving him of their burdens.
Mbh.4.6.217	Thou shinest, O Goddess, as Padma, the consort of Narayana.
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.5.7.192	Vaisampayana continued, Thus addressed by Krishna, Dhananjaya the son of Kunti selected Kesava who was not to fight on the battle-field, even Narayana himself, the slayer of foes, increate, born among men at his own will, the foremost of all Kshatriyas and above all the gods and the Danavas.
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.5.49.2809	And Narayana also hath, in this world, destroyed in the same way numberless other Daityas and Danavas.
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.5.70.3520	He is called Adhakshaja, because he never falleth down or suffereth any deterioration, and is called Narayana from his being the refuge of all human beings.
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.5.96.4587	Narayana, again, became superior to Nara in consequence of many more qualities.
Mbh.5.96.4592	Indeed, that Arjuna is irresistible in fight, who hath for his friend Narayana, the Creator and Lord of all the worlds, fully acquainted with the course of everything.
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.5.117.5285	And the royal sage then sported with her, as Surya with Prabhavati, Agni with Swaha, Vasava with Sachi, Chandra with Rohini, Yama with Urmila, Varuna with Gauri, Kuvera with Riddhi, Narayana with Lakshmi, Sagara with Jahnavi, Rudra with Rudrani, the Grandsire with Saraswati, Vasishtha's son Saktri with Adrisyanti, Vasishtha with Arundhati called also Akshamala, Chyavana with Sukanya, Pulastya with Sandhya, Agastya with the princess of Vidarbha Lopamudra, Satyavan with Savitri, Bhrigu with Puloma, Kasyapa with Aditi, Richika's son Jamadagni with Renuka, Kusika's son Viswamitra with Himavati, Vrihaspati with Tara, Sukra with Sataprava, Bhumipati with Bhumi, Pururavas with Urvasi, Richika with Satyavati, Manu with Saraswati, Dushyanta with Sakuntala, the eternal Dharma with Dhriti, Nala with Damayanti, Narada, with Satyavati, Jaratkaru with Jaratkaru, Pulastya with Pratichya, Urnayus with Menaka, Tumvuru with Rambha, Vasuki with Satasirsha, Dhananjaya with Kamari, Rama with the princess of Videha Sita, or Janardana with Rukmini.
Mbh.5.170.7710	As regards Gudakesha, of reddish eyes, having Narayana for his ally, there is not among both the armies any brave car-warrior that can be regarded as his equal.
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.6.12.614	In the island that is in the middle, there is a large mountain called Goura made of red arsenic; on the western island, O king, is the mountain Krishna that is the favourite abode of Narayana.
Mbh.6.12.618	There, O monarch, is the mountain called Gomanta that is huge and consists of all kinds of metals, and whereon always resideth, mingling with those that have been emancipated, the puissant Narayana, otherwise called Hari, graced with prosperity and possessed of eyes like lotus leaves.
Mbh.6.23.1039	O invincible one, thou hast Narayana again for aiding thee.
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.6.59.3189	And that lotus of a discus called Sudarsana, having for its stalk the beautiful arm of Saurin, looked as beautiful as the primeval lotus, bright as the morning sun, which sprung from the navel of Narayana.
Mbh.6.65.3592	Thou art Narayana, thou art incapable of being understood, victory to Thee that art the wielder of the bow called Saranga.
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.6.68.3723	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.7.10.397	Of celestial soul and infinite power, Narayana is the refuge of men in battle.
Mbh.7.11.441	They are even Nara and Narayana.
Mbh.7.18.838	Then those Samsaptakas once more returned to the field, with the Narayana cow-herds, resolved to fade Death himself
Mbh.7.29.1530	The great car-warriors of the Pandavas, O sire, all thought, Alas, how would Indra's son Arjuna be able to rescue us from the foe, when that mighty warrior is engaged on the southern part of the field in slaughtering the remnant of the Samsaptakas and the Narayana force
Mbh.7.50.2347	Equal to Narayana himself in might, that latter was exceedingly handsome, accomplished in weapons, gifted with great intelligence, possessed of might, resembled Sakra himself in battle.
Mbh.7.74.3258	Verily, in the Brahmana is truth; verily, in the righteous is humility; verily, in sacrifice is prosperity; verily, in Narayana is victory!
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.7.81.3591	Narada described thee as that ancient and best of Rishis called Narayana that giveth boons, that beareth the bow Saranga, and that is the foremost of all.
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.7.88.3922	The Abhishahas, the Surasenas, the Sivis, the Vasatis, the Mavellakas, the Lilithyas, the Kaikeyas, the Madrakas, the Narayana Gopalas, and the various tribes of the Kamvojas who had before been vanquished by Karna, all of whom were regarded as very brave, placing Bharadwaja's son at their head, and becoming regardless of their lives, rushed towards Arjuna, for resisting that angry hero, burning with grief on account of the death of his son, that warrior resembling all-destroying Death himself, clad in mail, conversant with all modes of warfare, prepared to throw away his life in thick of battle, that mighty bowman of great prowess, that tiger among men, who resembled an infuriate leader of elephantine herd, and who seemed ready to devour the whole hostile army.
Mbh.7.107.5082	In weapons, thou art equal to Narayana himself, and in strength to Sankarshana.
Mbh.7.192.10653	SECTION CXCV Dhritarashtra said, Hearing, O Sanjaya, of the slaughter, by unrighteous means, of his aged sire, by Dhrishtadyumna, what, did the valiant Aswatthaman say, he, that is, in whom human and Varuna and Agneya and Brahma and Aindra and Narayana weapons are always present?
Mbh.7.193.10710	Formerly on one occasion, Narayana, assuming the from of a Brahmana, came to my father.
Mbh.7.193.10713	My father then solicited that supreme weapon called Narayana.
Mbh.7.193.10723	Then Lord Narayana, addressing myself also, said, With the aid of this weapon, thou too shalt pour diverse showers of celestial weapons in battle and blaze with energy in consequence of it.
Mbh.7.193.10725	Even this is the history of the Narayana weapon which has been obtained by my sire's son.
Mbh.7.193.10731	With the mighty Narayana weapon, a scorcher of foes that I am, I will destroy the Pandavas, causing an immense carnage amongst them.
Mbh.7.193.10739	Meanwhile, Drona's son, having said those words, O Bharata, touched water and invoked the celestial weapon called the Narayana
Mbh.7.194.10740	SECTION CXCVII Sanjaya said, When the weapon called Narayana was invoked, violent winds began to blow with showers of rain, and peals of thunder were heard although the sky was cloudless.
Mbh.7.197.11005	Then Drona's son, aiming at the host of the Pandavas and the Panchalas, invoked the weapon called Narayana.
Mbh.7.197.11012	Slaughtered by the Narayana weapon, as if consumed by a conflagration, the Pandava troops were exceedingly afflicted all over the field in that battle.
Mbh.7.197.11028	Even this is the means ordained by the illustrious one, viz, Narayana himself for baffling this weapon.
Mbh.7.197.11043	If there be none else capable of contending against the Narayana weapon, even I shall contend against it today in the very sight of all the Kurus and the Pandavas.
Mbh.7.197.11046	Thus addressed Bhima, Arjuna said, O Bhima, even this is my great vow, viz, that my Gandiva shall not be used against the Narayana weapon, kine, and Brahmanas.
Mbh.7.198.11067	Then Nara and Narayana, for the pacification of Narayana weapon, began forcibly to drag Bhima and all his weapons.
Mbh.7.198.11076	When, however, he was dragged down from his car and made to lay aside his weapons, the Narayana weapon, that scorcher of foes, became pacified'
Mbh.7.198.11082	The remnant of the Pandava host, beholding the pacification of the Narayana weapon, once more stood prepared on the field for compassing the destruction of thy sons.
Mbh.7.198.11095	Dhritarashtra said, After Drona had been slain with the aid of fraud, and the Narayana weapon baffled, what, indeed, did Drona's son, thus urged by Duryodhana then, do, beholding the Parthas once more arrived for battle freed from the Narayana weapon, and careering at the head of their divisions'
Mbh.7.198.11280	He that is called Narayana is older than the oldest ones.
Mbh.7.198.11289	In consequence of his ascetic austerities, Narayana obtained a sight of that unfading one, that embodiment of righteousness, that adorable one, that Being having the universe for his form.
Mbh.7.198.11291	Then Narayana worshipped that Divine Lord, that First cause of the universe, that giver of boons, that puissant one sporting with the fair-limbed Parvati, that high-souled Being surrounded by large bands of ghosts, spirits, that Unborn one, that Supreme Lord, that Embodiment of the unmanifest, that Essence of all causes, that One of unfading power.
Mbh.7.198.11292	Having saluted Rudra, that destroyer of the Asura Andhaka, the lotus eyed Narayana, with emotion filling his heart, began to praise the Three-eyed one in these words, O adorable one, O first of all the gods, the creator of everything viz, the Prajapatis who are the regents of the world, and who having entered the earth, thy first work, had, O lord, protected it before, have all sprung from thee.
Mbh.7.198.11309	The great God said, O Narayana, through my grace, amongst men, gods, and Gandharvas, thou shalt be of immeasurable might and soul.
Mbh.7.198.11316	From Narayana's asceticism was born a great Muni of the name of Nara, equal to Narayana himself.
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.8.2.46	After the high-souled son of Pandu, Dhananjaya, exerting himself with prowess, had despatched unto Yama's abode the strong force of the samsaptakas, after the Narayana weapon of the intelligent son of Drona had been baffled, and after the Kaurava divisions had begun to fly away, what, indeed, did the people of my side do?
Mbh.8.5.138	Those other heroes also, the Narayana Gopas who live and grew in Gokula, who were exceedingly wrathful in battle, and who never retreated from the field have been slain by Savyasaci.
Mbh.8.11.426	In the left foot, O monarch, was stationed Kritavarma accompanied by the Narayana troops, and those invincible warriors, the gopalas.
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.8.34.1762	Then Narayana, issuing out of the point of that shaft, assumed the form of a bull and raised that large car.
Mbh.8.53.2995	SECTION Sanjaya said, During the progress of that battle in which so many Kshatriyas sank down, the loud twang of Gandiva, O sire, was heard above the din on that spot, O king, where the son of Pandu was engaged in slaughtering the samsaptakas, the Kosalas, and the Narayana forces.
Mbh.8.62.3629	SECTION Sanjaya said, The handsome Arjuna then, on that foremost car of his, unto which were yoked white steeds, and which was urged by Narayana himself, appeared on the scene.
Mbh.8.79.4860	He is, again, protected by that Keshava of great energy, who is Narayana himself and who is without a rival, that high-souled Vasudeva, that ever-victorious Vishnu armed with conch, discus, and mace, whose attributes all the world united together, cannot in narrating exhaust in years.
Mbh.8.79.4862	Partha is the foremost of all bowmen, while Narayana is unrivalled in encounters with the discus.
Mbh.8.87.5339	These two are Nara and Narayana, the two ancient and best of Rishis.
Mbh.8.95.6078	Then Kritavarma, O Bharata, surrounded by thy unslaughtered remnant of thy Narayana troops of thy army, quickly proceeded towards the encampment.
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.12.47.2307	The divine Creator, called Narayana or Hari, alone knows thee.
Mbh.12.47.2308	Through Narayana, the Rishis, the Siddhas, the great Nagas, the gods, and the celestial Rishis know a little of thee.
Mbh.12.47.2315	Thou art called Narayana, divinity, and the refuge of the universe.
Mbh.12.47.2356	Thou art called Hari and Narayana, O puissant one.
Mbh.12.47.2527	The Vedas are devoted to Narayana.
Mbh.12.47.2528	Penances are devoted to Narayana.
Mbh.12.47.2529	The gods are devoted to Narayana.
Mbh.12.47.2530	Everything is always Narayana
Mbh.12.51.2752	Bhishma said, O master of all the worlds, O mighty-armed one, O Siva, O Narayana, O thou of unfading glory, hearing the words spoken by thee I have been filled with joy.
Mbh.12.58.3193	The divine and puissant Narayana, reflecting a little, created, by a fiat of his will, a son born of his energy, named Virajas.
Mbh.12.60.3416	In this connection, the illustrious and great Rishis cite a verse sung by Narayana himself, of grave import and endued with high ascetic merit.
Mbh.12.63.3495	Those kings, mindful of the declarations of the scriptures enforced by examples, waited in days of old upon Narayana, after having weighed each of their acts against the duties of each of the modes of life
Mbh.12.63.3499	That ruler of the earth, viz, king Mandhatri, performed a great sacrifice from desire of beholding the puissant Narayana, that god of gods, without beginning, middle, and end.
Mbh.12.63.3504	Indra said, What is your object, O foremost of virtuous persons, in thus seeking to behold that Ancient and First of gods, viz, Narayana, of inconceivable energy, and infinite illusions?
Mbh.12.64.3592	Bhishma continued, Having said these words, the divine and puissant Narayana in the form of Indra, accompanied by the Maruts, repaired to his eternal abode of inexhaustible felicity.
Mbh.12.109.6207	They that worship with devotion the god Narayana, that Supreme Lord of all creatures, that origin and destruction of the universe, succeed in overcoming all difficulties.
Mbh.12.109.6208	This Krishna here, of eyes red as the lotus, clad in yellow robes, endued with mighty arms, this Krishna who is our well-wisher, brother, friend, and relative, is Narayana of unfading glory.
Mbh.12.109.6213	They that with devotion seek the refuge of this Narayana, called also Hari, succeed in overcoming all difficulties.
Mbh.12.120.6793	He is the puissant Narayana.
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.12.206.12465	SECTION CCVII Yudhishthira said, O grandsire, O thou of great wisdom, I desire to hear in detail, O chief of the Bharatas, of that lotus-eyed and indestructible one, who is the Creator of everything but who has been created by none, who is called Vishnu in consequence of his pervading everything, who is the origin of all creatures and unto whom all creatures return, who is known by the names of Narayana and Hrishikesa and Govinda and Kesava, and who is incapable of being vanquished by any one'
Mbh.12.209.12701	Only the divine creator of all things, viz, the puissant Narayana, had knowledge of Brahma.
Mbh.12.209.12702	From Narayana, the Rishis, the foremost ones among the deities and the Asuras, and the royal sages of old, derived the knowledge of that highest remedy of the cure of sorrow.
Mbh.12.216.13037	SECTION CCXVII Bhishma said, He cannot be said to know Brahma who does not know the four topics viz, dreams, dreamless slumber, Brahma as indicated by attributes, and Brahma as transcending all attributes, as also what is Manifest viz, the body, and what is Unmanifest the chit-soul, which the great Rishi Narayana has described as Tattwam
Mbh.12.216.13040	The Rishi Narayana has described the religion of Pravritti.
Mbh.12.216.13111	The divine Rishi Narayana, that refuge of the universe, for the sake of compassion towards all creatures, clearly promulgated these means for the acquisition of immortality
Mbh.12.255.15485	His son named Hari, who resembled Narayana himself in strength, was in that battle slain by his foes along with all his followers and troops.
Mbh.12.278.17055	Desirous in days of yore of fighting the great Indra, the high-souled ruler of the heavens, I beheld in that battle the illustrious Hari, the puissant Narayana
Mbh.12.279.17193	Thus, Of thou of great might, I have discoursed to thee of the eminence of Narayana'
Mbh.12.284.17759	Thou art gold-stomached ie, Narayana, thou art unattached to all things like a bird unattached to the earth whence it derives its food and to which it belongs, thou art Ananta the lord of mighty snakes, and thou art Virat hugest of the huge.
Mbh.12.300.18852	The Yogin has Narayana for his soul.
Mbh.12.301.18875	The soul has the glorious and puissant Narayana for its refuge.
Mbh.12.301.18931	Sattwa then bears them, O thou of pure soul, to the Supreme and puissant Narayana.
Mbh.12.301.18932	The puissant and pure-souled Narayana at last, through himself, bears them to the Supreme Soul.
Mbh.12.301.18957	Like disciples waiting upon their preceptor with reverence, the senses too wait upon the Jiva-soul transcends Prakriti, it attains to Brahma that is without change, that is highest, that is Narayana, that is beyond all pairs of opposites, and that transcends Prakriti.
Mbh.12.301.18991	That high-souled person who is fully conversant with the vast, high, ancient, ocean-like, and immeasurable Sankhya system that is pure and liberal and agreeable, becomes, O king, equal to Narayana.
Mbh.12.301.18993	It is the embodiment of Narayana, of the universe as it exists from the remotest time
Mbh.12.321.20369	It behoveth thee, O thou of Kuru's race, to discourse to me on the conclusions in respect of the Unmanifest Cause, the Manifest Effects, and of the Truth or Brahma that is in, but unattached to them, as also of the acts of the self-born Narayana, as they are known to thy understanding.
Mbh.12.334.21340	Without the grace of Narayana, O king, or an accession of high knowledge, this question of thine is incapable of being answered.
Mbh.12.334.21342	In this connection is cited the old history of the discourse between Narada and the Rishi Narayana.
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.12.334.21364	Thinking of this in his mind, and filled with devotion towards Narayana, Narada suddenly appeared before those two gods.
Mbh.12.334.21368	With a cheerful soul he cast his eyes then on Narayana, and bowing unto Mahadeva he said these words.
Mbh.12.335.21408	SECTION CCCXXXVI Bhishma said, Addressed by Narayana, that foremost of beings, in these words, Narada, the foremost of men, then said these words unto Narayana for the good of the world.
Mbh.12.335.21420	Hearing these words of Parameshthi's son, Narayana, that protector of the scriptures, dismissed him, saying, Go, O Narada,
Mbh.12.335.21422	Narada also gave due honours to the ancient Rishi Narayana.
Mbh.12.335.21461	He was devoted to Narayana known also by the name of Hari.
Mbh.12.335.21464	He won the sovereignty of the world in consequence of a boon he had obtained from Narayana.
Mbh.12.335.21465	Following the Sattwata ritual that had been declared in days of yore by Surya himself, king Uparichara used to worship the God of gods Narayana, and when his worship was over, he used to adore with what remained the grandsire of the universe
Mbh.12.335.21471	Beholding the devotion to Narayana of that slayer of foes, the divine chief of the celestials himself shared with him his own seat and bed.
Mbh.12.335.21472	His kingdom and wealth and spouses and animals were all regarded by him as obtained from Narayana.
Mbh.12.335.21475	In the place of that illustrious king, many foremost Brahmanas, well conversant with the Pancharatra ritual, used to eat before all others the food offered to the god Narayana.
Mbh.12.335.21487	They composed that treatise after having worshipped with penances the puissant and illustrious Narayana called also Hari, for a thousand celestial years, in company with many other Rishis.
Mbh.12.335.21488	Gratified with their penances and worship, Narayana commanded the goddess of speech, viz Saraswati, to enter into the person of those Rishis.
Mbh.12.335.21491	Having composed that treatise sanctified with the syllable Om, the Rishis first of all read it to Narayana who became highly pleased with what he heard.
Mbh.12.335.21511	Having said these words unto all those Rishis, the invisible Narayana left them and proceeded to some place that was not known to them.
Mbh.12.336.21551	The object we had in mind was how to behold the divine Narayana in his own form.
Mbh.12.336.21554	Devoted unto Narayana, ye seek to know how ye may succeed in beholding that god of great puissance!
Mbh.12.336.21556	The men that inhabit that island have complexions as white as the rays of the Moon and that are devoted to Narayana.
Mbh.12.336.21569	At this, the idea, due to the grace of the great God Himself, arose in our minds that one that had not undergone sufficient penances could not speedily behold Narayana.
Mbh.12.336.21602	At that time, an incorporeal Being addressed us from the sky and said unto us these words, These white men, who are divested of all outer senses, are competent to behold Narayana.
Mbh.12.336.21612	Narayana is a Great Being, He is the Creator of the universe.
Mbh.12.336.21623	Ever devoted to Narayana, and ever reciting sacred mantras having Narayana for their deity, he once more ascended to heaven through Narayana's grace.
Mbh.12.337.21625	SECTION CCCXXXVIII Yudhishthira said, When the great king Vasu was so wholly devoted to Narayana, for what reason then did he fall down from heaven and why again had he to sink beneath the surface of the Earth
Mbh.12.337.21656	At the command, however, of Narayana, Vasu's memory did not leave him.
Mbh.12.337.21661	Arrived, at his presence, they addressed him, saying, Thou art devoted to the great God of the Brahmanas viz, Narayana.
Mbh.12.337.21672	In consequence also of this our boon that we grant thee, the God of gods, viz, Narayana will be gratified with thee, and He will bear thee hence to the region of Brahman,
Mbh.12.337.21676	In consequence of these adorations, Narayana, otherwise called Hari, became highly pleased with him who thus showed himself to be entirely devoted to Him, by wholly relying upon Him as his sole refuge, and who had completely subjugated his senses.
Mbh.12.338.21693	Desirous of beholding Narayana, he began to reside there, attentively engaged in the silent recitation of mantras, sacred to him, and observant of vows of the most difficult kind, with concentrated mind, the regenerate Rishi, with arms upraised, stood in Yoga, and then sang the following hymn unto the Lord of the universe, Him, viz, who is at once the soul of attributes and divested of all attributes.
Mbh.12.338.21695	Thou art he who is divested of all attributes, who is the Witness of all the worlds, who is called Kshetrajna, who is the foremost of all Beings, who is Infinite, who is called Purusha, who is the great Purusha, who is the foremost of all Purushas, who is the soul of the three attributes, who is called the Foremost, who is Amrita nectar, who is called Immortal, who is called Ananta Sesha, who is Space who is without beginning, who is both Manifest and Unmanifest as existent and not-existent things, who is said to have his home in Truth who is the first of gods Narayana, who is the giver of wealth or of the fruits of acts, identified with Daksha and other Lords of the Creation, who is the Aswattha and other big trees, who is the four-headed Brahman, who is the Lord of all created Beings, who is the Lord of Speech who is the Lord of the universe or Indra, who is the all-pervading Soul, who is the Sun, who is the breath called Prana, who is the Lord of the waters viz, Varuna, who is identifiable with the Emperor or the King, who is identifiable with the Regents of the several points of the compass, who is the refuge of the universe when it is dissolved in the final destruction who is Undisplayed unrevealed, who is the giver of the Vedas unto Brahman, who is identifiable with the sacrifices and Vedic studies achieved by Brahmanas with the aid of their bodies, who is identifiable with the four principal orders of the deities, who is every one of those four orders, who is possessed of effulgence, who is possessed of great effulgence, who is he unto whom the seven largest offerings in sacrifices are presented with the Gayatri and other sacred mantras, who is Yama, who is Chitragupta and the other attendants of Yama, who is called the wife of Yama, who is that order of the deities called Tushita, who is that other order called Mahatushita, who is the universal grinder Death, who is desire and all diseases that have been created for aiding the advent of Death, who is health and freedom from disease, who is subject to desire and passions, who is free from the influence of desire and passions, who is Infinite as exhibited in species and forms, who is he that is chastised, who is he that is the chastiser, who is all the lesser sacrifices like Agnihotra and others, who is all the larger sacrifices like those called Brahma, etc,
Mbh.12.339.21782	SECTION CCCXL Bhishma said, Thus hymned with names that were not known to others, the Divine Narayana having the universe for his form showed himself to the ascetic Narada.
Mbh.12.339.21798	With mind under complete control, the great Deity, called by the names of Hari and Narayana, by his other mouths, multitudinous in number, uttered many mantras from the four Vedas which are known by the name of Aranyaka.
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.12.339.21965	This great Upanishad, perfectly consist with the four Vedas, in harmony with Sankhya-yoga, and called by him by the name of the Pancharatra scriptures, and recited by Narayana himself with his own mouth, was repeated by Narada in the presence of many hearers in the abode of Brahman his sire in exactly the same way in which Narayana while that great god had showed himself unto him had recited it, and in which he had heard it from his own lips.
Mbh.12.339.21966	Yudhishthira said, Was not Brahman, the Creator of all things, acquainted with this wonderful narrative of the glory of Narayana endued with intelligence that he heard it from the lips of Narada?
Mbh.12.339.21967	Is the illustrious Grandsire of all the worlds any way different from or inferior to the great Narayana?
Mbh.12.339.21968	How then is it that he was unacquainted with the puissance of Narayana of immeasurable energy'
Mbh.12.339.21970	In the beginning of every cycle of Creation, Brahman, endued with great puissance and who creates all things, is remembered by Narayana.
Mbh.12.339.21971	Brahman knows well, O king, that Narayana, that foremost of all gods is very much superior to him.
Mbh.12.339.21972	He knows that Narayana is the Supreme Soul, that he is the Supreme Lord, that He is the Creator of Brahman himself.
Mbh.12.339.21987	Without doubt, such a man succeeds in entering into Narayana of a thousand rays.
Mbh.12.339.21994	Vaisampayana continued, Having listened to the best of narratives, O Janamejaya, king Yudhishthira the just and all his brothers became devoted to Narayana.
Mbh.12.339.21995	And all of them, O Bharata, betaking themselves to the practice of silently meditating upon Narayana from that day, uttered these words for His glorification, viz, Victory to that holy and illustrious Being'
Mbh.12.339.21996	He, again, who is our best of preceptors, viz, the Island-born Krishna, devoted to penances, sung uttering the word Narayana that high mantra which is worthy of being recited in silence.
Mbh.12.339.22006	Do ye all adore and worship that Eternal and Supreme Lord of the universe in excellent sacrifices, properly pouring libations of clarified butter into the fire with the aid of mantras and dedicating the same unto Narayana.
Mbh.12.340.22008	SECTION CCCXLI Saunaka said, How is that illustrious god, viz, the puissant Narayana who is fully conversant with the Vedas and their branches, at once the doer and the enjoyer of sacrifices?
Mbh.12.340.22015	Thou hast heard all discourses on Narayana, discourses that are consistent with the other scriptures
Mbh.12.340.22017	Having heard the discourse on the glory of Narayana who is the Soul of all embodied creatures, Janamejaya, endued with great intelligence and wisdom, questioned Vaisampayana on these very subjects.
Mbh.12.340.22045	In consequence of those penances of mine and of the restraint under which I kept my senses while I dwelt on the shores of the Ocean of milk, Narayana became gratified with me.
Mbh.12.341.22229	Salutations unto Narayana, unto Him that is identifiable with the universe, unto Him that transcends the three primal attributes of Sattwa, Rajas and Minas, unto Him that is, again, the Soul of those attributes.
Mbh.12.341.22256	O son of Pandu, Rudra should be known to have always Narayana for his Soul.
Mbh.12.341.22257	If that deity of deities, viz, Maheswara, be worshipped, then O Partha, is the puissant Narayana also worshipped.
Mbh.12.341.22265	He who follows Rudra follows me, Rudra is Narayana.
Mbh.12.341.22267	Rudra and Narayana, forming one person, pervade all displayed things and cause them to act.
Mbh.12.341.22274	All the deities, including Brahma and Indra and the deities and the great Rishis, adore Narayana, that foremost of deities, otherwise called by the name of Hari.
Mbh.12.341.22287	Thyself, O son of Kunti, and myself are known as Nara and Narayana.
Mbh.12.341.22294	And since the waters in former times, were my refuge, I am, therefore, called by the name of Narayana.
Mbh.12.342.22341	When such is the condition of the universe, the foremost of Beings, viz, springs from Tamas, the eternal and immutable Hari that is the combination of the attributes of omnipotence and the rest, belonging to Narayana, that is indestructible and immortal, that is without senses, that is inconceivable and unborn, that is Truth's self fraught with compassion, that is endued with the form of existence which the rays of the gem called Chintamani have, that causes diverse kinds of inclinations to flow in diverse directions, that is divested of the principles of hostility and deterioration and mortality and decay, that is formless and all-pervading, and that is endued with the principle of universal Creation and of Eternity without beginning, middle, or end.
Mbh.12.342.22347	In the beginning there was only Tamas in the form of the universe, and she is the night of Narayana of universal form.
Mbh.12.342.22394	On the other hand, the residents become divested of prosperity of every kind, and betake themselves to the ways of robbers instead of being able to enjoy the blessings of peace In the Vedas, the Puranas, the histories, and other authoritative writings, it is said that Brahmanas, who are the souls of all creatures, who are the creators of all things, and who are identifiable with all existent objects, sprang from the mouth of Narayana.
Mbh.12.342.22407	During a bygone period, viz, that connected with the Self-born Manu it is said that Narayana had seized Rudra by the throat and hence did Rudra's throat become blue.
Mbh.12.342.22571	In days of yore, for doing good to the world, Narayana took birth as the great Rishi Vadavamukha.
Mbh.12.342.22587	It is said that Surya and Chandramas are the eyes of Narayana.
Mbh.12.342.22629	In days of yore, the great Rishis, while engaged in practising severe austerities, said, No one else in the universe than the puissant Narayana, is capable of being called by the name of Adhokshaja.
Mbh.12.342.22664	Indeed, Galava, born in the Vabhravya race, having attained to high ascetic success and obtained a boon from Narayana, compiled the rules in respect of the division of syllables and words for reading the Vedas.
Mbh.12.342.22665	Indeed, Galava, born in the Vabhravya race, having attained to the high ascetic success and obtained a boon from Narayana, compiled the rules in respect of the division of syllables and words, and those about emphasis and accent in utterance, and shone as the first scholar who became conversant with those two subjects.
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.12.342.22674	With great violence that dart then fell upon the chest of Narayana.
Mbh.12.342.22675	Assailed by the energy of that dart, the hair on the head of Narayana became green.
Mbh.12.342.22677	Driven off by an exclamation of Hun which Narayana uttered, the dart, its energy being lost, returned to Sankara's hands.
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.12.342.22679	Narayana then seized the rushing Rudra with his hand by the throat.
Mbh.12.342.22680	Seized by Narayana, the lord of the universe, Rudra's throat changed colour and became dark.
Mbh.12.342.22687	The blessed and holy one said, When Rudra and Narayana became thus engaged in battle, all the universe became suddenly filled with anxiety.
Mbh.12.342.22701	This Nara and Narayana the displayed forms of Supreme Brahman have taken birth in the race of Dharma.
Mbh.12.342.22706	Thus addressed by Brahma, Rudra forthwith cast off the fire of his wrath, and set himself to gratify the illustrious and puissant God Narayana
Mbh.12.342.22707	Indeed, he soon placed himself at the disposal of the adorable boon-giving and puissant God Narayana.
Mbh.12.342.22708	That boon-giving God Narayana, who hath his wrath and the senses under control, soon became gratified and reconciled with Rudra.
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.12.342.22717	I have thus told thee, O son of Pritha, how in that battle which took place in days of yore between Rudra and Narayana, the latter got the victory.
Mbh.12.342.22718	I have also told thee the many secret names by which Narayana is called and what the significations are, O Bharata, of one of those names, which, as I have told thee, the Rishis, have bestowed upon the great God.
Mbh.12.343.22729	It is said, O Sauti, that a discourse that has Narayana for its topic, is more fruitful of merit than sojourns unto all the sacred retreats and ablutions performed in all the sacred waters on the Earth.
Mbh.12.343.22730	Having listened to this discourse of thine that has Narayana for its topic, that is sacred and capable of cleansing one of every sin, all of us have certainly become holy.
Mbh.12.343.22732	That Narada was able to obtain a sight of the God Narayana, otherwise called Hari, was due, O son of Suta, to the special grace of that divine and puissant Lord.
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.12.343.22737	Janamejaya said, After the celestial Rishi Narada had returned from White Island, reflecting, as he came, on the words spoken to him by the holy Narayana, what indeed, did the great ascetic next do?
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.12.343.22739	This discourse on Narayana, that is really an ocean of knowledge, has been raised by thy intelligent self by churning that vast history called Bharata which consists of a hundred thousand verses.
Mbh.12.343.22740	As butter is raised from curds, sandal-wood from the mountains of Malaya, the Aranyakas from the Vedas, and nectar from all the medicinal herbs, after the same manner, O ocean of austerities, hath this discourse that is like nectar and that has Narayana for its object, been raised by thee, O Brahmana, from diverse histories and Puranas existing in the world, Narayana is the Supreme Lord.
Mbh.12.343.22742	Indeed, O foremost of regenerate ones, the energy of Narayana is irresistible.
Mbh.12.343.22743	Into Narayana, at the end of the Kalpa, enter all the deities having Brahman for their foremost, all the Rishis with the Gandharvas, and all things mobile and immobile.
Mbh.12.343.22744	I think, therefore, that there is nothing holier on earth or in heaven, and nothing higher, than Narayana.
Mbh.12.343.22745	A sojourn unto all the sacred retreats on Earth, and ablutions performed in all the sacred waters, are not productive of as much merit as a discourse that has Narayana for its topic.
Mbh.12.343.22750	Adored of all the worlds, the holy Narayana is capable of being beheld with the aid of austerities alone.
Mbh.12.343.22751	They, however, succeeded in beholding Narayana, adorned with the beautiful whirl on his chest.
Mbh.12.343.22755	Fortunate was Narada inasmuch as he had succeeded in beholding Narayana as existing in the form of Aniruddha.
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.12.343.22762	Through his grace I shall recite this narrative having Narayana for its topic.
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.12.343.22792	Then Narayana, seeing Narada refreshed from fatigue and seated at his ease and well-pleased with the rites of hospitality he had received, addressed him, saying these words.
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.12.343.22829	I shall henceforth reside with you two, devoted to Narayana in the form of Aniruddha
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.12.344.22849	That spot where the divine Narayana, that partaker of the libations and other offerings made in sacrifices, resides with Knowledge alone for his companion, has in the Vedas, been called by the name of the productive cause of all things or Sat
Mbh.12.344.22854	Reduced into invisible atoms, they then enter Narayana in manifested form and residing in the middle of the region covered by Aditya into the form of Aniruddha.
Mbh.12.344.22866	Having met with Narayana, thou hast made a particular resolution, which is known to us.
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.12.344.22870	He employed his time in mentally reciting, with due observances, innumerable sacred Mantras that are approved by 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.12.345.22883	O righteous and illustrious one, I am per-forming these rites in honour of the Pitris for the sake of Narayana, and agreeable to those ordinances that have been laid down by himself.
Mbh.12.345.22884	The illustrious Narayana is the father, mother, and grandfather of all creatures.
Mbh.12.345.22893	Nara and Narayana said, The Earth, in days of yore, with her belt of seas, disappeared from the view.
Mbh.12.345.22921	Endued with greatness, and of great soul, Narayana has been said to be the soul of all things in the universe
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.12.346.22923	Indeed, with his whole soul he devoted himself to Narayana.
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.12.346.22927	O perpetuator of the race of the Pandavas, having listened to this discourse on Narayana from the beginning, thou hast certainly been cleansed of all thy sins and thy soul has been sanctified.
Mbh.12.346.22929	The ancestors of that person who hates Narayana, who is the foremost of deities, and is otherwise called Hari, sink into hell for eternity.
Mbh.12.346.22932	He who is our preceptor, viz, the Rishi Vyasa, the son of Gandhavati, has himself recited this discourse unto us on the glory of Narayana, that glory which is the highest and which is immutable.
Mbh.12.346.22934	This cult, with its mysteries and its abstract of details, was obtained by Narada, O king, from that Lord of the universe, viz, Narayana himself.
Mbh.12.346.22937	Know that the Island-born Krishna, otherwise called Vyasa, is Narayana on Earth.
Mbh.12.346.22944	Questioned by thee, O Saunaka, I have duly recited to thee and all these Rishis that are denizens of the Naimisha forest, that great discourse having Narayana for its topic.
Mbh.12.346.22946	The Supreme deity Narayana is the Lord of all the foremost of Rishis, and of the three worlds.
Mbh.12.346.22970	Do all of you bow your heads unto Him since He who sprang from the waters viz, Narayana himself bends his head unto Him
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.12.347.22994	The puissant Narayana, endued with infinity, is the supreme Lord and Creator of the universe.
Mbh.12.347.23021	In the primeval Lotus that was endued with the effulgence of the Sun, two drops of water had been cast by Narayana that were fraught with great merit.
Mbh.12.347.23022	The illustrious Narayana, without beginning and without end, and transcending destruction, cast his eyes on those two drops of water.
Mbh.12.347.23024	From that drop sprang, at the command of Narayana, a Daitya of the name of Madhu made up of the attribute of Tamas Dullness.
Mbh.12.347.23047	The puissant Brahma then, with hands joined in reverence, and seizing the feet of his progenitor, sang this highest of hymns in honour of Narayana
Mbh.12.347.23127	The foremost of Beings, viz, Narayana, thus awakened, understood that the two Danavas intended to have an encounter with him in battle.
Mbh.12.347.23129	Thereupon an encounter took place between those two on one side and Narayana on the other.
Mbh.12.347.23131	Narayana slew them both for gratifying Brahma.
Mbh.12.347.23136	It was thus that Narayana, having assumed the form equipt with the horse-head, slew the two Danavas Madhu and Kaitabha and disappeared from the sight of Brahma.
Mbh.12.347.23140	That person who frequently listens or mentally recites this history of the assumption by Narayana of the form equipt with the equine head, will never forget his Vedic or other lore.
Mbh.12.347.23149	Truth has Narayana for its refuge.
Mbh.12.347.23150	Rita has Narayana for its soul.
Mbh.12.347.23151	The religion of Nivritti, in which there is no return, has Narayana for its high abode.
Mbh.12.347.23152	The other religion which has Pravritti for its basis, has equally Narayana for its soul.
Mbh.12.347.23154	Scent has Narayana for its soul.
Mbh.12.347.23156	These Tastes have Narayana for their soul.
Mbh.12.347.23158	Form also has Narayana for its soul.
Mbh.12.347.23159	Touch, which is the attribute of Wind, is also said to have Narayana for its soul.
Mbh.12.347.23160	Sound, which is an attribute of space, has like the others, Narayana for its soul.
Mbh.12.347.23161	Mind also, which is the attribute of the unmanifest Prakriti, has Narayana for its soul.
Mbh.12.347.23162	Time which is computed by the motion of the celestial luminaries has similarly Narayana for its soul.
Mbh.12.347.23164	Both the Sankhya philosophy and Yoga have Narayana for their soul.
Mbh.12.347.23172	Indeed, the puissant Narayana, endued with the highest Yoga puissance, is the one topic of enquiry.
Mbh.12.348.23187	Those persons, however, that are devoted to Narayana with their whole souls at once attain to the highest end Without doubt, the religion of devotion seems to be superior to that of Knowledge and is very dear to Narayana.
Mbh.12.348.23201	Having created this religion in days of yore, viz, in the Krita age, in perfect consonance with the Samans, it is borne, O king, by the Supreme Lord, viz, Narayana, himself.
Mbh.12.348.23207	In that Kalpa when Brahma the Creator, O king, took his birth in the mind of Narayana and issued from the latter's mouth, Narayana himself performed, O Bharata, his Daiva and Paitra rites in accordance with this religion.
Mbh.12.348.23208	Those Rishis that subsist upon the froth of water then obtained it from Narayana.
Mbh.12.348.23212	After the second birth of Brahma, viz, when he sprang from the eyes of Narayana, O king, the Grandsire that is.
Mbh.12.348.23214	Having received it thus, Brahma imparted this religion, which has Narayana for its soul, unto Rudra.
Mbh.12.348.23216	Through the illusion of Narayana, it once more disappeared from the universe.
Mbh.12.348.23217	In the third birth of Brahma, which was due to the speech of Narayana, this religion once more sprang up, O king, from Narayana himself.
Mbh.12.348.23226	It once more disappeared from the universe and became merged into Narayana.
Mbh.12.348.23227	In the next birth of the high-souled Brahman when he Sprang from the ear of Narayana, listen, O chief of men, to what happened in that Kalpa.
Mbh.12.348.23228	The illustrious Narayana, otherwise called Hari, when he resolved upon Creation, thought of a Being who would be puissant enough to create the universe.
Mbh.12.348.23231	Addressing Brahma, the Supreme Narayana said unto him, Do thou, O son, create all kinds of creatures from thy mouth and feet.
Mbh.12.348.23235	Thus addressed, Brahma bowed his head unto the illustrious Hari, the god of the gods and received from him that foremost of all cults with all its mysteries and its abstract of details, together with the Aranyakas, viz, that cult, which sprang from the mouth of Narayana.
Mbh.12.348.23236	Narayana then instructed Brahma of immeasurable energy in that cult, and addressing him, said, Thou art the creator of the duties that are to be observed in the respective Yugas.
Mbh.12.348.23237	Having said this unto Brahma, Narayana disappeared and proceeded to that spot which is beyond the reach of Tamas, where the Unmanifest resides, and which is known by the men of acts without desire of fruits.
Mbh.12.348.23241	With the aid of that primeval religion of righteousness, Brahma, the Creator of all the worlds, worshipped the Lord of all the deities, viz, the puissant Narayana, otherwise called Hari.
Mbh.12.348.23246	In a subsequent birth of Brahman, O best of kings, viz, that which was derived from the nose of Narayana.
Mbh.12.348.23247	O Bharata, the illustrious and puissant Narayana or Hari with eyes like lotus petals, himself sang this religion in the presence of Brahma.
Mbh.12.348.23252	After this, that cult, born of the mouth of Narayana, once more disappeared from the world.
Mbh.12.348.23253	In the next birth of Brahma, viz, that which he was derived from an egg which sprang from Hari, this cult once more issued from the mouth of Narayana.
Mbh.12.348.23260	During the seventh birth of Brahma due to the lotus, O king, that sprang from the navel of Narayana, this cult was once more declared by Narayana himself, unto the Grandsire of pure soul, the Creator of all the worlds, in the beginning of this Kalpa.
Mbh.12.348.23267	When the universal destruction comes, it will once more return to Narayana and be merged in Him.
Mbh.12.348.23269	The celestial Rishi Narada got it from that Lord of universe, viz, Narayana himself, O king, with all its mysteries and abstract of details.
Mbh.12.348.23273	Some persons adore Narayana as possessed of only one form, viz, that of Aniruddha.
Mbh.12.348.23287	Persons are very rare, O king, that are devoted to Narayana with whole souls.
Mbh.12.348.23292	Those persons that are devoted to Narayana with their whole souls and are desireless succeed in attaining to the region of that highest of deities, identical with Brahma, pure in complexion, possessed of the effulgence of the moon and endued with immutability.
Mbh.12.348.23298	As regards Emancipation, it is entirely dependent upon Narayana.
Mbh.12.348.23300	By thinking of Purushottama the foremost of Beings, the man that is devoted with his whole soul to Narayana, acquires great wisdom.
Mbh.12.348.23303	The religion followed by a person that is devoted with his whole soul to Narayana is regarded as similar or equal in merit to the system of the Sankhyas.
Mbh.12.348.23304	By adopting that religion one attains to the highest end and attains to Emancipation which has Narayana for its soul.
Mbh.12.348.23305	That person upon whom Narayana looks with compassion succeeds in becoming awakened
Mbh.12.348.23317	Even this is the religion of those that are devoted with their whole souls to Narayana, the religion that has Narayana for its essence
Mbh.12.348.23318	As waves of the ocean, rising from the ocean, rush away from it only to return to it in the end, even so diverse kinds of knowledge, springing from Narayana, return to Narayana in the end.
Mbh.12.349.23332	The learned say that he is the origin of the Grandsire Brahma; that he is the sixth form of Narayana; that he is the foremost of Rishis; that he is endued with the puissance of Yoga; that as the only son of his parents he is an incarnate portion of Narayana; and that, born under extraordinary circumstances on an Island, he is the inexhaustible receptacle of the Vedas.
Mbh.12.349.23333	In the Krita age, Narayana of great puissance and mighty energy, created him as his son.
Mbh.12.349.23336	Thou tellest me again that Vyasa is the son of Narayana.
Mbh.12.349.23337	I ask, was it in some former birth that Vyasa of immeasurable energy had sprung from Narayana?
Mbh.12.349.23338	O thou of great intelligence, do tell me of that birth of Vyasa which was due to Narayana
Mbh.12.349.23345	Availing ourselves of an interval in the conversation, we asked that foremost of regenerate persons to expound to us the meanings of the Vedas and the Verses in the Mahabharata and narrate to us the incidents as well of his own birth from Narayana.
Mbh.12.349.23346	Conversant as he was with all topics of enquiry, he at first discoursed to us on the interpretations of the Srutis and the Mahabharata, and then set himself to narrate to us the following incidents relating to his birth from Narayana.
Mbh.12.349.23349	On the occasion of the seventh creation, viz, that which was due to the primeval Lotus, Narayana, endued with the austerest penances, transcending both good and ill, and possessed of unrivalled splendour, at first created Brahma, from his navel.
Mbh.12.349.23350	After Brahma had started into birth, Narayana addressed him, saying; Thou halt sprung from my navel.
Mbh.12.349.23356	Thus addressed by Brahma, the Lord of the universe, viz, Narayana, disappeared there and then from Brahma's sight.
Mbh.12.349.23358	The Goddess of Intelligence forthwith made her appearance before the puissant Narayana.
Mbh.12.349.23359	Himself transcending all Yoga, Narayana then, by dint of Yoga, applied the Goddess of Intelligence properly.
Mbh.12.349.23364	Replaying unto Narayana by uttering the word Yes' Brahma reverently accepted the command of his progenitor.
Mbh.12.349.23365	Narayana then disappeared from Brahma's presence, and in a moment repaired to his own place, known by the name of Deva Light or Effulgence.
Mbh.12.349.23367	After the task of creation, however, had been accomplished by Brahma, another thought arose in the mind of Narayana.
Mbh.12.349.23383	The son, thus born of the Speech of Narayana, came to be, also called by the name of Apantara-tamas.
Mbh.12.349.23386	Unto that Rishi who, after birth, had bowed his head unto Narayana, the latter, who was the original Creator of all the deities and possessed of a nature that was immutable, said those words: Thou shouldst devote thy attention to the distribution of the Vedas, O foremost of all persons endued with intelligence
Mbh.12.349.23390	Addressing him, Narayana said, At each Manwantara, O son, thou wilt act in this way with respect to the Vedas.
Mbh.12.349.23422	I have thus told you, my dear disciples, the circumstances, of my own former birth which was due to the grace of Narayana in so much that I was a very portion of Narayana himself.
Mbh.12.349.23432	The illustrious Narayana is himself the promulgator of the cult, in its entirety, contained in the Pancharatra scriptures.
Mbh.12.349.23433	In all these cults, O foremost of kings, it is seen that the puissant Narayana is the one sole object of exposition.
Mbh.12.349.23434	According to the scriptures of these cults and the measure of knowledge they contain, Narayana is the one sole object of worship they inculcate.
Mbh.12.349.23435	Those persons whose visions, O king, are blinded by darkness, fail to understand that Narayana is the Supreme Soul pervading the entire universe.
Mbh.12.349.23436	Those persons of wisdom who are the authors of the scriptures say that Narayana, who is a Rishi, is the one object of reverent worship in the universe.
Mbh.12.349.23440	They that are conversant with the Pancharatra scriptures, that are duly observant of the duties laid down therein, and that are devoted to Narayana with their whole souls, succeed in entering into Narayana.
Mbh.12.349.23444	Thou shouldst know that whether acts, good or bad, are laid down in the Vedas and occurrence in heaven and Earth, between the sky and the waters, are all caused by and flow from that ancient Rishi Narayana.
Mbh.12.351.23530	He is Narayana.
Mbh.12.352.23559	SECTION CCCLIII Sauti said, After Vaisampayana had explained to king Janamejaya in this way the glory of Narayana, he began to discourse on another topic by reciting the question of Yudhishthira and the answer that Bhishma gave in the presence of all the.
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.13.11.730	I reside, with a heart firm and unchangeable, in Narayana, in my embodied self.
Mbh.13.11.732	Can I not say, O lady that I do not reside in my embodied form, in any of these places that I have mentioned, except Narayana?
Mbh.13.14.860	Only Narayana, O son, that bearer of the discus and the mace, can comprehend Mahadeva.
Mbh.13.14.1312	O thou of mighty arms, that weapon is superior to the Brahma, the Narayana, the Aindra, the Agneya, and the Varuna weapons.
Mbh.13.14.1341	On the same side could be seen Narayana also, seated on the son of Vinata, and bearing the conch, the discus, and the mace.
Mbh.13.14.1348	Narayana also, uttering the Jyestha Saman, sang the praises of Bhava.
Mbh.13.14.1350	Verily, Brahma and Narayana and Sakra, those three high-souled deities, shone there like three sacrificial fires.
Mbh.13.17.2766	Manu communicated it unto Narayana of great intelligence, numbered among the Sadhyas and held exceedingly dear by him.
Mbh.13.17.2767	The illustrious Narayana, numbered among the Sadhyas and possessed of glory that knows no diminution, communicated it to Yama.
Mbh.13.109.9906	He who; after the same manner, fasts on the twelfth day of the moon in the month of Pausha and worships Krishna as Narayana, for the whole day and night, attains to the merits of the Vajapeya sacrifice and the highest success.
Mbh.13.125.10843	Those men who always read the scriptures bearing on these topics, those who bear them properly in their mind, and he who, having listened to them, follows them in practice, are all regarded to be as holy and sinless as the puissant Narayana himself.
Mbh.13.132.11220	Verily, let my strength be as great as that of the blessed Narayana when he raised the submerged Earth,
Mbh.13.139.11410	This one is Narayana who is endued with every prosperity and is honoured by all the kings.
Mbh.13.139.11423	At that time the energy, in the form of fire, Narayana, rising from the fuel that consisted of the rigid observance of his vow, issued out of the mouth of Krishna of wonderful feats.
Mbh.13.139.11431	That foremost of speakers, Narayana, beholding those Rishis thus filled with wonder, addressed them in these sweet and refreshing words, Why, indeed, has wonder filled the hearts of this assemblage of Rishis, these ascetics that are always free from attachment of every kind, that are divested of the idea of meum, and that are fully conversant with every sacred science?
Mbh.13.140.11472	SECTION CXL Bhishma said, Then Narada, that holy Rishi, that friend of Narayana, recited the following narrative of the discourse between Sankara and his spouse Uma'
Mbh.13.147.12337	The illustrious Hari, the puissant Narayana, is verily, the foremost of all beings in Heaven.
Mbh.13.148.12408	As regards Narayana, who is endued with prosperity and blazing effulgence, He returned to Dwaraka after having duly observed that vow of His.
Mbh.13.148.12427	O son of Pritha, the victory thou hast obtained over thy enemies, thy unrivalled achievements, the dominion thou hast acquired over the whole earth, are all due to thy side having been taken up by Narayana.
Mbh.13.148.12428	The fact of thy having got the inconceivable Narayana for thy protector and refuge, enabled thee to become an Adharyu chief sacrificer for pouring multitudes of kings as libations on the blazing fire of battle.
Mbh.13.149.12531	He whose acts are never futile, He that cleanses those that worship Him, those that hear of Him and those that think of Him, He that is endued with pre-eminent energy and strength, He that transcends Indra in all attributes, He that accepts all His worshippers, He that is the Creation itself in consequence of His being the Causes thereof, He that upholds His self in the same form without being ever subject to birth, growth, or death, He that sustains all creatures in their respective functions in the universe, He that controls the hearts of all creatures CLI, CLXII; He that deserves to be known by those who wish to achieve what is for their highest good; He who is the celestial physician in the form of Dhanwantari, or He who cures that foremost of all diseases, viz, the bonds that bind one to the world; He that is always engaged in Yoga; He that slays great Asuras for establishing Righteousness; He that is the Lord of that Lakshmi who sprang from the ocean when it was churned by the deities and the Asuras, or, He that cherishes both the goddesses of prosperity and learning; He that is honey in consequence of the pleasure He gives to those that succeed in having a taste of him; He that transcends the senses or is invisible to those that turn away from Him; He that is possessed of great powers of illusion manifested in His beguiling Mahadeva and the deities on many occasions; He that puts forth great energy in achieving mighty feats; He that transcends all in might CLXIII, CLXXII; He that transcends all in intelligence; He that transcends all in puissance; He that transcends all in ability; He that discovers the universe by the effulgence emanating from his body; He whose body is incapable of being ascertained by the eye or any other sense organ of knowledge; He that is possessed of every beauty; He whose soul is incapable of being comprehended by either deities or men; He that held on his back, in the form of the vast tortoise, the huge mountain, Mandara, which was made the churning staff by the deities and the Asuras when they set themselves to churn the great ocean for obtaining therefrom all the valuables hid in its bosom; or, He who held up the mountains of Govardhana in the woods of Brinda for protecting the denizens of that delightful place, who were especial objects of His kindness, from the wrath of Indra who poured incessant showers for days together with a view to drowning every thing CLXXIII, CLXXX; He that can shoot His shafts to a great distance, piercing through obstruction of every kind; He that raised the submerged Earth, having assumed the form of the mighty Boar; He on whose bosom dwells the goddess of Prosperity; or He that is identical with Kama, the lord of Rati; He that is the Refuge of those that are righteous; He that is incapable of being won without thorough devotion; or, He that is incapable of being immured or restrained by any one putting forth his powers; He that is the delight of the deities, or, He that is the embodiment of fullness of joy; He that rescued the submerged Earth; or He that understands the hymns addressed to him by His devotees; He that is the Master of ell eloquent persons or He that dispels the calamities of all those who know him CLXXXL, CLXXXVIII; He that is full of blazing effulgence He that suppressed the afflictions of His adorers; or, He that assumes the form of Yama, the universal Destroyer, for chastising all persons that fall away from their duties; He that assumed the form of a Swan for communicating the Vedas to the Grandsire Brahman; or, He that enters into the bodies of all persons; He that has Garuda, the prince of the feathery denizens of the welkin, for His vehicle; He that is the foremost of snakes in consequence of His identity with Sesha or Ananta who upholds on his head the vast Earth, or, He that has the hood of the prince of snakes for His bed while He lies down to sleep on the vast expansion of water after the dissolution of the universe; He whose navel is as beautiful as gold; He that underwent the severest austerities in the form of Narayana at Vadari on the breast of Himavat; He whose navel resembles a lotus; or, He from whose navel sprang the primeval lotus in which the Grandsire Brahma was born; He that is the Lord of all creatures CLXXXIX, CXCVII; He that transcends death; or, He that wards off Death from those that are devoted to him; He that always casts a kind eye on His worshippers; or, He that sees all things in the universe; He that destroys all things; or, He that drenches with nectar all those that worship Him with single-minded devotion; He that is the Ordainer of all ordainers; or, He that unites all persons with the consequences of their acts; He that himself enjoys and endures the fruits of all acts, or, He that assumed the form of Rama, the son of Dasaratha, and going into exile at the command of His sire made a treaty with Sugriva the chief of the Apes for aiding him in the recovery of his kingdom from the grasp of his elder brother Vali in return for the assistance which Sugriva promised Him for recovering from Ravana His wife Sita who had been ravished by that Rakshasa and borne away to his island home in Lanka, He that is always of the same form; or, He that is exceedingly affectionate unto His worshippers; He that is always moving; or, He that is of the form of Kama who springs up in the heart of every creature; He that is incapable of being endured by Danavas and Asuras or, He that rescued His wife Sita after slaying Ravana, or, He that shows compassion towards even Chandalas and members of other low castes when they approach Him with devotion, in allusion to His friendship, in the form of Rama, for Guhaka the chief of the Chandalas, inhabiting the country known by the name of Sringaverapura; He that chastises the wicked; or, He that regulates the conduct of all persons by the dictates of the Srutis and the Smritis; He whose soul has true knowledge for its indication; or, He that destroyed Ravana, the foe of the gods, having assumed the form of Rama that was full of compassion and other amiable virtues; He that destroys the foes of the deities or, He that slays those who obstruct or forbid the giving of presents unto deserving persons CXCVII, CCVIII; He that is the instructor in all sciences and the father of all; He that is the instructor of even the Grandsire Brahma; He that is the abode or resting place of all creatures; He that is the benefactor of those that are good and is free from the stain of falsehood; He whose prowess is incapable of being baffled; He that never casts his eye on such acts as are not sanctioned or approved by the scriptures; He that casts his eye on such acts as are sanctioned or approved by the scriptures; or, He whose eye never winks or sleeps; He that wears the unfading garland of victory called by the name of Vaijayanti; He that is the Lord of speech and that is possessed of great liberality insomuch that He rescued the lowest of the low and the vilest of the vile by granting them His grace CCLX, CCXVIII; He that leads persons desirous of Emancipation to the foremost of all conditions, viz, Emancipation itself; or, He that assumes the form of a mighty Fish and scudding through the vast expanse of waters that cover the Earth when the universal dissolution comes, and dragging the boat tied to His horns, leads Manu and others to safety; He that is the leader of all creatures; or, He that sports in the vast expanse of waters which overwhelm all things at the universal dissolution; He whose words are the Veda and who rescued the Vedas when they were submerged in the waters at the universal dissolution; He that is the accomplisher of all functions in the universe; He that assumes the form of the wind for making all living creatures act or exert themselves; or, He whose motions are always beautiful, or, who wishes His creatures to glorify Him; He that is endued with a thousand heads; He that is the Soul of the universe and as such pervades all things; He that has a thousand eyes and a thousand legs; CCXIX, CCXXVI; He that causes the wheel of the universe to revolve at His will; He whose soul is freed from desire and who transcends those conditions that invest Jiva and to which Jiva is liable; He that is concealed from the view of all persons that are attached to the world; or, He that has covered the eyes of all persons with the bandage of nescience; He that grinds those that turn away from him; He that sets the days a-going in consequence of His being identical with the Sun; He that is the destroyer of all-destroying Time itself; He that conveys the libations poured on the sacred fire unto those for whom they are intended; or, He that bears the universe, placing it on only a minute fraction of His body; He that has no beginning; or, He that has no fixed habitation He that upholds the Earth in space in the form of Sesha, or, rescues her in the form of the mighty boar or supports her as a subtil pervader CCXXVII, CCXXXV; He that is exceedingly inclined to grace, insomuch that He grants happiness to even foes like Sisupala; He that has been freed from the attributes of Rajas passion and Tamas darkness so that He is pure or stainless Sattwa by itself; or, He that has obtained the fruition of all His wishes; He that supports the universe; He that feeds or enjoys the universe; He that is displayed in infinite puissance; He that honours the deities, the Pitris, and His own worshippers; He that is honoured or adored by those that are themselves honoured or adored by others; or, He whose acts are all beautiful and enduring; He that accomplishes the purposes of others; or, He that is the benefactor of others; He that withdraws all things unto Himself at the universal dissolution; or, He that destroys the foes of the deities or of His worshippers; He that has the waters for his home; or, He that is the sole Refuge of all creatures or He that destroys the ignorance of all creatures CCXXXVI, CCXLVI; He that is distinguished above all, He that cherishes the righteous, He that cleanses all the worlds, He that crowns with fruition the desires of all creatures, He whose wishes are always crowned with fruition, He that gives success to all, He that bestows success upon those that solicit Him for it CCXLVII, CCLVI; He that presides over all sacred days; or, He that overwhelms Indra himself with His own excellent attributes, He that showers all objects of desire upon His worshippers, He that walks over all the universe, He that offers the excellent flight of steps constituted by Righteousness unto those that desire to ascend to the highest place; He that has Righteousness in His abdomen; or, He that protects Indra even as a mother protects the child in her womb; He that aggrandises His worshippers, He that spreads Himself out for becoming the vast universe, He that is aloof from all things though pervading them; He that is the receptacle of the ocean of Srutis CCLVII, CCLXIV; He that is possessed of excellent arms ie, arms capable of upholding the universe; He that is incapable of being borne by any creature, He from whom flowed the sounds called Brahman or Veda, He that is the Lord of all Lords of the universe, He that is the giver of wealth, He that dwells in His own puissance, He that is multiform, He that is of vast form, He that resides in the form of Sacrifice in all animals, He that causes all things to be displayed CCLXV, CCLXXIV, He that is endued with great might, energy, and splendour; He that displays Himself in visible forms to His worshippers, He that scorches the unrighteous with His burning energy, He that is enriched with the sixfold attributes of affluence, etc,
Mbh.13.149.12563	The Rishis, the Pitris, the deities, the great primal elements, the metals, indeed, the entire mobile and immobile universe, has sprung from Narayana.
Mbh.13.158.13246	More than this, He is Narayana, the highest of the high, immutable and unfading.
Mbh.13.165.13691	Then comes that origin of the Vedas, the creator Vishnu, otherwise called Narayana of immeasurable puissance.
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.14.25.991	In this connection, people conversant with Narayana recite some Richs.
Mbh.14.25.992	Unto the divine Narayana were animals offered in days of yore
Mbh.14.25.995	O timid one, know that the divine Narayana is the soul of all
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.15.31.1271	Hrishikesa is Narayana, and the twins are the Aswins.
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.16.4.182	Then, O king, the illustrious Narayana of fierce energy, the Creator and Destroyer of all, that preceptor of Yoga, filling Heaven with his splendour, reached his own inconceivable region.
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.17.1.60	The forest of Khandava was burnt by me, through the puissance of Arjuna and of Narayana himself.
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.18.5.257	Vasudeva was a portion of that eternal god of gods called Narayana.
Mbh.18.5.258	Accordingly, he entered into Narayana.
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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