What does “Narayana “ mean?
By
P.R,Ramachander
(This is an old folk tale. I remembered it after reading
the face book post of Kumar Ramanathan
. Thanks to him)
Sage Narada who
keeps on chanting “Narayana”
Suddenly had a
doubt-“What does “Narayana “ mean?”
One great scholar whom he approached told him,
“Naara” means water and “ayana” , means abode ,
And so “Narayana “
means “He whose abode is water”
Another scholar greatly
differed and he said ,
“Nara” means
man and “Ayana” means abode ,
And so “Narayana” means “Man’s final abode”,
Another devotee
shook his head vigourously,
“Ayana “ means “goal”
and so “Narayana” means “goal of man”.
Not at all said
another “It means “ Shelter of the universe”
Another scholar laughed “It means, ”He who resides in
everything he creates”
And poor sage
got terribly confused ,
And decided to ask
“Lord Narayana himself”.
Lord Narayana
requested Sage Narada ,
To go to banks of river Narmada and ask a bee there,
And sage Narada
went to the bee and said,
“Narayana , means
what?” but as soon as,
He said “Narayana
that bee died,
Sage Narada went
back to is lord , perplexed ,
And Lord Narayana then sent him to approach
a parrot,
And as soon as he started” Narayana”, that parrot died,
And Lord Vishnu sent him to a just born calf,
And it also
died as soon as it hear , “Narayana”,
And without hesitation
Lord Narayana ,
Sent Narada to
the just born prince of Benares,
And with great reluctance the sage approached the prince,
And the prince replied,”I was the bee , the parrot and
the calf”
And till you told
them those being had not heard “Narayana”
And as soon they heard , they died and got rebirth as higher being,
And since there is
no other higher birth , I will keep on
chanting,
The word “Narayana” that you taught me and attain
salvation,
Please know “Narayana” means, “He who gives prosperity
while alive”
And “He who
cures the disease of Samsara” in
this earth.
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