Om Namo Narayanaya

Om Namo Narayanaya written in the Devanagari script.

Om Namo Narayanaya (Sanskrit: ॐ नमो नारायणाय, romanized: Om Namo Nārāyanāya, lit. 'I bow to the Ultimate Reality, Narayana'),[1] also referred to as the Ashtakshara (eight syllables), and the Narayana Mantra, is among the most popular mantras of Hinduism, and the principal mantra of Vaishnavism.[2] It is an invocation addressed to Narayana, the god of preservation, the form of Vishnu who lays in eternal rest beneath the cosmic waters.[3]

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  2. ^ Jayaraman, Dr P. (2019). A Brief History of Vaishnava Saint Poets : The Alwars. Vani Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-89012-69-9.
  3. ^ Werner, Karel (2013-12-16). Love Divine: Studies in 'Bhakti and Devotional Mysticism. Routledge. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-136-77468-3.