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Chapter 12.328 - Verse 35

Sanskrit Text

नराणामयनं ख्यातमहमेकः सनातनः आपो नारा इति प्रोक्ता आपो वै नरसूनवः अयनं मम तत्पूर्वमतो नारायणो ह्यहम्

English Translation

Eternal as I am, I am the one sole Refuge of all men. The waters have been called by the name of Nara, for they originated from Him called Nara. And since the waters, in former times, were my refuge, I am, therefore, called by the name of Narayana.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

नराणाम् | अयनं | ख्यातम् | अहम् | एकः | सनातनः
आपो | नारा | इति | प्रोक्ता | आपो | वै | नर + सूनु
अयनं | मम | तत् | पूर्वम् | अतो | नारायणो | हि + मद्