Mahabharat

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आपॊ नारा इति परॊक्ताः संज्ञा नाम कृतं मया तेन नारायणॊ ऽसम्य उक्तॊ मम तद धययनं सदा ॥ ३-१८७-३ ॥

sanskrit

'In ancient times, I named the waters Nara. Since the waters have always been my ayana (abode), I came to be known as Narayana, the one whose home is in the waters.' ॥ 3-187-3 ॥

english translation

Apò nArA iti paròktAH saMjJA nAma kRtaM mayA tena nArAyaNò 'samya uktò mama tada dhayayanaM sadA ॥ 3-187-3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/mahabharat/vana-parva/187/3

आपॊ नारा इति परॊक्ताः संज्ञा नाम कृतं मया तेन नारायणॊ ऽसम्य उक्तॊ मम तद धययनं सदा ॥ ३-१८७-३ ॥

sanskrit

'In ancient times, I named the waters Nara. Since the waters have always been my ayana (abode), I came to be known as Narayana, the one whose home is in the waters.' ॥ 3-187-3 ॥

english translation

Apò nArA iti paròktAH saMjJA nAma kRtaM mayA tena nArAyaNò 'samya uktò mama tada dhayayanaM sadA ॥ 3-187-3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript