Shiva Purana

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आपो नारा इति प्रोक्ता आपो वै नरसूनवः ॥ अयनं तस्य ता यस्मात्तेन नारायणः स्मृतः ॥ १५ ॥

sanskrit

Waters are called ‘Nārāḥ’. Waters are sons of Nara. He is called Nārāyaṇa because waters constitute his abode.

english translation

Apo nArA iti proktA Apo vai narasUnavaH ॥ ayanaM tasya tA yasmAttena nArAyaNaH smRtaH ॥ 15 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/11/15

आपो नारा इति प्रोक्ता आपो वै नरसूनवः ॥ अयनं तस्य ता यस्मात्तेन नारायणः स्मृतः ॥ १५ ॥

sanskrit

Waters are called ‘Nārāḥ’. Waters are sons of Nara. He is called Nārāyaṇa because waters constitute his abode.

english translation

Apo nArA iti proktA Apo vai narasUnavaH ॥ ayanaM tasya tA yasmAttena nArAyaNaH smRtaH ॥ 15 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript