Srimad Bhagavatam
तास्ववात्सीत्स्वसृष्टासु सहस्रपरिवत्सरान् । तेन नारायणो नाम यदापः पुरुषोद्भवाः ॥ २-१०-११ ॥
That Supreme Person is not impersonal and therefore is distinctively a nara, or person. Therefore the transcendental water created from the Supreme Nara is known as nāra. And because He lies down on that water, He is known as Nārāyaṇa. ॥ 2-10-11 ॥
english translation
परम पुरुष निराकार नहीं हैं, अत: वे स्पष्टत: नर अथवा पुरुष हैं। इसीलिए इन परम नर द्वारा उत्पन्न दिव्य जल नार कहलाता है। चूँकि वे इसी जल में शयन करते हैं इसीलिए नारायण कहलाते हैं। ॥ २-१०-११ ॥
hindi translation
tAsvavAtsItsvasRSTAsu sahasraparivatsarAn । tena nArAyaNo nAma yadApaH puruSodbhavAH ॥ 2-10-11 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतास्ववात्सीत्स्वसृष्टासु सहस्रपरिवत्सरान् । तेन नारायणो नाम यदापः पुरुषोद्भवाः ॥ २-१०-११ ॥
That Supreme Person is not impersonal and therefore is distinctively a nara, or person. Therefore the transcendental water created from the Supreme Nara is known as nāra. And because He lies down on that water, He is known as Nārāyaṇa. ॥ 2-10-11 ॥
english translation
परम पुरुष निराकार नहीं हैं, अत: वे स्पष्टत: नर अथवा पुरुष हैं। इसीलिए इन परम नर द्वारा उत्पन्न दिव्य जल नार कहलाता है। चूँकि वे इसी जल में शयन करते हैं इसीलिए नारायण कहलाते हैं। ॥ २-१०-११ ॥
hindi translation
tAsvavAtsItsvasRSTAsu sahasraparivatsarAn । tena nArAyaNo nAma yadApaH puruSodbhavAH ॥ 2-10-11 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript