Tripadvibhuti Mahanarayana Upanishad

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Tripadvibhuti-mahanarayana-upanishad

Atharvaveda, a group of Upanishads – Vaishnava

Om! O devas, let our ears listen to what is auspicious;
May our eyes see what is auspicious, O ye worthy of worship!
May we enjoy the life span allotted to us by the devas,
Praising them unwaveringly with our bodies and limbs!
May the glorious Indra bless us!
May the omniscient Sun bless us!
May Garuda, the thunderstorm of the evil and wicked, bless us!
May Brihaspati grant us prosperity and good fortune!
Om! Let peace be in me!
May peace be in my surroundings!
Let there be peace in those forces that act upon me!

I shall now explain the principles underlying the Tripata-narayana philosophy, which, if fully understood and assimilated, can sift and weed out all forms of illusory matter that surround all living entities in this materialistic world.

“OM! The Supreme Being known as Narayana desired to create living beings. And from such a desire (or vow) from the Supreme Being emanates the living force of breath called ‘prana’; the mind (manas) and all the other sense organs arise. Also created are the sky (space), air, light (fire), water and the earth, which carries all beings. From Narayana arises Brahma, the deity who is the creator of all beings; and also Indra, who is the ruler of all the devas. From Him emanates Prajapati, the deity who generates and controls human beings, and also the twelve Adityas, eleven Rudras and the eight Vasus (the various controlling powers mentioned in the Vedas – each relating to a separate and distinct force of nature). From the same Narayana alone have all the Vedas arisen. Thus all powers emanate from Narayana and also ultimately merge in Him.” – This is proclaimed in one of the Upanishads in the Rigveda.

"Narayana is omnipresent and eternal; He is omnipotent and omnipresent; Brahma, Shiva, Indra, all (these deities) are (different forms of) Narayana Himself. He is, indeed, all forms of time, space and direction. All directions, upward, downward, sideways, inward and outward, are His shadow. All that exists and that is to come into being is Narayana Himself. The one Supreme Being, devoid of any form of impurity, who cannot be expressed in words, and who is the purest of all the pure, is Narayana. There is none higher than Him and there is no second power except His power. He who understands this as such becomes (merges into) Narayana Himself; he becomes (merges into) Narayana Himself (repeated emphasis)." - Thus stated in one of the Upanishads in the Yajurveda.

“First pronounce the syllable ‘OM’; then pronounce the words ‘Namah’ and ‘Narayana’. These words are respectively of one, two and five syllables (in Sanskrit); thus the whole phrase consists of eight syllables, and is called ‘ashta-aksharam’ (ashta-eight; aksharam-syllable). He who repeats this eight-syllable mantra of Narayana lives long without any ill-fame or notoriety; he is blessed with rulership, wealth, cattle and servants, and ultimately attains moksha (or the point of no return), also called salvation; he attains moksha (repeated with emphasis).” – So says one of the Upanishads in the Samaveda.

"That blissful Supreme Being (Brahman) who resides within has the form of OM or Pranava. Pranava (OM) consists of A, U and M. One has become many. That blessed one who recites and repeats the syllable OM gets rid of all the bonds and bonds of this material world. He who repeats the words 'Om Namo Narayanaya' ultimately attains Vaikuntha, the abode of Sri Narayana (or Heaven - the abode of Salvation). Vaikuntha is not (to be found) anywhere except in the pure blessed heart filled with knowledge (spiritual). From there arises a branch of light as bright as a ray of lightning. This ray of light represents the various forms of Narayana - called by names such as the son of Devaki, or the one who is sweeter than honey, or the one in the form of Brahma, or the one with lotus eyes, or Vishnu (or the savior of all). He resides in all beings and controls all their actions. He is the form of the immaterial syllable OM, the Supreme Being." - So states one of the Upanishads in the Atharvaveda.

(Having learned what each of the four Vedas says about Narayana, let us now understand the fruits of chanting His mantra). He who chants this (mantra) in the morning destroys all (his) sins committed during the (previous) night. He who chants it in the evening destroys all the sins committed during the day. He who chants it in the middle of the day, facing the sun, destroys all the five kinds of major and minor sins described as the worst in the scriptures. He gets all the benefits of chanting all the Vedas. Ultimately he merges and becomes one with the Supreme Being Narayana.

Thus ends the Tripadvibhuti-mahanarayana-upanishad contained in the Atharvaveda.