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The Nar Narayan Dev Gadi (Naranarāyan Dēv Gadī), named after the two forms of supreme lord Nara-Narayana, is one of the two Gadis (seats) that together form the Swaminarayan Sampradaya. Its headquarter is at the Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad and controls the Uttar Vibhag (North division).
Naranarayana (Sanskrit: नरनारायण, romanized: Naranārāyaṇa), also rendered Nara-Narayana, is a Hindu duo of sage-brothers. Generally regarded to be the partial-incarnation (aṃśa-avatara) [ 1 ] of the preserver deity, Vishnu , on earth, [ 2 ] Nara-Narayana are described to be the sons of Dharma and Ahimsa .
Narayan Aiyangar states the meaning of the Sanskrit word 'Narayana' can be traced back to the Laws of Manu (also known as the Manusmriti, a Dharmaśāstra text), [7] which states: The waters are called narah, (for) the waters are, indeed, the offspring of Nara; as they were his first residence (ayana), he thence is named Narayana.
Naranarayan is a Sanskrit term, nara means human being and Narayana is another name for Vishnu. Nara-Narayana are sages in Hinduism who were the twin brother incarnation of Vishnu. In the Mahabharata, Arjuna has been identified with Nara and Krishna with Narayana. Naranarayan may also refer to: Nara Narayan, the second and the last Koch dynasty ...
Om Namo Narayanaya (Sanskrit: ॐ नमो नारायणाय, romanized: Om Namo Nārāyanāya, lit. 'I bow to the Ultimate Reality, Narayana'), [1] also referred to as the Ashtakshara (eight syllables), and the Narayana Mantra, is among the most popular mantras of Hinduism, and the principal mantra of Vaishnavism. [2]
Pancharatra has likely roots in 3rd-century BCE, as a religious movement around the ideas of a sage Narayana, who much later becomes identified as an avatar of Vishnu. [2] [1] The earliest use of the word Pancharatra is found in section 7.1.10 of the Taittiriya Samhita, a Vedic text. [13]
A Satsangi must show reverence for God, the Shastras, the Acharya of the Gadi the Satsangi comes under (Nar Narayan Dev Gadi or Lakshmi Narayan Dev Gadi), festivals, elders and be of overall good conduct. [26] Upon initiation, Satsangi make 11 vows, called Niyams (Rules): [27] [28] Be non-violent
The text asserts that Narayana is Moksha (liberation), representing the state of union between the Atman and the Brahman. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The text is notable in that it presents only the first nine verses of the Purusha Sukta, and the absence of last seven verses that describe the creation of living beings and varna (social classes) considered by ...