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Vishnu / Narayana · Refuge & sustaining grace

ॐ नमो नारायणाय

Om Namo Narayanaya

Meaning

Salutations to Narayana, the one who rests on the causal waters, sustainer of all.

Why chant this

The eight-syllable mantra of refuge — steadies the mind, invokes protection through faith.

Pronunciation

Om — Na-mo — Naa-raa-ya-naa-ya