Narayanan, Nārayaṇaṉ, Narāyaṇaṉ, Nārāyaṇaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: academia.edu: Dvādaśa-mūrti in Tamil Tradition (iconography)Nārayaṇaṉ (நாரயணன்) (Tamil) (in Sanskrit: Nārāyaṇa) refers to one of the Twelve Sacred Names of Viṣṇu (Dvādaśamūrti), according to the chapter 2.7 of the Tiruvāymoḻi.—Nāraṇaṉ and Mātavaṉ are the lords. Nārāyaṇa is the Lord of seven worlds. He is the Veda. He plucked the tusks of the wild elephant, Kuvalayapīḍa. In this hymn Śrī is aṇaṅku, a malicious deity (cf. aṇaṅku listed in Rajarajan 2014a). Other epithets that come under Caturviṃśati are notified in the ‘Nālāyiram’ sporadically.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
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Starts with: Narayananamavivarana, Narayananculi, Narayananpuntu, Narayanantumpili.
Ends with: Atinarayanan, Curiyanarayanan, Lakshminarayanan, Patanarayanan, Vadanarayanan, Vankainarayanan, Vatanarayanan, Vatha narayanan, Vathanarayanan, Vippiranarayanan.
Full-text: Vatha narayanan, Atinarayanan, Narayananpuntu, Narayananculi, Vippiranarayanan, Lakshminarayanan, Curiyanarayanan, Narayanantumpili, Vanavarampan, Kecavan, Vishavaidyasarasamuccaya, Pitaran, Tiru-malavataram, Vishavijnana, Atula, Shrikantha, Tantrasamuccaya, Vishacikitsa.
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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 9.3.1 < [Section 3 - Third Tiruvaymoli (Or ayiramay)]
Pasuram 5.9.10 < [Section 9 - Ninth Tiruvaymoli (Man ey nokku)]
Pasuram 8.6.10 < [Section 6 - Sixth Tiruvaymoli (Elliyum kalaiyum)]
The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 5 - Narayana A.D. (1150-11613) < [Chapter XII - The Pallavas]
A Pearl from Tamraparni < [October 1955]
A Pearl from Tamraparni < [October 1955]
‘The Triple Stream’ < [October 1955]
Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva (Study) (by Sajitha. A)
Sugalārthamālā of Peruntānam Nārāyaṇan Nampūtiri < [Chapter 1 - Śāstrakāvyas—A Brief Survey]
Elephantology and its Ancient Sanskrit Sources (by Geetha N.)
Significance of the Moon in Ancient Civilizations (by Radhakrishnan. P)
5. Chandrayana Fasting < [Chapter 15 - Conclusion]
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