Badri Narayanan - Whats in a Name?

Badri is both a sanskrit name in India , as well as an arabic name used by many in Middle East.

The name contains two parts

1. Badri
2. Narayanan

Narayanan is Vishnu ( one of the Trinity in Hinduism, who sustains creation). he alone takes the avatars or incarnations of Rama , krishna, Buddha etc... as believed in the Hindu Mythology at different yugas ( time) for protecting Dharma ( Spiritual Justice).

The word Narayana or Narayan or Narayanan refers to the same. Usually Narayan is a name used in the north (Sanskrit & Derivative Languages) and Narayanan is referred in the south (Tamil & derivative Languages).

Narayana the root words are from Sanskrit

Ra - means to perish
nara - means that which does not perish
Nara - Collectively refers to those individual non perishable Jivatmas or Souls
as they never cease to exist.
Naras - includes all perishable and non perishable

Ayana - has the following three different meanings depending on the context
1. Resting place or Abode
2. Upaya or means and ways
3. Fruit or Objective

Nara - Ayana
Therefore all things abide in HIM or HE abides in everything
That which always existed , created the perishable and non perishable

Nara - Ayana
If applied second meaning, then HE is the source and means for salvation

Nara - Ayana
If applied third meaning , the fruit or objective would be is to attain or merge into the source and thats main objective or fruitive action being born human, into the universal being or consciousness as one can call.

Narayana is usually a name used by the Dualists following the philosophy of Madhva where (God and Man are awlays two different ), although Vishistadvaita of Ramnuja (Qualified Non Dualism) agains tpure non Dualism of Shankara called Advaita Vedanta.

Badri Narayana or Narayanan

Refers to a mythological story where Vishnu meditating on the foothills of Himalayas and doing a severe penance , Badri a form of tree bent itself providing shelter against the severe weather conditions in order to not disturb the penance.

Badri Tree

< Awaiting to gather more information on its herbal & medicinal features>
1. It contains sour apple like fruits
2. Tree is also called elandai ?? - to investigate
3.
BadriNath

The current pilgrimage holysite , is said to be in the height of 3,133 m between the two hills called Nara & Narayan. See the narrow roads in the right most picture, there is profoundity when it comes to sanskrit . A subsquent article to this on Travel plans from Chennai to badriNath would be discussed in the subsquent days.