Narayana

E131832

Hindu deity Vaishnavite deity form of Vishnu

Narayana is a revered name of the Hindu god Vishnu, especially associated with his role as the supreme preserver and sustainer of the universe.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Narayana canonical	35
Ranganatha	3
Sriman Narayana	3
Nārāyaṇa	2
Adiśeṣa	1
Aniruddha (in some traditions)	1
Janardana	1
Narayana (Vishnu) in Badrinath tradition	1
Narayana (form of Vishnu)	1
Pradyumna (in some traditions)	1
Sriyaḥpati (Lord of Lakshmi)	1
Varadaraja	1
personal God (Narayana)	1
नारायण	1
নারায়ণ	1
நாராயணன்	1
నారాయణ	1
ನಾರಾಯಣ	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902585 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Narayana
Context triple: [Vishnu, epithet, Narayana]

A. Kalki
Kalki is the prophesied future incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu who is foretold to appear at the end of the current age to restore righteousness and cosmic order.
B. Jagat Narayan
Jagat Narayan was an Indian educationist and public figure who served as a member of the British-era Hunter Commission on education reforms.
C. Ramachandra
Ramachandra, better known as Tatya Tope, was a prominent Indian general and key leader of the 1857 Indian Rebellion against British rule.
D. Babruvahana
Babruvahana is a character in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the son of the Pandava prince Arjuna and the princess Chitrangada, and as a skilled warrior and later ruler of Manipura.
E. Narada
Narada is a revered sage and divine messenger in Hindu mythology, known for his wisdom, musical devotion, and role as a cosmic wanderer who connects gods and humans.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Narayana
Target entity description: Narayana is a revered name of the Hindu god Vishnu, especially associated with his role as the supreme preserver and sustainer of the universe.

A. Kalki
Kalki is the prophesied future incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu who is foretold to appear at the end of the current age to restore righteousness and cosmic order.
B. Jagat Narayan
Jagat Narayan was an Indian educationist and public figure who served as a member of the British-era Hunter Commission on education reforms.
C. Ramachandra
Ramachandra, better known as Tatya Tope, was a prominent Indian general and key leader of the 1857 Indian Rebellion against British rule.
D. Babruvahana
Babruvahana is a character in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the son of the Pandava prince Arjuna and the princess Chitrangada, and as a skilled warrior and later ruler of Manipura.
E. Narada
Narada is a revered sage and divine messenger in Hindu mythology, known for his wisdom, musical devotion, and role as a cosmic wanderer who connects gods and humans.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu deity ⓘ Vaishnavite deity ⓘ form of Vishnu ⓘ
abode	Kshira Sagara ⓘ linked to: Kshira Sagara (Ocean of Milk) Vaikuntha ⓘ
associatedConcept	Sri (prosperity and grace) ⓘ Vaikuntha (supreme abode) ⓘ linked to: Vaikuntha
associatedWith	Ananta Shesha ⓘ Garuda ⓘ Sri (Lakshmi) ⓘ Vaishnavism ⓘ cosmic ocean of milk ⓘ
attribute	Chakra (discus) ⓘ linked to: Sudarshana Chakra Gada (mace) ⓘ Padma (lotus) ⓘ Shankha (conch) ⓘ
consort	Lakshmi ⓘ linked to: Lakshmi avatar
cosmicFunction	maintenance of cosmic order ⓘ
cosmicPosition	lord of all worlds ⓘ source of all avatars of Vishnu ⓘ
describedAs	supreme being in many Vaishnava traditions ⓘ
epithetOf	Vishnu ⓘ
festival	Janmashtami (as Vishnu-Krishna form) ⓘ linked to: Janmashtami Vaikuntha Ekadashi ⓘ linked to: Vaikunta Ekadasi
iconography	depicted reclining on serpent Ananta Shesha ⓘ
identifiedWith	Vishnu ⓘ
languageOfName	Sanskrit ⓘ
meaningOfName	he who dwells in all beings ⓘ the refuge of all beings ⓘ
mentionedIn	Bhagavad Gita ⓘ Bhagavata Purana ⓘ Mahabharata ⓘ Rigveda ⓘ Vishnu Purana ⓘ
mount	Garuda ⓘ
regionOfWorship	India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
role	preserver of the universe ⓘ sustainer of the universe ⓘ
title	Bhagavan ⓘ linked to: Bhagavān Paramatman ⓘ linked to: Brahman Purushottama ⓘ
weapon	Kaumodaki Gada ⓘ Sudarshana Chakra ⓘ
worshippedAs	supreme lord by many Vaishnavas ⓘ
worshipTradition	Madhva tradition ⓘ linked to: Madhva Sampradaya Pancharatra ⓘ linked to: Pancharatra texts Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (57)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vishnu → epithet → Narayana ⓘ

Vishishtadvaita → identifiesBrahmanWith → Narayana ⓘ

Dvaita → primaryDeity → Narayana ⓘ

Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna → dedicatedTo → Ranganatha ⓘ

subject linked to: Srirangapatna

linked to: Narayana

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam → principalDeity → Ranganatha ⓘ

subject linked to: Srirangam

linked to: Narayana

Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane → associatedDeity → Ranganatha ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane → associatedDeity → Varadaraja ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Devaki → child → Pradyumna (in some traditions) ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Devaki → child → Aniruddha (in some traditions) ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Sudarshana Chakra → associatedWith → Narayana ⓘ

Hari → title → Narayana ⓘ

Jyotir Math, Badrinath → associatedDeity → Narayana (Vishnu) in Badrinath tradition ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Anuvyakhyana → religiousFocus → Narayana ⓘ

Vaikuntha → associatedDeity → Narayana ⓘ

Nitya Grantha → devotionalFocus → Sriyaḥpati (Lord of Lakshmi) ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Sri Bhashya → upholdsConcept → personal God (Narayana) ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Ananta → otherName → Adiśeṣa ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

N. R. Narayana Murthy → givenName → Narayana ⓘ

Raghavendra Tirtha → devotionalFocus → Narayana ⓘ

Pancharatra texts → associatedDeity → Narayana ⓘ

Madhva Sampradaya → centralDeity → Narayana ⓘ

Narayan → etymologicalRoot → Nārāyaṇa ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Narayan → scriptForm → नारायण ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Narayan → scriptForm → নারায়ণ ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Narayan → scriptForm → నారాయణ ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Narayan → scriptForm → ನಾರಾಯಣ ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Narayan → scriptForm → நாராயணன் ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Narayan → associatedDeity → Narayana (form of Vishnu) ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Narayan → variantForm → Narayana ⓘ

Narayan → shortFormOf → Nārāyaṇa ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Hindu mythology → featuresDeity → Narayana ⓘ

Alvar devotional tradition → primaryDeity → Narayana ⓘ

Brahma Sutra Bhashya (Madhvacharya) → regardsDeityAsSupreme → Narayana ⓘ

Paramapada → coreDeity → Narayana ⓘ

Hitopadesha → attributedAuthor → Narayana ⓘ

Śeṣa → associatedDeity → Narayana ⓘ

N. R. Narayana Murthy → givenName → Narayana ⓘ

subject linked to: Murthy

Narayanan → derivedFrom → Narayana ⓘ

Kaumodaki → associatedWithDeity → Narayana ⓘ

subject linked to: Kaumodaki Gada

Shankha → heldInHandOf → Narayana ⓘ

subject linked to: Shankha (conch)

Hindu pantheon → hasDeity → Narayana ⓘ

Purushottama → honorificFor → Narayana ⓘ

Kanva dynasty → hasRuler → Narayana ⓘ

Kesava Temple, Somanathapura → hasDeity → Janardana ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Pancharatra Sampradaya → majorDeity → Narayana ⓘ

Nathamuni → devotionalFocus → Narayana ⓘ

Tirumangai Alvar → devoteeOf → Narayana ⓘ

Poigai Alvar → devotionalFocus → Sriman Narayana ⓘ

linked to: Narayana

Pey Alvar → devotionTo → Narayana ⓘ

Bhoothath Alvar → worshippedDeity → Narayana ⓘ

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