Nara Narayana is an important avatar of Lord Vishnu and is mentioned in Bhagavata Purana. “Nara” literally means “Human” and Narayana is another popular name of “Mahavishnu”. The concept of Nara-Narayana is that the human soul “Nara” is the eternal companion of the Lord Narayana. Lord Vishnu took this twin-brother incarnation for the preservation of Dharma. Epic Mahabharata considers Arjuna and Lord Krishna as part incarnations of Nara and Narayan.
Nara-Narayana Appearance
In images, Nara Narayana is depicted separately or jointly. When depicted identical, Nara-Narayan is shown with four-arms holding Sudarsana Chakra (discus), Shanku (conch), a lotus, and a mace. When depicted separately, Nara is shown wearing deer skin and with two hands. And Narayana is portrayed on the right of Nara in the usual form of Vishnu.
Nara-Narayana Worship
The worship of Nara-Narayana avatar of Vishnu is popular in temples of Swaminarayan. According to Swaminarayan Faith, Lord Swaminarayan is an incarnation of Narayana. The images of Nara and Narayana can be found in Badrinath Temple of Vishnu.
Nara-Narayana Appearance
In images, Nara Narayana is depicted separately or jointly. When depicted identical, Nara-Narayan is shown with four-arms holding Sudarsana Chakra (discus), Shanku (conch), a lotus, and a mace. When depicted separately, Nara is shown wearing deer skin and with two hands. And Narayana is portrayed on the right of Nara in the usual form of Vishnu.
Nara-Narayana Worship
The worship of Nara-Narayana avatar of Vishnu is popular in temples of Swaminarayan. According to Swaminarayan Faith, Lord Swaminarayan is an incarnation of Narayana. The images of Nara and Narayana can be found in Badrinath Temple of Vishnu.
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