The Sadguru said:
On the western bank, in the sacred place called Navapuram, resides Hari, Nārāyaṇa, who is the boat for crossing the ocean of worldly existence.
śrīsadgururuvāca
pratīcītīramāśritya kṣetre nāvapurābhidhe |
saṃsāranāvabhūto'yamāste nārāyaṇo hariḥ
प्रतीचीतीरम् · pratīcītīram — the western bank
आश्रित्य · āśritya — having resorted to
क्षेत्रे · kṣetre — in the sacred place
नावपुराभिधे · nāvapurābhidhe — named Navapuram
संसारनावभूतः · saṃsāranāvabhūtaḥ — the boat for the ocean of existence
अयम् · ayam — this
आस्ते · āste — resides
नारायणः · nārāyaṇaḥ — Narayana
हरिः · hariḥ — Hari
अयम् नारायणः हरिः नावपुराभिधे क्षेत्रे प्रतीचीतीरम् आश्रित्य आस्ते। सः संसारनावभूतः अस्ति।
the western bank · having resorted to · in the sacred place · named Navapuram · the boat for the ocean of existence · this · resides · Narayana · Hari
This verse introduces the setting of the chapter, Navapuram, and establishes the identity of the deity as the savior who facilitates the crossing of the worldly ocean.
