This set of slides briefly list and categorize the literary works of Sree Narayana Guru. These slides form part of the educational literature for discussions within the NPHIL educational community.

1. The Works of
Narayana Guru
Brief on each work
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Compiled by
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July 2013

2. GROUPING OF WORKS

3. Grouping of Narayana Guru's Works
The works are broadly grouped as follows:
1. Philosophical works
2. Hymns (devotional songs)
3. Works of moral value
4. Translations
5. Prose works.

4. PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS

5. Philosophical works
• ATMOPADESA SATAKAM
One Hundred verses of Self Instruction. This is
the text in which the Guru expounds his
philosophy in its entirety.
It principally states that there is only one
Reality – the ‘atman’, essentially the
unconditioned Consciousness (a.k.a.
Brahman).

6. Philosophical works
• DARSANA MALA (Garland of Visions -
Sanskrit).The Guru concisely presents
Vedanta in a traditional scholastic style.
The work visualises the one ultimate Reality
(atman or Brahman) from different
philosophical perspectives.
Ten chapters, in ten verses each, in Sanskrit.

7. DARSANAMALA – Garland of Visions
Apavada
Darsanam
Asatya
Darsanam
Maya
Darsanam
Bhana
Darsanam
Jnana
Darsanam
Bhakti
Darsanam
Yoga
Darsanam
Adyaropa
Darsanam
Nirvana
Darsanam
Karma
Darsanam
2014 © NPHIL Canada 1. World is Real
2. Revokes the assumed World
3. World is an imagination of the mind
4. World is an illusion
5. World is an aggregate of conditionings taking place in the unconditioned Consciousness

8. Philosophical works
• ADVAITA DIPIKA (The Lamp of Non-duality).
• ARIVU (Consciousness).
• DAIVA DASAKAM (Ten verses to God).
• BRAHMAVIDYA PANCHAKAM (Brahmavidya in
five verses - Sanskrit).

9. Philosophical works
• VEDANTA SUTRAS (Sanskrit).
• NIRVRTI PANCHAKAM (Five verses on final
absorbtion - Sanskrit).
• SLOKA TRAYI (Three verses - Sanskrit).
• HOMA MANTRA (Mantra for burnt sacrifice -
Sanskrit).
A total of 10 works in this group.

10. HYMNS

11. Hymns
• VINAYAKA ASTAKAM (Eight verses to
Ganapathi - Sanskrit).
• SRI VASUDEVA ASTAKAM (Eight verses on
Visnu as a yogi - Sanskrit).
• VISNU ASTAKAM (Eight verses on Visnu -
Sanskrit).

12. Hymns
• SRIKRISHNA DARSANAM (A vision of
Srikrishna).
• SIVAPRASADA PANCHAKAM (Five verses on
the grace of Siva).
• SADASIVA DARSANAM (A vision of eternal
Siva).

13. Hymns
• SIVA SATAKAM (One hundred verses on Siva).
• ARDHANARISVARA STAVAM (Hymn to the
androgynous Siva).
• MANANATITAM (Beyond comprehension).

14. Hymns
• CIJJADA CINTANAM (Reflections of the mind
and matter).
• KUNDALINI PATTU (Song of the Kundalini
snake).
• INDRIYA VAIRAGYAM (Detachment from the
pleasure of the senses).

15. Hymns
• PRAPANCHA SRSTI (The creation of the
Universe).
• KOLATIRESA STAVAM (Hymn to Kolatira, the
Siva in Kolathukara temple in Kulathur).
• SVANUBHAVA GITI (The lyrical revelation of
the realised Self).

16. Hymns
• PINDA NANDI (Foetal gratitude).
• CITAMBARA ASTAKAM (Eight verses on
mental space).
• TEVĀRA PATI-KANKAL (Five songs praising
Siva - Tamil).

17. Hymns
• SINGLE VERSE TO SIVA (Tamil).
• DEVI STAVAM (Hymn to Devi).
• MANNANTALA DEVI STAVAM (Hymn to Devi
deity at Mannantala temple).
• KALI NATAKAM (The dance-drama of Kali).

18. Hymns
• JANANI NAVARATNA MANJARI (Nine gemmed
boquet on the Mother).
• BHADRAKALI ASTAKAM ( Eight verses on
Bhadrakali - Sanskrit).
• SANMUKHA STOTRAM (Hymn to Sanmukha,
the six headed deity).

19. Hymns
• SANMUKHA DASAKAM (Ten verses to
Sanmukha, the symbolic Subramanya
figure).
• SANMATURA STAVAM (Hymn to Sanmatura,
the Six-mother-God - Sanskrit).
• SUBRAHMANYA KIRTANAM (Hymn in praise of
Subrahmanya).

20. Hymns
• NAVA MANJARI (The bouquet of nine verses -
written at the instance of Chattambi
Swamikal).
• GUHA ASTAKAM (Eight verses on Guha,
Subramanya - Sanskrit).
• BAHULAYA ASTAKAM (Eight verses on
Bahulaya, i.e. Subramanya - Sanskrit).

21. Hymns
• DEVI PRANAMA DEVYASTAKAM (Eight verses
paying obeisance to Devi - Sanskrit).
A total of 32 Hymns.

22. WORKS OF MORAL VALUE

23. Works of Moral Value
• JIVAKARUNYA PANCHAKAM (Five verses on
kindness to life or ahimsa).
• ANUKAMPA DESAKAM (Ten verses on mercy).
• JATI NIRNAYAM (The critique of caste).
• JATI LAKSANAM (Definition of jati).
• SADACARAM (Pattern of good behaviour).

24. Works of Moral Value
• MUNICARYA PANCAKAM (Five verses on the life of a
recluse).
• AHIMSA (Non-hurting).
• ASRAMAM (Code of conduct for an asram -
Sanskrit).
• DHARMAM (Greetings to a periodical named
Dharmam, published by his followers - Sanskrit).

25. Works of Moral Value
• OBITUARY OF TWO VERSES (Honouring
Chattambi Swamikal - Sanskrit).
• COMPLETION OF AN INCOMPLETE VERSE
(Greeting to Dharmakumaran monthly).
• SRI NARAYANA SMRTI (Code of conduct of
human life - Sanskrit. Notes of his disciples
discussions with him).
A total of 12 works in this group.

26. TRANSLATIONS

27. Translations
• ISA UPANISHAD (From Sanskrit original to
Malayalam - Also called īśāvāsya upanishad.
The Upanishad constitutes the final chapter
or adhyāya of the Shukla Yajurveda).
• TIRUKURAL (From Tamil to Malayalam.
Couplets or Kurals (1330 rhyming Tamil
couplets) or aphorisms. Authored by poet
Thiruvalluvar, between 2nd century BC and
5th century AD). Only partly restored.

28. Translations
• It is believed that the Guru translated the
Tamil book OZHIVIL ODUKKAM to
Malayalam. Only two verses have been
restored.

29. PROSE WORKS

30. Prose Works
• CIJJADA CINTAKAM (Reflections on the mind
and matter. Prose version of the theme in
the poem Cijjada Cintanam).
• DAIVA CINTANAM 1 (Reflections on God ).
• DAIVA CINTANAM 2 (Reflections on God).

31. Prose Works
• GADYA PRARTHANA (Prayer).
• ATMA VILASAM (Self's self manifestation).
A total of 5 works in this group.

32. All Works
1. Philosophical works - 10
2. Hymns (devotional songs) - 32
3. Works of moral value - 12
4. Translations - 3
5. Prose works - 5
TOTAL WORKS - 62 accounted for to date.
Source: Narayana Gurukula Foundation

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