Uma-samhita - Chapter 29 - Verse 11
Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · 29 · Verse 11
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Sanskrit Original
आपो नारा इति प्रोक्ता आपो वै नरसूनवः ॥ अयनं तस्य ताः पूर्वं तेन नारायणः स्मृतः ॥ ११ ॥
Apo nArA iti proktA Apo vai narasUnavaH ॥ ayanaM tasya tAH pUrvaM tena nArAyaNaH smRtaH ॥ 11 ॥
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The waters are called Nāra (belonging to Nara). The waters are the progenies of Nara. Since waters had been his abode he is called Nārāyaṇa.