nArAyaRaH 1 An epithet of Viṣṇu; (the word is thus derived in Ms. 1. 10 ; Apo nArA iti proktA Apo vE narasUnavaH . tA yadasyAyanaM pUrvaM tena nArAyaRaH smftaH .. ). 2 N. of an ancient sage said to be a companion of Nara and to have produced Urvaśī from his thigh: cf. UrUdBavA narasaKasya muneH surastrI V. 1. 3 ; see naranArAyaRa under nara also. — RI 1 An epithet of Lakṣmī the goddess of wealth. 2 An epithet of Durgā. Comp. — priyaH 1 N. of Śiva. 2 yellow sandal-wood.