Narayeenam is a condensed version of Bhagavata.The original
Bhagavata,which received its present textual shape between the
6th and the 8th century A.d.is considered one of the eighteen
Mahapuranas,and is today the most widely accepted religious
literature of its kind. A Mahapurana deals with the following
ten topics .1.Sarga or Primary Creation. 2.Visarga or Secondary
Creation. 3.Vritti or Means of Sustenance. 4.Raksha or
Protection. 5.Manvantara or Epoch of Manus. 6.Vamsa or genealogy
7.Vamsanucharitra or Dynastic History. 8.Samstha or Dissolution.
9.Hetu or Purpose and finally 10.Apasraya or Ultimate
support.Narayaneeyam follows the same format. Narayeenayam is a
condensed version of Bhagavata and this book presents the
original Sanskrit Sloka or poem followed by English translation.
The English translation is ably rendered by Swami Tapasyananda
of Sri Ramakrishna Order.Originally published in 1976 it has run
into many editins. Mepatthur Narayana Bhattatiri,was a Nambudri
Brahmin of Kerala.He was a prodigy.