Eternal as I am, I am the one sole Refuge of all men. The waters have been called by the name of Nara, for they originated from Him called Nara. And since the waters, in former times, were my refuge, I am, therefore, called by the name of Narayana.
नराणामयनं ख्यातमहमेकः सनातनः॥ आपो नारा इति प्रोक्ता आपो वै नरसूनवः। अयनं मम तत् पूर्वमतो नारायणो ह्यहम्॥