Narayaneeyam is a highly devotional text. Narayaneeyam in front of the Lord at the temple of Guruvayur.There are eighteen main Purarnas, in the Hindu scriptures.The most important is Sreemad Bhagavatham. It has 18000 slokas. Narayaneeyam is a condensation of this vast Purana, and contains only 1036 slokas, with its philosophical and devotional contents intact.