Varaha Purana 4.41: Adhyaya 4, Shloka 41
On Nārāyaṇa’s Ten Avatāras and Eightfold Manifestations, and the Account of King Aśvaśirā
परिपूर्णेन भावेन स्मर नारायणं गुरुम् । पुष्पोपहारैर्धूपैश्च ब्राह्मणानां च तर्पणैः । ध्यानॆन सुस्थितेनाशु प्राप्यते परमेश्वरः ॥ ४.४१ ॥
paripūrṇena bhāvena smara nārāyaṇaṁ gurum | puṣpopahārair dhūpaiś ca brāhmaṇānāṁ ca tarpaṇaiḥ | dhyānena susthitenāśu prāpyate parameśvaraḥ || 4.41 ||
Con una disposición plenamente concentrada, recuerda a Nārāyaṇa, el venerable maestro. Mediante ofrendas de flores e incienso, y mediante actos de tarpaṇa para satisfacer a los brāhmaṇas, y por la meditación estable, se alcanza sin demora al Señor Supremo.
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It reflects a common Purāṇic synthesis of inner practice (smaraṇa, dhyāna) with socially embedded ritual acts (offerings and honoring brāhmaṇas), illustrating how devotion was framed through both contemplation and community-oriented observance.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on devotional and ritual method rather than sacred geography.
Cultivate a complete, steady inner disposition and integrate remembrance and meditation with respectful acts of offering and social-religious reciprocity (tarpaṇa), presented as a disciplined pathway toward spiritual attainment.
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