Varaha Purana 3.29: Adhyaya 3, Shloka 29
Nārada’s Account of a Former Birth and a Hymn to Nārāyaṇa
तस्मान्नारायणं ध्यात्वा प्राप्तोऽस्मि परतो नृप । तस्मात् त्वमपि राजेन्द्र भव विष्णुपरायणः ॥ ३.२९ ॥
tasmān nārāyaṇaṃ dhyātvā prāpto 'smi parato nṛpa | tasmāt tvam api rājendra bhava viṣṇu-parāyaṇaḥ || 3.29 ||
इसलिए मैंने नारायण को ध्यान किया और मुझे सबसे ऊपर मिल गया। राजा, तुम भी विष्णु के भक्त बन जाओ।
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic didactic mode: a teacher-figure addresses a ruler, linking governance with personal discipline (dhyāna) and a soteriological goal (attainment of the “supreme” state).
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed as ethical-philosophical instruction rather than sacred geography.
The verse recommends contemplative practice (meditation on Nārāyaṇa) and a sustained value-orientation (becoming viṣṇu-parāyaṇa), presented as a model for a ruler’s conduct and life-goal.
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