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 ||
ដោយចិត្តពេញលេញ និងផ្តោតមាំមួន ចូរចងចាំនារាយណៈ ព្រះគ្រូដ៏គួរគោរព។ ដោយការថ្វាយផ្កា និងគ្រឿងបូជាផ្សែងក្រអូប ព្រមទាំងការធ្វើតර්បណៈ (tarpana) ដើម្បីបំពេញចិត្តព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍ និងដោយសមាធិដ៏ស្ថិតស្ថេរ ព្រះអម្ចាស់អធិមហា ត្រូវបានសម្រេចបានដោយឆាប់រហ័ស។
Varāha (default, per dialogue framework)
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Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
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Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Philosophy of Devotion"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: ritual-devotional instruction
Related Themes: 4.4.39-40 (bhāvanā and smaraṇa as foundation)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional-ritual","suggested_raga":"Madhyamavati","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"warm, reverent, slightly uplifting on āśu prāpyate"}
FAQs
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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