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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 ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 4.41

paripūrṇena bhāvena smara nārāyaṇaṁ gurum | puṣpopahārair dhūpaiś ca brāhmaṇānāṁ ca tarpaṇaiḥ | dhyānena susthitenāśu prāpyate parameśvaraḥ || 4.41 ||

ດ້ວຍຈິດໃຈທີ່ເຕັມພ້ອມ ແລະ ຈົ່ງຈອງແນ່ນອນ ຈົ່ງລະລຶກນາຣາຍະນະ ຜູ້ເປັນຄູອາຈານອັນຄວນເຄົາລົບ. ດ້ວຍການຖວາຍດອກໄມ້ ແລະ ທູບ, ດ້ວຍການທຳຕັຣປະນະ (tarpaṇa) ໃຫ້ແກ່ພຣາຫມະນະ, ແລະ ດ້ວຍສະມາທິອັນໝັ້ນຄົງ, ພຣະເຈົ້າສູງສຸດຈຶ່ງຖືກບັນລຸໄດ້ໂດຍໄວ.

paripūrṇenawith complete
paripūrṇena:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootparipūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘भावेन’ इति विशेषणम्
bhāvenawith devotion/attitude
bhāvena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
smararemember
smara:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√smṛ (स्मृ) (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
nārāyaṇamNarayana
nārāyaṇam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
gurumthe teacher (guru)
gurum:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootguru (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘नारायणम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन
puṣpa-upahāraiḥwith flowers and offerings
puṣpa-upahāraiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootpuṣpa-upahāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमास: द्वन्द्व (पुष्पाणि च उपहाराः च); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
dhūpaiḥwith incense
dhūpaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootdhūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
brāhmaṇānāmof the Brahmins
brāhmaṇānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootbrāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
tarpaṇaiḥwith libations/acts of satiating (offerings)
tarpaṇaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottarpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘ब्राह्मणानां तर्पणैः’ = offerings of satisfaction to Brahmins
dhyānenaby meditation
dhyānena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootdhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
su-sthitenawell-established/steady
su-sthitena:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu-sthita (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमास: कर्मधारय (सुस्थित = well-established); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुं, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘ध्यानॆन’ इति विशेषणम्
āśuquickly
āśu:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootāśu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; शीघ्रार्थे (quickly)
prāpyateis attained
prāpyate:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√āp (आप्) (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे—‘is attained’
parameśvaraḥthe Supreme Lord
parameśvaraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootparama-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमास: कर्मधारय (परमः ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Varāha (default, per dialogue framework)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Studies
V
Vaiṣṇavism
D
Dharma-śāstra Context

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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