Varaha Purana 4.39: Adhyaya 4, Shloka 39
On Nārāyaṇa’s Ten Avatāras and Eightfold Manifestations, and the Account of King Aśvaśirā
भावनां तु दृढां कुर्याद् यथा सर्वगतो हरिः । नान्यत् तत्सदृशं भूतमिति भावेन सेव्यते ॥ ४.३९ ॥
bhāvanāṃ tu dṛḍhāṃ kuryād yathā sarvagato hariḥ | nānyat tat-sadṛśaṃ bhūtam iti bhāvena sevyate || 4.39 ||
ഹരി സർവ്വവ്യാപിയാണെന്ന ദൃഢമായ ഭാവന വളർത്തണം; ‘അവനോടു സമമായ മറ്റൊരു സത്തയില്ല’ എന്ന ഭാവത്തോടെ അവനെ സേവിച്ചു ഉപാസിക്കണം.
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It reflects a common Purāṇic mode of instruction that emphasizes inner cultivation (bhāvanā) and concise doctrinal formulations (e.g., the all-pervasiveness of Hari) as part of ethical-spiritual training in classical Sanskrit literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily philosophical and devotional rather than topographical.
To cultivate a stable, disciplined mental orientation (firm bhāvanā) centered on the all-pervading nature of Hari, and to engage in conduct consistent with that conviction.
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