Varaha Purana 4.11: Adhyaya 4, Shloka 11
On Nārāyaṇa’s Ten Avatāras and Eightfold Manifestations, and the Account of King Aśvaśirā
नारायणात्मकं ब्रह्म परं जप्त्वा स्वयम्भुवः । ततस्तुष्टमनाः पारं परं निर्वाणमाप्तवान् ॥ ४.११ ॥
nārāyaṇātmakaṃ brahma paraṃ japtvā svayambhuvaḥ | tatastuṣṭamanāḥ pāraṃ paraṃ nirvāṇam āptavān || 4.11 ||
नारायणात्मकं परं ब्रह्म जपन् स्वयम्भुवः। ततः तुष्टमनाः सन् पारं गत्वा परं निर्वाणम् आप्तवान्॥
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not stated in the excerpt)
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It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis in which Brahman-language is aligned with Vaiṣṇava theism, presenting liberation (nirvāṇa) as connected to disciplined recitation (japa) and contemplative focus.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the imagery of “the further shore” (pāra) is a conventional metaphor for transcendence rather than a place-reference.
The verse foregrounds disciplined contemplative practice (japa) and inner composure (tuṣṭa-manāḥ) as means toward liberation, emphasizing mental cultivation rather than external coercion.
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