[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Minor extant smṛtis](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti) › [Atri Smriti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri) › 4.9 # Atri Smriti 4.9 Atrismṛti (Atrisaṃhitā) 4.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.4.9) dhyānameva varo dharmo dhyānameva paraṃ tapaḥ dhyānameva paraṃ śaucaṃ tasmāddhyānaparo bhavet > Meditation alone is the superior duty; meditation alone is supreme austerity; / meditation alone is supreme purity; therefore, one should be dedicated to meditation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.4.8) - [Next: 4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.4.10) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri~en-mt.4.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.4.9) · Pramāṇa