Varaha Purana 49.29: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 29
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
एवं विधं द्विजा ये च राजानो ये च भक्तितः । यजन्ते विविधैर्यज्ञैस्तेन ते साधवः स्मृताः ॥ ४९.२९ ॥
evaṁ vidhaṁ dvijā ye ca rājāno ye ca bhaktitaḥ | yajante vividhair yajñais tena te sādhavaḥ smṛtāḥ || 49.29 ||
হে দ্বিজসকল, যিসকল লোক আৰু ৰজাসকলেও ভক্তিসহ বিভিন্ন যজ্ঞৰ দ্বাৰা যজন কৰে, সেই আচৰণৰ বাবেই তেওঁলোক সাধু (সজ্জন) বুলি স্মৃত।
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It reflects a Purāṇic ethical framework where ritual performance (yajña), especially when paired with devotion (bhakti), is presented as a marker of social virtue for both learned groups and rulers—useful for studying the interaction between Purāṇic discourse and dharma/royal ideology.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on social categories (dvija, rājānaḥ) and ritual conduct (yajña).
Devotional performance of diverse sacrificial rites is presented as conduct by which individuals—including kings—are recognized as sādhus (upright persons), emphasizing virtue defined through disciplined action and intention.
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