Varaha Purana 49.38: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 38
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
Pūrva Bhāga · Tīrtha–Māhātmya (Puṣkara—sacred geography narrative frame)
कथयित्वा पुनर्वाक्यमगस्त्यो नृपसत्तमम् । उवाच पुष्करं यामि पुनरेष्यामि ते गृहम् । एवमुक्त्वा जगामाशु सद्योऽदर्शनतां मुनिः ॥ ४९.३८ ॥
kathayitvā punarvākyam agastyo nṛpasattamam | uvāca puṣkaraṃ yāmi punareṣyāmi te gṛham | evam uktvā jagāmāśu sadyo 'darśanatāṃ muniḥ || 49.38 ||
kathayitvA punarvAkyamagastyo nRRipasattamam | uvAcha puShkaraM yAmi punareShyAmi te gRRiham | evamuktvA jagAmAshu sadyo.adarshanatAM muniH || 49.38 ||
Tras añadir nuevas palabras, Agastya se dirigió al mejor de los reyes: «Voy a Puṣkara; volveré de nuevo a tu casa». Dicho esto, el sabio partió con presteza y al instante desapareció de la vista.
Sandhi Notes
- पुनर्वाक्यम् = पुनः + वाक्यम्
- पुनरेष्यामि = पुनः + एष्यामि
- सद्योऽदर्शनताम् = सद्यः + अदर्शनताम्
Agastya
Tīrtha-yātrā and the mobility of realized sages; impermanence of worldly company and the higher pull of sacred duty.
Treat pilgrimages and vows as prioritized obligations; accept departures/changes without clinging, maintaining dharmic continuity.
Varāha Purāṇa 49.49.39-40 (results of Dvādaśī observance that follow this transition); Varāha Purāṇa 50.50.1-2 (Agastya’s return and reception)
FAQs
It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device: a sage’s departure to a tīrtha (pilgrimage site) to pivot the storyline, reflecting how sacred-geography traditions were embedded in courtly and didactic dialogues.
Puṣkara—traditionally identified with the Puṣkara region near Ajmer in present-day Rajasthan, widely attested in Sanskrit tīrtha literature as a major pilgrimage landscape.
The verse primarily conveys etiquette and reliability in social relations—clear communication of intent (departing and returning) and respectful address—rather than a direct moral injunction.
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