Varaha Purana 49.22: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 22
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
गते वैश्ये भवन्तौथ दीपान् प्रज्वाल्य संस्थितौ । यावत् प्रभाता रजनी निशामेकां नरोत्तम ॥ ४९.२२ ॥
gate vaiśye bhavantau tha dīpān prajvālya saṃsthitau | yāvat prabhātā rajanī niśām ekāṃ narottama || 49.22 ||
વૈશ્યના ગયા પછી, હે નરોત્તમ, તમે બંને ત્યાં દીવા પ્રગટાવીને ત્યાં સુધી રહ્યા જ્યાં સુધી રાત વીતીને સવાર ન થઈ—એક રાતનું જાગરણ કરતા।
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It preserves a common Purāṇic motif of night-long observance (jāgaraṇa) accompanied by lamp-lighting, reflecting ritual and social practices embedded in narrative instruction.
No specific place-name occurs in this verse; the setting is implied by the surrounding narrative context of Adhyāya 49.
The verse foregrounds disciplined observance—staying attentive through the night—presented as a culturally valued practice of steadiness and intentional conduct.
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