Varaha Purana 49.36: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 36
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
अगस्त्यश्च महाभागः कार्तिक्यां पुष्करं व्रजन् । गतेऽगस्त्ये प्रगच्छन् वै भद्राश्वस्य निवेशनम् ॥ ४९.३६ ॥
agastyaś ca mahābhāgaḥ kārtikyāṃ puṣkaraṃ vrajan | gate 'gastye pragacchan vai bhadrāśvasya niveśanam || 49.36 ||
अगस्त्य कार्तिक में पुष्कर के लिए निकल गए। जब वो चले गए, वो भद्राश्व के पास गए।
Varāha
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It reflects a Purāṇic-style itinerary linking named sages, calendrical time (Kārttika), and recognized tīrthas (such as Puṣkara), offering evidence for how sacred geography and seasonal observances were narrated in classical Sanskrit literature.
Puṣkara is named explicitly; in modern scholarship it is commonly associated with Pushkar near Ajmer, Rajasthan. The 'dwelling of Bhadrāśva' is a less certain reference and may denote a legendary or regionally localized place-name within Purāṇic geography rather than a securely identifiable modern site.
The verse is primarily narrative rather than prescriptive; its philosophical instruction is indirect—framing disciplined movement through culturally significant landscapes and times (e.g., Kārttika) as part of an ordered, tradition-conscious way of life.
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