Varaha Purana 49.11: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 11

The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit

Devanagari script

एवंभूतामथो दृष्ट्वा राज्ञीं परमशोभनाम् । साधु साधु जगन्नाथेत्यगस्त्यः प्राह हर्षितः ॥ ४९.११ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 49.11

Transliteration

evaṁbhūtām atho dṛṣṭvā rājñīṁ paramaśobhanām | sādhu sādhu jagannāthety agastyaḥ prāha harṣitaḥ || 49.11 ||

Translation

ເມື່ອເຫັນພະຣາຊິນີຜູ້ງາມສະຫງ່າຢ່າງຍິ່ງແລ້ວ, ອະກັດສະຕະກໍຍິນດີ ແລະກ່າວວ່າ: «ດີແທ້ ດີແທ້, ໂອ ຈະກັນນາຖ (Jagannātha)!»

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Word by Word

• evaṃbhūtām: such (a one)
• evaṃbhūtām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evaṃ + bhūta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; अव्ययीभाव—‘एवंभूता’ = ‘such as this’

• atho: then; moreover
• atho: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha + u (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/adverb (अथो = अथ + उ), sequence/emphasis

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), from √दृश्

• rājñīm: the queen
• rājñīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājñī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• paramaśobhanām: supremely beautiful
• paramaśobhanām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama + śobhanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; कर्मधारयः

• sādhu: well done!
• sādhu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय)
• Form: Exclamatory indeclinable (प्रशंसा-अव्यय)

• sādhu: well done!
• sādhu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय)
• Form: Repetition for emphasis (पुनरुक्ति)

• jagannātha: O Lord of the world
• jagannātha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular; तत्पुरुषः—‘जगतः नाथः’

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• agastyaḥ: Agastya
• agastyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada; from √अह् (to say)

• harṣitaḥ: delighted
• harṣitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harṣita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; qualifying agastyaḥ

Speaker

Agastya

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Sanskrit Narrative
• Classical Poetics (Alaṅkāra context)
• Vaishnava Cultural Vocabulary

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse preserves a conventional Purāṇic narrative register in which a revered sage (Agastya) expresses formal commendation; such formulae help trace shared stylistic conventions across Sanskrit courtly and Purāṇic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; it focuses on an encounter and verbal praise rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily conveys social-ethical valuation through praise of exemplary conduct or auspicious presence, expressed via the commendation “sādhu sādhu,” rather than a direct prescriptive rule.