Varaha Purana 49.36: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

अगस्त्यश्च महाभागः कार्तिक्यां पुष्करं व्रजन् । गतेऽगस्त्ये प्रगच्छन् वै भद्राश्वस्य निवेशनम् ॥ ४९.३६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 49.36

Transliteration

agastyaś ca mahābhāgaḥ kārtikyāṃ puṣkaraṃ vrajan | gate 'gastye pragacchan vai bhadrāśvasya niveśanam || 49.36 ||

Translation

आणि भाग्यवान अगस्त्य मुनी कार्तिक महिन्यात पुष्करकडे निघाले; अगस्त्य निघून गेल्यावर तो भद्राश्वाच्या निवासस्थानी पुढे गेला.

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Word by Word

• agastyaḥ: Agastya
• agastyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चय-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• mahābhāgaḥ: most fortunate/illustrious
• mahābhāgaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: 'mahān bhāgaḥ yasya'; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; epithet of agastyaḥ

• kārtikyām: in (the time of) Kārtikī
• kārtikyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana; time-locative (in the month/season of Kārtikī)

• puṣkaram: Puṣkara (holy place)
• puṣkaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of vrajan

• vrajan: going
• vrajan: Kriyā (क्रिया; participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vraj (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ): √vraj + śatṛ; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'going'

• gate: when (he) had gone
• gate: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Locative absolute (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध/सप्तमी-निरपेक्ष): past participle (क्त) gata; Napuṃsaka, Saptamī, Ekavacana; 'when (he) had gone'

• agastye: when Agastya (had gone)
• agastye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana; with gate forming locative absolute

• pragacchan: proceeding
• pragacchan: Kriyā (क्रिया; participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√gam (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ): pra-√gam + śatṛ; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'proceeding'

• vai: indeed
• vai: Avadhāraṇa-dyotaka (अवधारण-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थ/खलु)

• bhadrāśvasya: of Bhadrāśva
• bhadrāśvasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadrāśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; genitive (possessor)

• niveśanam: residence/abode
• niveśanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niveśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of pragacchan (destination)

Speaker

Varāha

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• Purāṇic Studies
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FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

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.

Which geographic location is identified?

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.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

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.