Varaha Purana 49.11: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 11
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
एवंभूतामथो दृष्ट्वा राज्ञीं परमशोभनाम् । साधु साधु जगन्नाथेत्यगस्त्यः प्राह हर्षितः ॥ ४९.११ ॥
evaṁbhūtām atho dṛṣṭvā rājñīṁ paramaśobhanām | sādhu sādhu jagannāthety agastyaḥ prāha harṣitaḥ || 49.11 ||
Setelah melihat permaisuri yang amat berseri itu, Agastya pun bersukacita lalu berkata: “Sungguh baik, sungguh baik, wahai Jagannātha!”
Agastya
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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.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; it focuses on an encounter and verbal praise rather than sacred geography.
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.
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