Varaha Purana 49.15: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 15
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
साधु भद्राश्व साधु त्वं भोऽगस्त्य साधु साधु ते । साधु प्रह्लाद ते साधु ध्रुव साधो महाव्रत । एवमुक्त्वा ननर्तोच्चैरगस्त्यो राजसन्निधौ ॥ ४९.१५ ॥
sādhu bhadrāśva sādhu tvaṃ bho 'gastya sādhu sādhu te | sādhu prahlāda te sādhu dhruva sādho mahāvrata | evam uktvā nanarto ccair agastyo rājasannidhau || 49.15 ||
Setelah berkata demikian: “Baiklah, Bhadrāśva; baiklah engkau. Wahai Agastya, baik—baiklah bagimu. Baiklah, Prahlāda; baiklah bagimu. Dhruva, baiklah—wahai pengamal ikrar agung (mahā-vrata)!”—Agastya pun menari dengan lantang di hadapan raja.
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not marked in the fragment)
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The verse reflects a Purāṇic courtly setting where sages and exemplary figures are publicly commended; it preserves cultural memory of royal assemblies as venues for ethical affirmation and performative expression.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the setting is described generally as the royal presence (rājasannidhau), i.e., a king’s court.
The repeated commendation “sādhu” foregrounds approval of virtuous conduct and steadfast observance (mahāvrata), presenting ethical exemplarity as worthy of public recognition.
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