Varaha Purana 49.30: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 30
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
Pūrva Bhāga · Ākhyāna / Ṛṣi-praśaṃsā (Sage Laudation Narrative)
अहं तमेव मुक्त्वा अन्यं न पश्यामि महीतले । तेन साधोऽगस्त्येति मया चात्मा प्रशंसितः । हर्षेण महता राजन् व्याक्षिप्तेन मयेरितम् ॥ ४९.३० ॥
ahaṃ tam eva muktvā anyaṃ na paśyāmi mahītale | tena sādho 'gastyeti mayā cātmā praśaṃsitaḥ | harṣeṇa mahatā rājan vyākṣiptena mayeritam || 49.30 ||
ahaM tameva muktvA.anyaM na pashyAmi mahItale | tena sAdho agastyeti mayA chAtmA prashaMsitaH | harSheNa mahatA rAjan vyAkShiptena mayeritam || 49.30 ||
“Deixando-o como único, não vejo outro semelhante sobre a terra. Por isso, ó homem bom, eu o louvei dizendo: ‘Agastya’, e nessa fala também louvei a mim mesmo. Ó rei, isto foi dito por mim com grande júbilo, arrebatado pela emoção.”
Sandhi Notes
- साधोऽगस्त्येति = साधो + अगस्त्य + इति (अवग्रह)
- मया च = मया + च
- मयेरितम् = मया + ईरितम्
Varāha
Eulogy can arise from genuine joy, yet speech can inadvertently include self-praise; awareness of one’s emotional state matters in ethical communication.
When praising saints/teachers, keep discernment (viveka) alongside enthusiasm; review one’s motives to avoid subtle self-aggrandizement.
Varāha Purāṇa 49.49.29 (criteria of sādhutva)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic literary device: the formal commendation of a revered ṛṣi (here, Agastya), preserving cultural memory of sage-lineages and their exemplary status in Sanskrit narrative traditions.
The verse references 'mahītale' (“on the earth’s surface”) in a general sense; no specific tīrtha, region, or identifiable heritage site is named in this line.
The passage models discernment and gratitude: acknowledging extraordinary virtue in an individual (the sage) while also noting the speaker’s emotionally heightened state, which cautions readers about the role of affect in praise and speech.
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