Varaha Purana 49.17: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 17
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
अगस्त्य उवाच । अहो मूर्खः कुराज त्वमहो मूर्खानुगास्त्वमी । अहो पुरोहिता मूर्खा ये न जानन्ति मे मतम् ॥ ४९.१७ ॥
agastya uvāca | aho mūrkhaḥ kurāja tvam aho mūrkhānugās tvamī | aho purohitā mūrkhā ye na jānanti me matam || 49.17 ||
Агастья сказал: «Увы! О злой царь, ты глуп, и твои последователи также глупы. Увы! Глупы и те жрецы, что не разумеют моего наставления».
Agastya
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It reflects a common Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra motif: sages publicly admonish rulers and their court (including priests) when governance and counsel deviate from accepted standards of conduct.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is a courtly-ethical admonition rather than a sacred-geography reference.
Competent rule depends on heeding sound counsel; rulers, their retinues, and court priests are criticized when they fail to understand and follow informed guidance.
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