Varaha Purana 49.25: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 25
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
यः पुनः स्वेन वित्तेन विष्णोरग्रे प्रदीपकम् । ज्वालयेत् तस्य यत् पुण्यं तत् सङ्ख्यातुं न शक्यते । तेन साधो हरे साधु इत्युक्तं वचनं मया ॥ ४९.२५ ॥
yaḥ punaḥ svena vittena viṣṇor agre pradīpakam | jvālayet tasya yat puṇyaṃ tat saṅkhyātuṃ na śakyate | tena sādho hare sādhu ity uktaṃ vacanaṃ mayā || 49.25 ||
यः पुनः स्ववित्तेन विष्णोरग्रे प्रदीपकं ज्वालयेत्, तस्य यत् पुण्यं तत् सङ्ख्यातुं न शक्यते; तेन साधो ‘हरे साधु’ इति मया वचनं प्रोक्तम्।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic motif in which simple ritual acts (here, lighting a lamp before Viṣṇu) are presented as culturally valued practices, framing merit (puṇya) as immeasurable and reinforcing household-scale patronage of temple or shrine worship.
No specific geographic toponym is mentioned in this verse; the setting is defined ritually as ‘in the presence of Viṣṇu’ (viṣṇor agre), which can apply to a shrine, temple, or domestic altar.
The verse promotes voluntary offering using one’s own resources (svena vittena) and presents the act of lighting a lamp as a commendable practice associated with significant (here, ‘immeasurable’) merit.
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