Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 45
Pṛthu Mahārāja’s Homecoming, Sacrificial Assembly, and Instruction on Devotional Kingship
मैत्रेय उवाच इति ब्रुवाणं नृपतिं पितृदेवद्विजातय: । तुष्टुवुर्हृष्टमनस: साधुवादेन साधव: ॥ ४५ ॥
maitreya uvāca iti bruvāṇaṁ nṛpatiṁ pitṛ-deva-dvijātayaḥ tuṣṭuvur hṛṣṭa-manasaḥ sādhu-vādena sādhavaḥ
大圣者弥勒耶（Maitreya）说：听到普利图王如此善妙的言辞后，会中诸天、祖灵界（Pitṛloka）众、婆罗门以及诸圣贤皆心生欢喜，以善言称赞并表达祝愿，向他致贺。
When a person speaks very nicely at a meeting, he is congratulated by the audience, who express their good will with the words sādhu, sādhu. This is called sādhu-vāda. All the saintly persons, Pitās (denizens of Pitṛloka) and demigods who were present at the meeting and heard Pṛthu Mahārāja expressed their good will with the words sādhu, sādhu . They all accepted the good mission of Pṛthu Mahārāja, and they were fully satisfied.
FAQs
Because his words and governance align with dharma and devotion, pleasing the higher authorities who uphold cosmic and social order.
It means saintly approval—praise, blessings, and affirming words offered by virtuous persons when they hear righteous speech or see dharmic conduct.
Seek counsel from principled, spiritually grounded people and value their honest approval—true praise comes from integrity and service, not popularity.