Varaha Purana 151.32: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 32

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

नान्यं वहन्ति ते चाश्वा मम वाहा दुरत्ययाः ॥ कुण्डं पञ्चसरो नाम गुह्यं क्षेत्रं परं मम

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.32

Transliteration

nānyaṃ vahanti te cāśvā mama vāhā duratyayāḥ || kuṇḍaṃ pañcasaro nāma guhyaṃ kṣetraṃ paraṃ mama

Translation

تلك الخيول لا تحمل غيري؛ إنها مطاياي، عصيّة على الغلبة. وهناك غدير يُدعى «بانتشاسارا»— حرمي المقدّس، السرّي والأسمى.

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Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Kriya-pratiṣedha (क्रियाप्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• अन्यम्: another (one)
• अन्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वहन्ति: they carry
• वहन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• ते: they; those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• अश्वाः: horses
• अश्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वाहाः: carriers; mounts
• वाहाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दुरत्ययाः: hard to overcome; formidable
• दुरत्ययाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + अत्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कुण्डम्: a pond; basin
• कुण्डम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पञ्चसरः: (named) Five-lake; Pañcasara
• पञ्चसरः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देश (indeclinable used for naming: 'by name')

• गुह्यम्: secret; hidden
• गुह्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्षेत्रम्: sacred place; field
• क्षेत्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• परम्: supreme; highest
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It names a specific sacred feature (Pañcasara-kuṇḍa), contributing to the Purāṇic mapping of culturally significant landscapes and pilgrimage imaginaries.

Which geographic location is identified?

A sacred tank/pond named “Pañcasara” (Pañcasara-kuṇḍa) is identified; modern identification requires regional manuscript comparison and local toponymy studies.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse elevates the kṣetra as uniquely significant, implicitly encouraging careful, respectful engagement with designated sacred landscapes.