Varaha Purana 151.4: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 4
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
सुरकरण नृसिंह लोकनाथ युतससुरसुरधीऱ देववीर ॥ कमलदलसहस्रनेत्र रूपो जयति कृतान्तसमानकालरूपः ॥
surakaraṇa nṛsiṁha lokanātha yutasasurasuradhīra devavīra || kamaladalasahasranetra rūpo jayati kṛtāntasamānakālarūpaḥ ||
النصر لذلك الربّ البطل—حامي العالم، نَرَسِمْهَا—الثابت بين الآلهة والأسورا؛ الذي لصورته ألفُ عينٍ كبتلات اللوتس، ولِهيئةِ الزمان فيه ما يساوي كْرِتانتا (الموت).
Varāha (default, as speaker not explicitly marked for this standalone stotra line)
The Lord’s protective form transcends fear—even Death (Kṛtānta) is matched/overcome by the deity’s kāla-rūpa.
Invoke the protective aspect of Viṣṇu (here Narasiṃha) in moments of fear; cultivate courage grounded in divine guardianship.
Varāha Purāṇa: occasional stotra insertions within narrative to intensify bhakti and theological framing
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It demonstrates Purāṇic stotra-style diction embedded within narrative chapters, preserving classical metaphors (lotus-eyes, time/death comparison) used to characterize divine sovereignty.
No location is specified; the verse is primarily panegyric and thematic rather than topographic.
The verse conveys an ideal of steadfast protection and moral order through the symbolism of a world-guardian whose authority encompasses time and mortality.
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