Varaha Purana 151.9: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 9

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

दुर्गमं दुःसहं चैव पापैः सर्वत्र वेष्टितम् ॥ सुलभं पुण्ययुक्तानां मम चिन्तानुसारिणाम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.9

Transliteration

durgamaṁ duḥsahaṁ caiva pāpaiḥ sarvatra veṣṭitam | sulabhaṁ puṇya-yuktānāṁ mama cintānusāriṇām ||

Translation

هو عسيرُ المنال شديدُ الاحتمال، مُحاطٌ في كل جهةٍ بالآثام؛ لكنه يسهلُ على ذوي الفضلِ والبركة، الذين يلازمون ذكرى حضوري ويتبعونها.

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Word by Word

• durgamam: hard to reach
• durgamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur-gama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; नञ्/दुर्-तत्पुरुषः (hard to go/approach)

• duḥsaham: hard to bear
• duḥsaham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥ-saha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; दुर्-तत्पुरुषः (hard to endure)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed, surely
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• pāpaiḥ: by sins / by evil (forces)
• pāpaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अथवा पुंलिङ्ग), तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), बहुवचन

• sarvatra: everywhere
• sarvatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (everywhere)

• veṣṭitam: surrounded, enveloped
• veṣṭitam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: veṣṭ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; कर्मणि: ‘enveloped/surrounded’

• sulabham: easily obtainable
• sulabham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-labha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; उपसर्ग-तत्पुरुषः (easy to obtain)

• puṇya-yuktānām: of those endowed with merit
• puṇya-yuktānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, युज्-क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (puṇyena yuktāḥ = endowed with merit)

• mama: of me, my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• cintā-anusāriṇām: of those who follow (my) intention
• cintā-anusāriṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cintā (प्रातिपदिक) + anusārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (cintām anusāriṇaḥ = those who follow/act according to (my) thought/intent)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Ecological Ethics
• Purāṇic Moral Geography
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Classical Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It articulates a standard Purāṇic principle: sacred space is mapped through ethical qualification, not merely physical distance—useful for studying pilgrimage ideology.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse continues the description of Lohārgala-kṣetra (named earlier) rather than adding a new toponym.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ethical conduct (puṇya) and disciplined remembrance are presented as enabling conditions for access, while wrongdoing functions as an obstructive force.