Varaha Purana 151.3: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 3
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
अपरं वा॒स्ति चेत्किञ्चिद्गुह्यं क्षेत्रं शुभावहम् ॥ सानन्दूरात्परं गुह्यं क्षेत्रमस्ति न वा परम् ॥
aparaṁ vā'sti cet kiñcid guhyam kṣetraṁ śubhāvaham || sānandūrāt paraṁ guhyaṁ kṣetram asti na vā param ||
Wenn es noch irgendeine geheime heilige Stätte gibt, die Heil und Glück verheißt—gibt es ein kṣetra, das geheimer ist als Sānandūra, oder gibt es nichts darüber hinaus?
Pṛthivī (Dharā/Vasundharā)
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It shows the Purāṇic technique of chaining māhātmyas through comparative questions, expanding a catalog of sites via dialogic prompts.
Sānandūra is explicitly named as a reference point; the anticipated next location (contextually Lohārgala) is implied by the chapter heading.
The verse promotes discernment and inquiry about cultural-heritage places rather than unreflective acceptance.
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