Varaha Purana 151.33: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 33

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

चतुर्धाराः पतन्त्यत्र शङ्खवर्णा मनोजवाः ॥ तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत चतुर्भक्तोषितो नरः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.33

Transliteration

caturdhārāḥ patanty atra śaṅkhavarṇā manojavāḥ || tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta caturbhaktoṣito naraḥ

Translation

Hier stürzen vier Ströme herab, muschelweiß und so schnell wie der Gedanke. Dort soll ein Mann, der mit vier Mahlzeiten zufrieden ist (maßvoll und geregelt), das rituelle Bad vollziehen.

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Word by Word

• चतुर्धाराः: four streams
• चतुर्धाराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् + धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पतन्ति: fall; flow down
• पतन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: 'here')

• शङ्खवर्णाः: conch-colored; white
• शङ्खवर्णाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शङ्ख + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मनोजवाः: swift as the mind
• मनोजवाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस् + जव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अवधारण (particle: 'but/indeed')

• कुर्वीत: should do; should perform
• कुर्वीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विध्यर्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• चतुर्-भक्त-उषितः: having stayed (subsisting) on four meals/portions
• चतुर्-भक्त-उषितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + भक्त + उषित (प्रातिपदिक; उषित = वस् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle/क्त) used adjectivally; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Narratives
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It combines landscape description with practice (snāna), illustrating how Purāṇas encode water-heritage sites as both ecological features and cultural institutions.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse describes a site characterized by four descending streams associated with the Pañcasara-kuṇḍa context; the precise modern correlate is not specified in the excerpt.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It recommends regulated conduct (dietary moderation) alongside ritual bathing, linking personal discipline with engagement in a heritage water-site.