Varaha Purana 151.39: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 39
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
वासिष्ठं लोकमासाद्य मोदते नात्र संशयः ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम कर्मसु निष्ठितः ॥ वासिष्ठं लोकमुत्सृज्य मम लोकं प्रपद्यते ॥ पञ्चकुण्डेति विख्यातं तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे परे मम
vāsiṣṭhaṃ lokam āsādya modate nātra saṃśayaḥ || athātra muñcate prāṇān mama karmasu niṣṭhitaḥ || vāsiṣṭhaṃ lokam utsṛjya mama lokaṃ prapadyate || pañcakuṇḍeti vikhyātaṃ tasmin kṣetre pare mama
Hat er die Welt des Vasiṣṭha erreicht, so freut er sich — daran besteht kein Zweifel. Dann, in meinen Riten gefestigt, legt er hier seine Lebenshauche nieder. Nachdem er die Welt des Vasiṣṭha verlassen hat, gelangt er in mein Reich. (Als Nächstes kommt) der Ort, bekannt als Pañcakuṇḍa, innerhalb meines höchsten heiligen Bezirkes.
Varāha
FAQs
It demonstrates a Purāṇic model of pilgrimage efficacy: named tīrthas are linked to specific realms (loka) and to ideals of steadfast practice (niṣṭhā), reflecting how ritual geography and moral discipline are integrated.
Pañcakuṇḍa is identified as a named sacred site; it is presented as part of the text’s internal tīrtha network.
Steadfastness in prescribed rites (mama karmasu niṣṭhitaḥ) is foregrounded, presenting disciplined practice as the key qualifying condition.
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