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Varaha Purana 151.60: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 60

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत दशरात्रोषितो नरः ॥ गौरीं देवीं स पश्येत्तु तस्या लोके च मोदते

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.60

tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta daśa-rātroṣito naraḥ || gaurīṃ devīṃ sa paśyet tu tasyā loke ca modate

Dort soll der Mann, der zehn Nächte verweilt hat, das heilige Bad vollziehen; er erblickt die Göttin Gaurī und erfreut sich in ihrer Welt.

तत्रthere
तत्र:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: 'there')
स्नानम्bathing
स्नानम्:
कर्म (Karma)
TypeNoun
Rootस्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/कर्म (2nd case), एकवचन
तुindeed
तु:
सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात/अवधारणार्थक (particle: 'indeed/but')
कुर्वीतshould do
कुर्वीत:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
दश-रात्र-उषितःhaving stayed ten nights
दश-रात्र-उषितः:
कर्तृविशेषण (Agent-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootदश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उषित (कृदन्त; वस्/उष् धातोः क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त 'उषित' = 'having stayed'; समासः: दशरात्र (द्विगु/तत्पुरुष-प्राय) + उषित (तत्पुरुष: 'for ten nights stayed')
नरःa man
नरः:
कर्ता (Karta)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन
गौरीम्Gaurī
गौरीम्:
कर्म (Karma)
TypeNoun
Rootगौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन
देवीम्the goddess
देवीम्:
कर्म (Karma)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; गौरीम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन
सःhe
सः:
कर्ता (Karta)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन
पश्येत्should see
पश्येत्:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootपश् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
तुindeed
तु:
सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle)
तस्याःof her
तस्याः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन
लोकेin the world/realm
लोके:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन
चand
च:
सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction: 'and')
मोदतेrejoices
मोदते:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootमुद् (धातु)
Formलट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Varāha

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Pilgrimage
R
Ritual Studies
M
Mythic Geography

FAQs

It preserves a structured pilgrimage timetable (ten-night residence) typical of tīrtha traditions, showing the institutionalization of devotional travel and ritual schedules.

The context indicates Umā-kuṇḍa; no further geographic qualifiers appear in this verse.

Commitment and patience in observance (staying a prescribed duration) are foregrounded as virtues in ritual practice.

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