Varaha Purana 151.67: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 67

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

अथ पश्चिमपार्श्वेन यजुर्वेदेन संयुता ॥ अथ दक्षिणपार्श्वेन चाथर्वणसमन्विता ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.67

Transliteration

atha paścimapārśvena yajurvedena saṃyutā || atha dakṣiṇapārśvena cātharvaṇasamanvitā

Translation

Nun gibt es an der Westseite einen Strom, der mit dem Yajurveda verbunden ist; und an der Südseite einen weiteren, der von der Atharva-Überlieferung begleitet wird.

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Word by Word

• atha: now / then
• atha: Anukrama (अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/adverb (निपात/क्रियाविशेषण) indicating sequence

• paścima-pārśvena: by the western side
• paścima-pārśvena: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) / directional locus
• Type: Noun
• Root: paścima (प्रातिपदिक) + pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय ‘western side’

• yajur-vedena: with the Yajurveda
• yajur-vedena: Karaṇa (करण) / association marker
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajus (प्रातिपदिक) + veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष (yajurveda)

• saṃyutā: joined / connected
• saṃyutā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of (dhārā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃyuta (कृदन्त; √yuj युज् योगे धातु)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); past participle (क्त) qualifying an implied dhārā

• atha: then
• atha: Anukrama (अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/adverb (निपात/क्रियाविशेषण) indicating sequence

• dakṣiṇa-pārśvena: by the southern side
• dakṣiṇa-pārśvena: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) / directional locus
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय ‘southern side’

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

• atharvaṇa-samanvitā: accompanied by the Atharvan (Atharvaveda)
• atharvaṇa-samanvitā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of (dhārā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atharvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (कृदन्त; √anv-i/√vṛt? here from sam-anv-√i ‘to be accompanied’; lexical samanvita)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); compound in association sense: atharvaṇā samanvitā

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vedic Reception
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇa Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic texts integrate Vedic categories into place-making, reinforcing a cultural geography that links textual lineages to natural features.

Which geographic location is identified?

Only relative directions (west/south) are specified; the mapping is internal to the Brahmakuṇḍa sacred complex.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse supports an ethos of valuing sites as multi-layered heritage (natural + textual), encouraging respectful custodianship.