Varaha Purana 152.6: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 6
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
इति कृत्वा च मे देव त्वाह्लादो हृदि वर्त्तते ॥ लोहर्गलात् परं श्रेष्ठं गुह्यं परमदुर्लभम् ॥
iti kṛtvā ca me deva tvāhlādo hṛdi varttate || lohārgalāt paraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ guhyaṃ paramadurlabham ||
Nachdem ich so gesprochen habe, o Herr, weilt eine Freude über Dich in meinem Herzen. Jenseits von Lohārgala gibt es etwas noch Vorzüglicheres — geheim und überaus schwer zu erlangen.
Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī)
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It shows the Purāṇic technique of ranking tīrthas and introducing a ‘more excellent’ site, which helps reconstruct pilgrimage hierarchies in cultural history.
Lohārgala is explicitly named as a tīrtha; the verse anticipates another site considered superior, to be identified in subsequent lines.
It encourages discernment and inquiry: the speaker asks to be guided toward what is ‘best’ and ‘rare,’ framed as a careful search for meaningful places and teachings.
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