Varaha Purana 151.34: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 34
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
लोकं चैत्राङ्गदं गत्वा गन्धर्वैः सह मोदते ॥ अथ चेन्मुञ्चते प्राणांस्तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे परे मम
lokaṃ caitrāṅgadaṃ gatvā gandharvaiḥ saha modate || atha cen muñcate prāṇāṃs tasmin kṣetre pare mama
Habiendo ido al mundo llamado Caitrāṅgada, se regocija junto con los Gandharvas. Y si llegara a abandonar sus alientos vitales en ese supremo recinto sagrado mío…
Varāha
FAQs
It demonstrates a common Purāṇic ‘result’ motif where sacred geography is linked to post-mortem destinies, reflecting historical imagination of cosmological cartographies.
The verse names a realm “Caitrāṅgada-loka,” while the earthly locus remains the unnamed ‘supreme kṣetra’ previously introduced (Pañcasara context).
Implicitly, it promotes disciplined engagement with the kṣetra (through prescribed practice), presenting outcomes in terms of well-being and cosmological reward.
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