Varaha Purana 151.73: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 73

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

पवित्राणां पवित्रं तु न देयं यस्य कस्यचित् ॥ ये पठंति महाभागे स्थिताः शृण्वन्ति मत्पथे ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 151.73

Transliteration

pavitrāṇāṃ pavitraṃ tu na deyaṃ yasya kasyacit || ye paṭhaṃti mahābhāge sthitāḥ śṛṇvanti matpathe

Translation

Éste es el purificador entre los purificadores; no debe darse a cualquiera. Quienes lo recitan, oh afortunado, y quienes, debidamente dispuestos, escuchan en mi senda—

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Word by Word

• pavitrāṇām: of purifiers/holy things
• pavitrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pavitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• pavitram: the purifier/holy (thing)
• pavitram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pavitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (विरोध/अन्वय = but/indeed)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation particle

• deyam: to be given
• deyam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्/यत् sense), Neuter, Nominative, Singular; ‘to be given’

• yasya: of whom/whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• kasyacit: of anyone
• kasyacit: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; indefinite (चित्)

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• paṭhanti: read/recite
• paṭhanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paṭh (पठ् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Plural, Parasmaipada

• mahā-bhāge: O greatly fortunate one
• mahā-bhāge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; used as address (vocative sense by context)

• sthitāḥ: standing/remaining
• sthitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; predicative to ye

• śṛṇvanti: hear/listen
• śṛṇvanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Plural, Parasmaipada

• mat-pathe: on my path/way
• mat-pathe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + patha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Manuscript Culture
• Purāṇa Studies
• Sanskrit Pedagogy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects norms of restricted circulation for certain teachings, relevant to understanding oral/recitational communities and manuscript access in premodern South Asia.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named in this verse; it shifts from place-description to rules of transmission and reception.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Responsible dissemination: the material is framed as powerful and therefore to be shared selectively, emphasizing preparedness and proper context for learners.