Varaha Purana 151.1: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 1
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
अथ लोहर्गलमाहात्म्यम् ॥ सूत उवाच ॥ सानन्दूरस्य माहात्म्यमेतच्छ्रुत्वा वसुन्धरा ॥ कृताञ्जलिपुटा भूत्वा वराहं पुनरब्रवीत् ॥
atha lohārgalamāhātmyam || sūta uvāca || sānandūrasya māhātmyam etac chrutvā vasundharā || kṛtāñjalipuṭā bhūtvā varāhaṁ punar abravīt ||
अब लोहरगल के बारे में बात शुरू होती है। सूत ने कहा, धरती ने सानंदुरा की यह बात सुनी। हाथ जोड़ के उसने वराह से फिर पूछा।
Sūta
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It marks a formal section break and introduces a new māhātmya, showing how Purāṇic texts compile multiple sacred-site narratives under a continuous narrator’s frame.
Lohārgala is introduced as the next focus; Sānandūra is referenced as the prior site whose māhātmya has just been heard.
The verse models respectful listening and inquiry as part of cultural transmission around heritage sites.
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