Varaha Purana 151.10: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 10
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
ततो मे दानवाः सर्वे क्रमन्तो लोकमुत्तमम् ॥ मया चैवान्तरं कृत्वा कृत्वा मायां च वैष्णवीम् ॥
tato me dānavāḥ sarve kramanto lokam uttamam | mayā caivāntaraṁ kṛtvā kṛtvā māyāṁ ca vaiṣṇavīm ||
फिर मेरे सारे दानव आगे बढ़े, सबसे ऊपर की दुनिया की तरफ। मैंने उनके बीच फासला कर दिया। फिर मैंने विष्णु की माया पैदा कर दी।
Varāha
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It reflects Purāṇic narrative technique where cosmic conflict is shaped through divine strategy (māyā), a motif important for comparative mythology and theology-neutral literary study.
No terrestrial location is specified; the verse refers to a cosmological destination (“the highest world”).
Power is portrayed as exercised through controlled means (creating separation and strategy) rather than indiscriminate force, implying restraint within conflict narratives.
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