Varaha Purana 151.17: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 17
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
उपोष्य च त्रिरात्रं तु विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥ ततः स्वर्गसहस्रेषु मोदते नात्र संशयः
upoṣya ca trirātraṃ tu vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā || tataḥ svargasahasreṣu modate nātra saṃśayaḥ
और जो तीन रात का व्रत रखता है, सही तरह से। वो हज़ारों स्वर्गों में खुश रहता है, इसमें कोई शक नहीं।
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It preserves a standard Purāṇic phala-śruti structure connecting a defined observance (three-night fast) with cosmological reward imagery, useful for studying ritual economy and devotional practice.
No explicit place-name occurs in this verse; it continues the previously mentioned kunda context.
Ritual discipline is framed as adherence to prescribed method (vidhi), emphasizing regulated practice over improvisation.
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