Varaha Purana 151.40: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 40
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
पञ्च धाराः पतन्त्यत्र हिमकूटविनिःसृताः ॥ तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत पञ्चकालोषितो नरः
pañca dhārāḥ patanty atra himakūṭaviniḥsṛtāḥ || tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta pañcakāloṣito naraḥ
यहाँ पाँच नदियाँ गिर रही हैं जो हिमकूट पर्वत से आती हैं। इंसान को यहाँ अभिषेक करना चाहिए। इसके लिए पाँच वक्त का नियम फॉलो करना पड़ेगा।
Varāha
FAQs
It links a named topographic feature (Himakūṭa) with a ritual hydrology (five dhārās), preserving a memory of landscape sacralization typical of tīrtha-māhātmya materials.
Himakūṭa is mentioned as the source of the streams; Pañcakuṇḍa is the associated tīrtha (from the preceding verse).
Undertake abhiṣeka with timed discipline (pañca-kāla), emphasizing structured observance.
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