Varaha Purana 151.59: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 59
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
उमाकुण्डमिति ख्यातं तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे परं मम ॥ सा गौरी यत्र चोत्पन्ना महादेववराङ्गना
umā-kuṇḍam iti khyātaṃ tasmin kṣetre paraṃ mama || sā gaurī yatra cotpannā mahādeva-varāṅganā
यह उमा कुंड के नाम से जाना जाता है, यह मेरा क्षेत्र है। वहाँ गौरी पैदा हुई थी, जो महादेव की पत्नी है।
Varāha
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It illustrates how Purāṇic texts anchor divine biographies in specific water-sites, contributing to the cultural cartography of pilgrimage and local identity.
“Umā-kuṇḍa” is named; the fragment does not specify its modern location, so identification depends on comparative tīrtha catalogues and regional traditions.
The verse frames the site as a locus of remembrance and disciplined visitation, reinforcing the Purāṇic ethic of honoring culturally significant landscapes.
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