Varaha Purana 151.78: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 78
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि यत्र तत्परमद्भुतम् ॥ लोकविस्मापनार्थाय मया तत्र च यत्कृतम् ॥
anyac ca te pravakṣyāmi yatra tat paramādbhutam || lokavismāpanārthāya mayā tatra ca yat kṛtam ||
और एक बात बताता हूँ। जहाँ वो बड़ा कमाल हुआ है, वहाँ मैंने क्या किया। लोगों को हैरान करने के लिए मैंने वहाँ काम किया।
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It signals a transition into an ‘adbhuta’ episode, a common Purāṇic technique to anchor memory, authority, and place-based sanctity through wonder narratives.
No place-name is stated; the verse announces an upcoming description ‘where’ the marvel is found.
The instruction is pedagogical: to receive further teaching carefully, recognizing narrative as a vehicle for transmitting cultural and ritual knowledge.
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