Varaha Purana 151.2: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 2

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

धरण्युवाच ॥ श्रुतमेतज्जगन्नाथ विष्णो गुह्यमनुत्तमम् ॥ यच्छ्रुत्वा सुमहाभाग जाता॒स्मि विगतज्वरा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.2

Transliteration

dharaṇy uvāca || śrutam etaj jagannātha viṣṇo guhyam anuttamam || yac chrutvā sumahābhāga jātā'smi vigatajvarā ||

Translation

Bumi berkata: Wahai Jagannātha, wahai Viṣṇu, rahasia yang tiada banding ini telah kudengar. Wahai yang amat mulia, setelah mendengarnya aku terbebas dari demam (yakni duka dan gelisah).

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Word by Word

• dharaṇī: Dharaṇī (Earth)
• dharaṇī: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana

• śrutam: (it is) heard
• śrutam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त), Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; impersonal ‘it has been heard’

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• jagannātha: O Lord of the world
• jagannātha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: ‘jagato nāthaḥ’; Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• viṣṇo: O Viṣṇu
• viṣṇo: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• guhyam: secret
• guhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifies etat/śrutam (matter)

• anuttamam: unsurpassed
• anuttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; superlative sense; qualifies guhyam/etat

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun, Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of śrutvā

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable

• su-mahā-bhāga: O very fortunate one
• su-mahā-bhāga: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (intensifying): ‘su-mahān bhāgaḥ’; Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• jātā: become
• jātā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle used adjectivally; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; with asmi forms perfective predicate

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st), Ekavacana

• vigata-jvarā: free from fever/affliction
• vigata-jvarā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vigata + jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: ‘vigato jvaro yasyāḥ sā’; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate adjective of ‘aham’ (dharaṇī)

Speaker

Pṛthivī (Dharā/Vasundharā)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Dialogue
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Intellectual History

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It highlights the Earth-as-interlocutor motif central to Varāha narratives, where cosmological restoration is paired with didactic transmission through dialogue.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named in this verse; it functions as a transition into further discussion of sacred sites.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse values attentive hearing and knowledge as a means to resolve distress—an epistemic and moral theme in Purāṇic pedagogy.