Varaha Purana 151.74: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 74

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

तारितानि कुलानि स्युरुभयत्र दशापि च ॥ एतन्मरणकाले तु न कदाचित्तु विस्मरेत् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 151.74

Transliteration

tāritāni kulāni syurubhayatra daśāpi ca || etanmaraṇakāle tu na kadācittu vismaret

Translation

彼らの一族は、両方において救い渡されると説かれ、十代にまで及ぶ。そして死の時には、これを決して忘れてはならない。

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Word by Word

• tāritāni: saved/rescued
• tāritāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tṝ (तॄ धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Plural; agrees with kulāni

• kulāni: families/lineages
• kulāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• syuḥ: would be
• syuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Plural, Parasmaipada

• ubhayatra: in both places/worlds
• ubhayatra: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ubhayatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (देशवाचक)

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral used adjectivally; (here) Neuter, Nominative, Plural agreeing with kulāni (sense: ten)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (also/even)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• maraṇa-kāle: at the time of death
• maraṇa-kāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (emphasis/contrast)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation

• kadācit: ever/at any time
• kadācit: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācit (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (कालवाचक)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (emphasis)

• vismaret: should forget
• vismaret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi+√smṛ (स्मृ धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Singular, Parasmaipada; prohibitive sense with na

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Memory Culture
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a common Purāṇic phala-śruti trope linking recitation/hearing to intergenerational benefit, informing studies of lineage, memory, and ritual reading cultures.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named; the verse generalizes the benefits and emphasizes remembrance rather than topography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cultivation of sustained remembrance and attentiveness (especially at life’s end), presented as an ethical discipline connected to learning and practice.