Varaha Purana 151.76: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 76
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
माहात्म्यं पद्मपत्राक्षि गुह्यं यच्च महौजसम् ॥ माङ्गल्यं च पवित्रं च मम भक्तसुखावहम् ॥
māhātmyaṃ padmapatrākṣi guhyaṃ yac ca mahaujasam || māṅgalyaṃ ca pavitraṃ ca mama bhaktasukhāvaham ||
蓮華の花弁のごとき眼をもつ者よ、この偉大なる功徳の語りは、秘奥にして大いなる威力を備え、吉祥にして清浄であり、わが信徒に安楽をもたらす。
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It exemplifies the Purāṇic genre of māhātmya—didactic praise texts that circulated as guides to sacred places/rites and as legitimizing narratives.
No specific place-name is given in this verse; it characterizes the discourse itself as secret, auspicious, and purifying.
The instruction is to value purifying, auspicious teachings and to approach them with discretion (guhya), aligning practice with well-being and moral cultivation.
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