Varaha Purana 151.63: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 63
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत द्वादशाहोषितो नरः ॥ मोदते रुद्रलोकेषु रुद्रकन्याभिरावृतः
tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta dvādaśāhoṣito naraḥ || modate rudra-lokeṣu rudra-kanyābhir āvṛtaḥ
ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಹನ್ನೆರಡು ದಿನ ವಾಸಿಸಿದ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು; ಅವನು ರುದ್ರ-ಲೋಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರುದ್ರಕನ್ಯೆಯರಿಂದ ಆವರಿತನಾಗಿ ಆನಂದಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ.
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It demonstrates the Purāṇic pattern of quantifying pilgrimage observances (e.g., twelve-day stays) and associating them with specific cosmological rewards.
The implied location is Maheśvara-kuṇḍa from the preceding verse; this verse continues the same tīrtha context.
The verse reinforces disciplined observance over time (dvādaśāha residence) as the central practical instruction.
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