Varaha Purana 151.7: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 7

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

ततः सिद्धवटे गत्वा त्रिंशद्योजनदूरतः ॥ म्लेच्छमध्ये वरारोहे हिमवन्तं समाश्रितम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.7

Transliteration

tataḥ siddhavaṭe gatvā triṁśad-yojana-dūrataḥ | mleccha-madhye varārohe himavantaṁ samāśritam ||

Translation

ຕໍ່ມາ ໄດ້ໄປຍັງສິດທະວະຕະ (Siddhavaṭa) ອັນຫ່າງອອກໄປສາມສິບໂຍຊະນະ. ໂອ ຜູ້ມີສະໂພກງາມ, ທີ່ນັ້ນຢູ່ທ່າມກາງພວກມເລັດຈະ ແລະອາໄສໃກ້ພຣະຫິມະວັນ (ຫິມາໄລ).

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, from there
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक (from there/then)

• siddha-vaṭe: at Siddhavaṭa
• siddha-vaṭe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + vaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (siddhānāṁ vaṭaḥ / siddha-vaṭa = ‘Siddhavaṭa’ place-name)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having gone)

• triṁśat-yojana-dūrataḥ: at a distance of thirty yojanas
• triṁśat-yojana-dūrataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: triṁśat (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + dūrataḥ (अव्यय/तसिल्)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘at a distance of thirty yojanas’

• mleccha-madhye: in the midst of the Mlecchas
• mleccha-madhye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mleccha (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (mlecchānāṁ madhye)

• varārohe: O fair-hipped one
• varārohe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varārohā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• himavantam: Himavant (the Himalaya)
• himavantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• samāśritam: having resorted to / having taken refuge in
• samāśritam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-śri (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘(one) having resorted to’—अत्र ‘himavantam’ इति कर्मसापेक्षम्

Speaker

Varāha (continuing instruction to Pṛthivī)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Itihāsa-Style Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a travel-style toponymic memory (Siddhavaṭa, Himālaya) and uses classical boundary terminology, useful for studying how Purāṇas map cultural and geographic margins.

Which geographic location is identified?

Siddhavaṭa and the Himālaya (Himavant). “Siddhavaṭa” occurs in multiple Sanskrit traditions; precise modern identification varies by regional scholastic mapping.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it frames sacred pursuit as not limited to central regions—holy geography can be narrated even in frontier zones.