The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्स्वकर्मपरिनिष्ठितः ॥ सर्वान्स्वर्गान्परित्यज्य मम लोकं प्रपद्यते
athātra muñcate prāṇān svakarmapariniṣṭhitaḥ || sarvān svargān parityajya mama lokaṃ prapadyate
പിന്നീട് ഇവിടെ, സ്വന്തം കർത്തവ്യത്തിൽ സ്ഥിരനായി, അവൻ പ്രാണൻ വിട്ടുപോകുന്നു; എല്ലാ സ്വർഗങ്ങളും ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് എന്റെ ലോകത്തെ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
It illustrates a Purāṇic hierarchy of post-mortem destinations where even heavenly realms are presented as secondary to a deity-associated loka, reflecting evolving devotional soteriology.
The verse uses “here” (atra) rather than a named site; the referent is the tīrtha/kunda context of the chapter.
Steadfastness in one’s appropriate duties (svakarma) is highlighted as a foundational virtue aligned with the text’s promised outcomes.
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