Varaha Purana 151.4: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 4

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

सुरकरण नृसिंह लोकनाथ युतससुरसुरधीऱ देववीर ॥ कमलदलसहस्रनेत्र रूपो जयति कृतान्तसमानकालरूपः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.4

Transliteration

surakaraṇa nṛsiṁha lokanātha yutasasurasuradhīra devavīra || kamaladalasahasranetra rūpo jayati kṛtāntasamānakālarūpaḥ ||

Translation

ജയിക്കട്ടെ ആ ദേവവീരനായ നൃസിംഹൻ—ദേവാസുരന്മാരിൽ ധീരനും ലോകനാഥനും ആയവൻ; താമരഇലപോലെയുള്ള സഹസ്ര നേത്രരൂപമുള്ളവൻ; കൃതാന്തൻ (മരണം) സമമായ കാലരൂപമുള്ളവൻ.

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Word by Word

• sura-karaṇa: O cause/instrument of the gods
• sura-karaṇa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + karaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (ṣaṣṭhī): ‘surāṇāṃ karaṇam/hetuḥ’ (epithet); Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• nṛsiṁha: O Narasiṃha
• nṛsiṁha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ + siṁha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (karmadhāraya-like): ‘man-lion’; Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• loka-nātha: O Lord of the world
• loka-nātha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: ‘lokasya nāthaḥ’; Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• yuta: endowed/associated
• yuta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; ‘endowed/associated’ (used as epithet)

• sa-sura-asura-dhīra: O steadfast one amid gods and demons
• sa-sura-asura-dhīra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + sura + asura + dhīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya/complex compound: ‘(sura-asurayoḥ) dhīraḥ’ with sa-; Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• deva-vīra: O divine hero
• deva-vīra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: ‘devaḥ vīraḥ’/‘devānāṃ vīraḥ’; Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• kamala-dala-sahasra-netra: (having) thousand eyes like lotus-petals
• kamala-dala-sahasra-netra: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala + dala + sahasra + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa chain: ‘kamalasya dala-sadṛśaṃ sahasraṃ netrāṇi yasya’; used as bahuvrīhi sense in next word; Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana (as qualifier)

• rūpaḥ: one whose form is...
• rūpaḥ: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; with prior compound forms bahuvrīhi-style epithet ‘...rūpaḥ’

• jayati: is victorious / triumphs
• jayati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ji (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• kṛtānta-samāna-kāla-rūpaḥ: whose form/time is equal to Death (Yama)
• kṛtānta-samāna-kāla-rūpaḥ: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtānta + samāna + kāla + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa chain: ‘kṛtāntena samānaḥ kālaḥ, tasya rūpaḥ’; Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate nominative of subject

Speaker

Varāha (default, as speaker not explicitly marked for this standalone stotra line)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Stotra
• Purāṇic Theology (Descriptive)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates Purāṇic stotra-style diction embedded within narrative chapters, preserving classical metaphors (lotus-eyes, time/death comparison) used to characterize divine sovereignty.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse is primarily panegyric and thematic rather than topographic.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse conveys an ideal of steadfast protection and moral order through the symbolism of a world-guardian whose authority encompasses time and mortality.