The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
अथात्र मुंचते प्राणान्कृत्वा चान्द्रायणं शुचिः ॥ कार्त्तिकेयं समुत्सृज्य मोदते मम मण्डले
athātra muñcate prāṇān kṛtvā cāndrāyaṇaṃ śuciḥ || kārttikeyaṃ samutsṛjya modate mama maṇḍale
അനന്തരം ഇവിടെ പ്രാണത്യാഗം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ—ശുചിയായി ചാന്ദ്രായണവ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ച്—കാർത്തികേയന്റെ മണ്ഡലം വിട്ട് എന്റെ മണ്ഡലത്തിൽ ആനന്ദിക്കുന്നു.
Varāha
It shows the integration of Dharma-śāstra-like penances (Cāndrāyaṇa) into Purāṇic tīrtha discourse, linking moral-ritual discipline with cosmological outcomes.
The verse presupposes the Kārttikeya-kuṇḍa setting from the preceding verses; no additional modern-identifiable place-name is supplied here.
Purity and regulated self-discipline (through a vow like Cāndrāyaṇa) are presented as key virtues shaping one’s stated destiny.
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