Varaha Purana 151.61: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 61

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

अथ प्राणान्प्रमुंचेत दशरात्रोषितो नरः ॥ उमालोकं समुत्सृज्य मम लोकं प्रपद्यते

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.61

Transliteration

atha prāṇān pramuñceta daśa-rātroṣito naraḥ || umā-lokaṃ samutsṛjya mama lokaṃ prapadyate

Translation

അപ്പോൾ പത്ത് രാത്രികൾ അവിടെ വസിച്ച മനുഷ്യൻ പ്രാണത്യാഗം ചെയ്യാം; ഉമാ-ലോകം വിട്ട് എന്റെ ലോകം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भबोधक (then/now)

• प्राणान्: life-breaths
• प्राणान्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• प्रमुञ्चेत: should release/leave
• प्रमुञ्चेत: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः प्र-

• दश-रात्र-उषितः: having stayed ten nights
• दश-रात्र-उषितः: कर्तृविशेषण (Agent-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उषित (कृदन्त; वस्/उष् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'having stayed ten nights'

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उमा-लोकम्: Umā’s realm
• उमा-लोकम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (उमायाः लोकः)

• समुत्सृज्य: having abandoned
• समुत्सृज्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (पूर्वकर्म/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययकृदन्त; उपसर्गौ सम्-उत्-

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive: 'my')

• लोकम्: realm
• लोकम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रपद्यते: attains/resorts to
• प्रपद्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः प्र-

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Indic Cosmology
• Purāṇic Studies
• Pilgrimage Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies layered cosmology (multiple lokas) used in Purāṇic literature to articulate graded spiritual outcomes tied to place-based observances.

Which geographic location is identified?

The implied setting remains Umā-kuṇḍa described immediately earlier; the verse itself focuses on cosmological destinations.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The text emphasizes disciplined observance as the condition for an auspicious transition, framing conduct as consequential rather than merely symbolic.