Varaha Purana 151.71: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 71

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मलोकं परित्यज्य मम लोकं प्रपद्यते ॥ गुह्याख्याने महाभागे क्षेत्रे लोहर्गले मम ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.71

Transliteration

brahmalokaṃ parityajya mama lokaṃ prapadyate || guhyākhyāne mahābhāge kṣetre lohārgale mama

Translation

ബ്രഹ്മലോകം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് അവൻ എന്റെ ലോകത്തെ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. ഹേ മഹാഭാഗേ, ഇത് ‘ഗുഹ്യാഖ്യാനം’ എന്ന രഹസ്യകഥനത്തിൽ, എന്റെ ലോഹർഗല എന്ന പുണ്യക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ പ്രസ്തുതമാണ്.

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Word by Word

• brahma-lokam: Brahmaloka
• brahma-lokam: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• parityajya: having abandoned
• parityajya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari+√tyaj (त्यज् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal form; expresses prior action

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• lokam: world/realm
• lokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• prapadyate: attains/resorts to
• prapadyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+√pad (पद् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Singular, Ātmanepada

• guhya-ākhyāne: in the secret narrative
• guhya-ākhyāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• mahā-bhāge: O greatly fortunate one
• mahā-bhāge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; used as epithet (vocative sense possible by context)

• kṣetre: in the sacred field/place
• kṣetre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• loha-argale: in Lohārgala
• loha-argale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loha (प्रातिपदिक) + argalā/argala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; place-name

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sacred Geography
• Purāṇa Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides a named kṣetra (Lohārgala) and shows how Purāṇas mark certain passages as ‘guhya’ (restricted/esoteric), reflecting layered dissemination practices.

Which geographic location is identified?

Lohārgala is explicitly named as a kṣetra; modern identification is debated across regional traditions and requires correlation with other pilgrimage lists and inscriptions.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It suggests responsible transmission: some knowledge is framed as to be handled with care (guhya), implying restraint and contextual propriety.