Varaha Purana 151.80: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 80
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
देवर्षिनारदं पश्येन्मोदते तेन वै समम् ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम गुह्यविनिश्चितः ॥
devarṣināradaṃ paśyen modate tena vai samam || athātra muñcate prāṇān mama guhyaviniścitaḥ ||
ദേവർഷി നാരദനെ ദർശിക്കണം, അവനോടു സമമായി ആനന്ദിക്കണം; പിന്നെ ഇവിടെ പ്രാണങ്ങളെ വിട്ടൊഴിയുന്നു—ഇതാണ് എന്റെ ഗുഹ്യനിശ്ചയം.
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It illustrates how tīrtha texts integrate ‘darśana’ (vision of revered figures) with end-of-life ideals, mapping salvation themes onto specific ritual/locational contexts.
The verse uses ‘here’ (atra) without naming the site; the location must be inferred from surrounding verses in the chapter.
To cultivate reverent perception and inner readiness; the text presents an ideal of composure and spiritual orientation at life’s end.
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