Varaha Purana 151.83: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 83
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha-Māhātmya (Multiple Waterfalls from the Himālaya)
तिस्रो धाराः पतन्त्यत्र हिमवत्पर्वताश्रिताः ॥ स्थूलाश्च रमणीयाश्च न ह्रस्वाश्चातिनिर्मलाः ॥
tisro dhārāḥ patanty atra himavatparvatāśritāḥ || sthūlāś ca ramaṇīyāś ca na hrasvāś cātinirmalāḥ ||
tisro dhArAH patantyatra himavatparvatAshritAH || sthUlAshcha ramaNIyAshcha na hrasvAshchAtinirmalAH
ഇവിടെ ഹിമവത് പർവതത്തെ ആശ്രയിച്ച് മൂന്ന് ജലധാരകൾ വീഴുന്നു. അവ വിശാലവും മനോഹരവും—ചെറുതല്ല, അത്യന്തം നിർമ്മലവുമാണ്.
Sandhi Notes
- पतन्त्यत्र = पतन्ति + अत्र
- हिमवत्पर्वताश्रिताः = हिमवत्-पर्वत-आश्रिताः
- स्थूलाश्च = स्थूलाः + च
- रमणीयाश्च = रमणीयाः + च
- ह्रस्वाश्चातिनिर्मलाः = ह्रस्वाः + च + अति-निर्मलाः
Varāha
Attentive, contemplative
What are the distinguishing natural marks of this tīrtha’s waters that indicate its sanctity?
Clarity and fullness in nature mirror sattva and support inner clarity; sacredness is read through ‘lakṣaṇas’ in the landscape.
Choose places and practices that increase mental clarity—seek ‘atinirmalatā’ in both water and mind (through restraint, truthfulness, simplicity).
Varāha continues mapping Bhū-devī’s sacred landscape through precise natural description, presenting Earth’s waters as inherently purifying and beautiful.
Continuation to the injunction to visit for siddhi and the 25-yojana extent (151.151.8)
FAQs
It provides a compact landscape description (multiple clear streams from Himavat), useful for environmental-historical readings of Purāṇic sacred geographies.
The Himavat (Himalayan) mountain is referenced as the source/support; the exact site remains unnamed in this verse.
Implicitly, it encourages attentive observation of natural features within a heritage setting, supporting a respectful engagement with landscape.
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