Varaha Purana 151.84: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 84

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

सिद्धिकामेन मर्त्येन गन्तव्यं नात्र संशयः ॥ समन्तात्पञ्चविंशति योजनानि वरानने ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.84

Transliteration

siddhikāmena martyena gantavyaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ || samantāt pañcaviṃśati yojanāni varānane ||

Translation

സിദ്ധി ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന മർത്ത്യൻ ഇവിടെ നിർബന്ധമായും വരണം—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല. ഹേ സുന്ദരമുഖിയേ, ഈ പുണ്യക്ഷേത്രം എല്ലാദിക്കുകളിലുമായി ഇരുപത്തിയഞ്ച് യോജന വരെ വ്യാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• सिद्धि-कामेन: by one desiring success/accomplishment
• सिद्धि-कामेन: Kartr-sahacari (कर्ता-सहचारी/agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सिद्धिं कामयते इति)

• मर्त्येन: by a mortal man
• मर्त्येन: Kartr-sahacari (कर्ता-सहचारी/agent qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• गन्तव्यम्: should be gone to; must go
• गन्तव्यम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerundive/obligation), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc 1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय (ought-to-be-done)

• न: no/not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• समन्तात्: all around; from every side
• समन्तात्: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्तात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb; ablatival sense ‘from all sides/around’)

• पञ्च-विशंति: twenty-five
• पञ्च-विशंति: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + विशंति (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; समासः—द्विगु (पञ्च च विशंति च = 25)

• योजनानि: yojanas (a distance measure)
• योजनानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc 1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर-आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (वरम् आननं यस्याः)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage Mapping

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It encodes a measurable sacred landscape (25 yojanas radius/extent), relevant for digital humanities mapping of Purāṇic pilgrimage geographies.

Which geographic location is identified?

A spatial extent is given (twenty-five yojanas), but the central site name is not stated in this verse; nearby lines mention Śarabhaṅga-kuṇḍa.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames pilgrimage as a deliberate pursuit of self-cultivation (siddhi), emphasizing intention and commitment rather than compulsion.