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Varaha Purana 151.31: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 31

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

शोधकानि च पापानां मृदूनि च शुभानि च ॥ अश्वानां तत्कुलीनानामावहन्ति सुमध्यमे

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.31

śodhakāni ca pāpānāṃ mṛdūni ca śubhāni ca || aśvānāṃ tatkulīnānām āvahanti sumadhyame

Mereka membawa dan mempersembahkan kuda-kuda daripada keturunan mulia itu, wahai yang berpinggang indah—sebagai persembahan yang menyucikan dosa, lembut, dan membawa keberkatan.

शोधकानिpurifying
शोधकानि:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootशोधक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction 'and')
पापानाम्of sins
पापानाम्:
Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootपाप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)
मृदूनिsoft; gentle
मृदूनि:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootमृदु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
शुभानिauspicious; good
शुभानि:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
अश्वानाम्of horses
अश्वानाम्:
Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)
तत्-कुलीनानाम्of those of that lineage; well-bred of that family
तत्-कुलीनानाम्:
Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootतत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + कुलीन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)
आवहन्तिthey bring; they convey
आवहन्ति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ + वह् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद
सुमध्यमेO fair-waisted one
सुमध्यमे:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसु + मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

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It preserves a snapshot of ritual economy and symbolic offerings (here, horses) within Purāṇic tīrtha discourse, useful for comparative ritual history.

No location is named in this verse; it continues procedural description.

The verse frames ritual action as purification-oriented and auspicious, emphasizing intentionality toward moral and social well-being.

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