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Varaha Purana 151.64: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 64

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ॥ रुद्रलोकं समुत्सृज्य मम लोकं च गच्छति

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.64

athātra muñcate prāṇān kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram || rudra-lokaṃ samutsṛjya mama lokaṃ ca gacchati

Kini, sesiapa yang di sini melepaskan prāṇa setelah melaksanakan amalan yang amat sukar; setelah meninggalkan alam Rudra, dia juga pergi ke alam-Ku.

अथthen
अथ:
सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अनुक्रमबोधक
अत्रhere
अत्र:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक (here)
मुञ्चतेreleases/lets go
मुञ्चते:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootमुच् (धातु)
Formलट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
प्राणान्life-breaths
प्राणान्:
कर्म (Karma)
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
कृत्वाhaving done
कृत्वा:
पूर्वकालक्रिया (पूर्वकर्म/Absolutive)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययकृदन्त
कर्मdeed/rite
कर्म:
कर्म (Karma)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
सुदुष्करम्very difficult
सुदुष्करम्:
कर्मविशेषण (Object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् कर्मणः; 'सु' = उपसर्ग/प्रादि (intensifier)
रुद्र-लोकम्Rudra’s realm
रुद्र-लोकम्:
कर्म (Karma)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य लोकः)
समुत्सृज्यhaving abandoned
समुत्सृज्य:
पूर्वकालक्रिया (पूर्वकर्म/Absolutive)
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययकृदन्त; उपसर्गौ सम्-उत्-
ममmy
मम:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी, एकवचन
लोकम्realm
लोकम्:
कर्म (Karma)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
चand
च:
सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक
गच्छतिgoes/attains
गच्छति:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formलट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Varāha

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Studies
A
Ascetic Discipline
I
Indic Cosmology

FAQs

It highlights a graded cosmology where even exalted realms (Rudra-loka) can be transcended, reflecting Purāṇic hierarchies of attainment linked to disciplined practice.

No new location is named; the verse continues the tīrtha framework of the surrounding Maheśvara-kuṇḍa passage.

The key instruction is perseverance in difficult disciplined practice (suduṣkara-karma), presented as ethically and existentially transformative.

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