Varaha Purana 151.41: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 41

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

स तत्र गच्छेद्वै भूमे यत्र पञ्चशिखो मुनिः ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम भक्तो जितेन्द्रियः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.41

Transliteration

sa tatra gacched vai bhūme yatra pañcaśikho muniḥ || athātra muñcate prāṇān mama bhakto jitendriyaḥ

Translation

Powinien tam udać się, zaprawdę, do miejsca na ziemi, gdzie przebywa mędrzec Pañcaśikha. Następnie, tutaj, mój czciciel, opanowany, porzuca swoje oddechy życiowe.

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Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• bhūme: O Earth!
• bhūme: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative); एकवचन

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक/देशवाचक (relative locative adverb: ‘where’)

• pañca-śikhaḥ: five-crested / having five tufts
• pañca-śikhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक) + śikhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral + noun) used adjectivally qualifying muniḥ

• muniḥ: sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Discourse marker (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक (sequencing particle: ‘then/now’)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• muñcate: releases/gives up
• muñcate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); आत्मनेपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• prāṇān: life-breaths; vital airs
• prāṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive); एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhaktaḥ: devotee
• bhaktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (कृदन्त; √bhaj (धातु) PPP)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; PPP used substantively (‘devotee’)

• jita-indriyaḥ: one who has conquered the senses
• jita-indriyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jita (कृदन्त; √ji (धातु) PPP) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारयवत्: ‘conquered senses’) qualifying bhaktaḥ/saḥ

Speaker

Varāha

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FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a toponymic marker anchored in a sage-name (Pañcaśikha), a common Purāṇic strategy for mapping sacred geography through remembered lineages and exemplary ascetic ideals.

Which geographic location is identified?

A place associated with the sage Pañcaśikha is identified, though no modern correlate is supplied in the fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Self-control (jitendriyatā) and disciplined devotion are presented as the qualifying virtues accompanying pilgrimage and ritual practice.