Varaha Purana 151.57: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 57

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत षष्ठकालोषितो नरः ॥ कुमारं पश्यति व्यक्तं षण्मुखं शुभदर्शनम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.57

Transliteration

tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta ṣaṣṭha-kāloṣito naraḥ || kumāraṃ paśyati vyaktaṃ ṣaṇmukhaṃ śubha-darśanam

Translation

Tam człowiek, który przebywał przez sześć okresów rytualnych, powinien dokonać świętej kąpieli; ujrzy on Kumārę w jawnej postaci, o sześciu obliczach i pomyślnym widoku.

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (there)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रकुर्वीत: should perform
• प्रकुर्वीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• षष्ठकालोषितः: having stayed for the sixth time/period
• षष्ठकालोषितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ (संख्याप्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक) + उषित (√वस्/उष्-निवासे, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठे काले उषितः = one who has stayed for the sixth period/time); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• नरः: man; person
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• कुमारम्: Kumāra (Skanda)
• कुमारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• व्यक्तम्: clearly; manifest
• व्यक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying कुमारम्)

• षण्मुखम्: six-faced
• षण्मुखम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (षण्णां मुखानां समाहारः/षड्मुखः = six-faced); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शुभदर्शनम्: of auspicious appearance
• शुभदर्शनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (शुभं दर्शनं यस्य/शुभदर्शनः = of auspicious appearance); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ritual Studies
• South Asian Sacred Landscapes

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a ritual protocol (timed residence + bathing) tied to visionary or merit-based outcomes, illustrating how Purāṇic pilgrimage integrates time-discipline with place.

Which geographic location is identified?

The location is the previously mentioned Kārttikeya-kuṇḍa; the verse itself does not provide additional topographic markers beyond the immediate context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The instruction emphasizes disciplined observance (staying for a defined period and performing snāna) as a structured approach to sacred practice.