Varaha Purana 151.21: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 21

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

मार्गणा मे धनुस्तत्र अक्षसूत्रं कमण्डलुः ॥ आसनं विततं दिव्यं दीयतेऽश्वोपरि स्थिरम्

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 151.21

Transliteration

mārgaṇā me dhanus tatra akṣasūtraṃ kamaṇḍaluḥ || āsanaṃ vitataṃ divyaṃ dīyate'śvopari sthiram

Translation

Ali, para mim, há flechas e arco, um rosário e um kamaṇḍalu (vaso de água); e é concedido um assento divino, amplo, firme sobre o cavalo.

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Word by Word

• mārgaṇāḥ: arrows
• mārgaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārgaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative), Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive), Ekavacana

• dhanuḥ: bow
• dhanuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsaka (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative), Ekavacana

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, Deśavācaka adverb

• akṣa-sūtram: rosary (string of beads)
• akṣa-sūtram: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + sūtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa = Tatpuruṣa; Napuṃsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• kamaṇḍaluḥ: water-pot
• kamaṇḍaluḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamaṇḍalu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• āsanam: seat
• āsanam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• vitatam: spread out; extended
• vitatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√tan (तन् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta (kta), Napuṃsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with āsanam

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with āsanam

• dīyate: is given; is placed
• dīyate: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present/लट्), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana; Ātmanepada, Karmaṇi prayoga (Passive/कर्मणि)

• aśva-upari: upon the horse
• aśva-upari: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aśva (प्रातिपदिक) + upari (अव्यय)
• Form: Upapada construction: upari (indeclinable ‘upon’) governing aśva in Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive) by usage; sandhi form aśvopari

• sthiram: steady; firm
• sthiram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with āsanam

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇava Iconography
• Ritual Objects

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It lists emblematic objects (weaponry and ascetic/ritual items) that help scholars trace overlapping registers of kingship/heroism and ascetic discipline in Purāṇic representation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No named site appears; the verse remains anchored by “there” (tatra) within the chapter’s tīrtha narrative.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The co-presence of akṣasūtra and kamaṇḍalu alongside weapons foregrounds a disciplined, regulated use of power under ritual and ethical constraints.