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Varaha Purana 151.38: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 38

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

धाराः पतन्ति तिस्रस्तु न स्थूला नाति वै कृशाः ॥ तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत पञ्च कालोषितो नरः

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 151.38

dhārāḥ patanti tisras tu na sthūlā nāti vai kṛśāḥ || tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta pañca kāloṣito naraḥ

Ali caem três correntes, nem grossas nem excessivamente delgadas. Ali o homem deve realizar a ablução ritual (abhiṣeka), tendo observado a disciplina dos cinco períodos (pañca-kāla).

धाराःstreams
धाराः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
पतन्तिfall
पतन्ति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पत् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
तिस्रःthree
तिस्रः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (धाराः)
तुindeed/and
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात
not
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)
स्थूलाःthick
स्थूलाः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थूल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (धाराः)
not
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध
अतिexcessively
अति:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; परिमाण/अतिशयवाचक (adverb: excessively)
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (emphasis)
कृशाःthin
कृशाः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (धाराः)
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक
अभिषेकम्ritual bathing/anointing
अभिषेकम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
तुindeed/and
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात
कुर्वीतshould perform
कुर्वीत:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; विध्यर्थे
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्या-शब्दः; विशेषणम् (काल-उषितः)
काल-उषितःhaving observed (the vow) for five times/periods
काल-उषितः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकाल (प्रातिपदिक) + उषित (√वस्, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नरः); समासः तत्पुरुष (पञ्च कालान् उषितः = पञ्चकाल-नियमेन वासं कृतवान्)
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Varāha

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Studies
R
Ritual Studies
E
Ecological Narratives

FAQs

It records a standardized ritual regimen (pañca-kāla observance) attached to a specific hydro-feature, showing how Purāṇic texts encode both topography and timed disciplines.

The setting is Vasiṣṭha-kuṇḍa (from the preceding verse), characterized here by three descending streams.

Perform abhiṣeka with regulated observance (pañca-kāla), emphasizing measured discipline rather than excess.

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