The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
गत्वा बृहस्पतेर्लोकं मुनिकन्याभिमोदितः ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम लोकं समाश्रितः
gatvā bṛhaspaterlokaṃ munikanyābhimoditaḥ || athātra muñcate prāṇānmama lokaṃ samāśritaḥ
Tendo ido ao mundo de Bṛhaspati, acolhido com alegria pelas donzelas dos sábios, então aqui ele abandona seus sopros vitais, tendo tomado refúgio no meu mundo.
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It demonstrates a layered cosmology where tīrtha practice yields access to named lokas, while the narrative still pivots toward the speaker’s superior ‘world’ as final refuge.
The verse continues the Bṛhaspati-kuṇḍa context; “here/atra” indicates the ritual site where the described transition culminates.
The text valorizes detachment at life’s end and frames ‘refuge’ (samāśraya) as the culmination of disciplined practice rather than mere enjoyment of reward.
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