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Varaha Purana 151.63: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 63

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत द्वादशाहोषितो नरः ॥ मोदते रुद्रलोकेषु रुद्रकन्याभिरावृतः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.63

tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta dvādaśāhoṣito naraḥ || modate rudra-lokeṣu rudra-kanyābhir āvṛtaḥ

Ali, o homem que permaneceu por doze dias deve realizar o banho sagrado; ele se alegra nos mundos de Rudra, cercado pelas donzelas de Rudra.

तत्रthere
तत्र:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक
स्नानम्bathing
स्नानम्:
कर्म (Karma)
TypeNoun
Rootस्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
तुindeed
तु:
सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात
कुर्वीतshould do
कुर्वीत:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
द्वादश-अह-उषितःhaving stayed twelve days
द्वादश-अह-उषितः:
कर्तृविशेषण (Agent-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अह (प्रातिपदिक) + उषित (कृदन्त; वस्/उष् धातोः क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'having stayed twelve days'
नरःa man
नरः:
कर्ता (Karta)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
मोदतेrejoices
मोदते:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootमुद् (धातु)
Formलट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
रुद्र-लोकेषुin Rudra’s worlds
रुद्र-लोकेषु:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य लोकाः)
रुद्र-कन्याभिःby/with Rudra’s maidens
रुद्र-कन्याभिः:
करण/सह (Karaṇa/Association)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य कन्याः)
आवृतःsurrounded
आवृतः:
कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootवृ (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (क्त; past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपसर्गः आ-

Varāha

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Studies
P
Pilgrimage Traditions
I
Indic Cosmology

FAQs

It demonstrates the Purāṇic pattern of quantifying pilgrimage observances (e.g., twelve-day stays) and associating them with specific cosmological rewards.

The implied location is Maheśvara-kuṇḍa from the preceding verse; this verse continues the same tīrtha context.

The verse reinforces disciplined observance over time (dvādaśāha residence) as the central practical instruction.

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