Varaha Purana 151.11: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 11

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

तत्र ब्रह्मा च रुद्राश्च स्कन्देन्द्रो समुरुद्गणाः ॥ आदित्या वसवो वायुरश्विनौ च महौजसम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 151.11

Transliteration

tatra brahmā ca rudrāś ca skandendro samurudgaṇāḥ | ādityā vasavo vāyur aśvinau ca mahaujasam ||

Translation

तत्र ब्रह्मा च रुद्राश्च स्कन्देन्द्रो मरुद्गणैः सह । आदित्या वसवो वायुरश्विनौ च महौजसः ॥

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• rudrāḥ: Rudras
• rudrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• skanda-indraḥ: Skanda and Indra
• skanda-indraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skanda (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); द्वन्द्व (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) used as a collective: 'Skanda and Indra'

• sa-marūt-gaṇāḥ: groups along with the Maruts
• sa-marūt-gaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + marut (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); सह-पूर्वक तत्पुरुष: 'gaṇāḥ with the Maruts'

• ādityāḥ: Ādityas
• ādityāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vasavaḥ: Vasus
• vasavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vāyuḥ: Vāyu (Wind-god)
• vāyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• aśvinau: the two Aśvins
• aśvinau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• mahā-ojasam: (one/that which is) of great power
• mahā-ojasam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: 'great in vigor' (used predicatively/object-qualifier; referent implied)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Catalogues
• Classical Literature
• Indic Cosmology
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Enumerative deity lists are a hallmark of Purāṇic composition, serving to connect local sacred geography with pan-Indic cosmological hierarchies.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse uses “tatra” (“there”), referring back to the previously described setting (Lohārgala region) without adding a new place-name.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Indirectly, it frames the site as a shared cosmic commons—sanctity is portrayed as collective and ordered rather than private or arbitrary.