Varaha Purana 151.47: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 47
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
शरभङ्गं समुत्सृज्य मम लोके महीयते ॥ कुण्डमग्निसरो नाम सर्वमायाभिसंवृतम्
śarabhaṅgaṃ samutsṛjya mama loke mahīyate || kuṇḍamagnisaro nāma sarvamāyābhisaṃvṛtam
शरभङ्गं समुत्सृज्य स मम लोके महीयते। अग्निसरो नाम कुण्डं सर्वमायाभिसंवृतम्।
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It shows how Purāṇic texts connect named landscape features (kuṇḍa) with cosmological claims (attaining “my world”), blending geography with metaphysical narrative.
A sacred pond explicitly named “Agnisara”; the excerpt does not supply coordinates or a modern place-name equivalence.
The passage frames tīrtha engagement as a disciplined transition from one association to another, with the implied instruction to pursue higher aims beyond local affiliations.
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