Varaha Purana 151.70: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 70

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

पुनरस्योत्तरे पार्श्वे सुवर्णसदृशोपमा ॥ ऋग्वेदः पतते धारा प्रसन्ना विमलोदका ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 151.70

Transliteration

punarasyottare pārśve suvarṇasadṛśopamā || ṛgvedaḥ patate dhārā prasannā vimalodakā

Translation

पुनरस्योत्तरे पार्श्वे सुवर्णसदृशोपमा धारा पतति; ऋग्वेदसम्बद्धा प्रसन्ना विमलोदका॥

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Word by Word

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• asya: of him/this
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• uttare: on the northern
• uttare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; used adjectivally

• pārśve: side/flank
• pārśve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• suvarṇa-sadṛśa-upamā: having a simile like gold / gold-like
• suvarṇa-sadṛśa-upamā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक) + upamā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; compound adjective qualifying dhārā

• ṛg-vedaḥ: the Ṛgveda
• ṛg-vedaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛc (प्रातिपदिक) + veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• patate: falls/flows down
• patate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pat (पत् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada

• dhārā: stream/flow
• dhārā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• prasannā: clear/serene
• prasannā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective qualifying dhārā

• vimala-udakā: with pure water
• vimala-udakā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; compound adjective qualifying dhārā

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vedic Reception
• Water Heritage
• Purāṇa Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates how Vedic identity is projected onto hydrological features, offering evidence for the cultural semiotics of rivers and springs in Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

A northern side relative to the central site is specified; the stream is characterized by color/clarity rather than external cartographic markers.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds purity and clarity as valued qualities, which can be read as both physical (water) and ethical-aesthetic ideals in tīrtha literature.