Varaha Purana 151.19: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 19

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

चतुर्विंशतिद्वादश्यां मासेन विधिना मम ॥ बलिः प्रदीयते तत्र सर्वकामविशोधनः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.19

Transliteration

caturviṃśatidvādaśyāṃ māsena vidhinā mama || baliḥ pradīyate tatra sarvakāmaviśodhanaḥ

Translation

నిర్దిష్ట మాసంలో, ఇరవై నాలుగవ ద్వాదశీనాడు, నా విధి ప్రకారం అక్కడ బలి సమర్పించబడుతుంది; అది సమస్త కోరికలను శుద్ధి చేస్తుంది.

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Word by Word

• चतुर्विंशतिद्वादश्याम्: on the twenty-fourth Dvādaśī (tithi)
• चतुर्विंशतिद्वादश्याम्: कालाधिकरण (time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्विंशति + द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: चतुर्विंशति (संख्या) + द्वादशी (तत्पुरुष; 'the 12th (tithi) of the 24th'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• मासेन: in/within a month; by (the period of) a month
• मासेन: करण/काल (means/time measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण/अवधि-प्राय

• विधिना: according to rule; by the prescribed method
• विधिना: करण (means/manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• बलिः: offering (bali)
• बलिः: कर्म (object; in passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रदीयते: is given/offered
• प्रदीयते: क्रिया (passive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (there)

• सर्वकामविशोधनः: purifying of all desires (removing all wish-related impurities)
• सर्वकामविशोधनः: कर्म-विशेषण (object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + विशोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: सर्वकाम (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष 'of all desires') + विशोधन (तत्पुरुष; 'purifier'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies 'बलिः')

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ritual Calendar
• Vaiṣṇava Practice

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides evidence of calendrical ritual structuring (Dvādaśī-based observances) and localized offering practices, important for reconstructing the lived ritual calendar around tīrthas.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse indicates performance “there” (tatra) but does not supply a toponym; identification depends on adjacent passages and manuscript recensions.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Desires are to be disciplined and refined (viśodhana) through regulated observance rather than indulgence.