Varaha Purana 151.23: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 23
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
अनेकान्येव रूपाणि पातयित्वा नभस्तलात् ॥ शान्तो दान्तः परिक्लिष्टः स चाश्वो दिवि वर्तते
anekānyeva rūpāṇi pātayitvā nabhastalāt || śānto dāntaḥ parikliṣṭaḥ sa cāśvo divi vartate
ఆకాశతలమునుండి అనేక రూపాలను కింద పడవేసి, ఆ అశ్వం—శాంతుడు, దాంతుడు, అలసినవాడు—దివిలో నివసిస్తుంది।
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It combines cosmological placement (divi) with ethical descriptors (śānta, dānta), illustrating how Purāṇic narratives embed virtues within visionary or miraculous scenes.
No terrestrial location is specified here; the verse shifts to a celestial register (“in heaven”).
Calmness and self-control (śānta, dānta) are presented as valued qualities even amid strenuous or extraordinary circumstances.
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