Varaha Purana 151.25: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 25
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो ब्रह्मपुत्रो महामतिः ॥ सनत्कुमारो भगवान् पुनरेवमभाषत
tataḥ sa vismayāviṣṭo brahmaputro mahāmatiḥ || sanatkumāro bhagavān punar evam abhāṣata
అప్పుడు ఆశ్చర్యావేశంతో నిండిన ఆ మహామతి బ్రహ్మపుత్రుడు—భగవాన్ సనత్కుమారుడు—మళ్లీ ఈ విధంగా పలికెను।
Narrator (implicit; likely Sūta framing before direct speech)
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It exemplifies Purāṇic dialogic framing, where revered sages (e.g., Sanatkumāra) function as authoritative transmitters of tīrtha and dharma traditions.
No specific location is named in this verse; it transitions into a speech that later introduces a kṣetra/tīrtha.
No direct ethical injunction appears here; the verse functions as a narrative hinge introducing authoritative instruction.
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