Varaha Purana 151.27: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 27

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

पद्मपत्रविशालाक्षो यत्त्वया परिभाषितः ॥ तेनोक्तं शंस सकलं सर्वेषां सुखवर्धनम्

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 151.27

Transliteration

padmapatraviśālākṣo yat tvayā paribhāṣitaḥ || tenoktaṃ śaṃsa sakalaṃ sarveṣāṃ sukhavardhanam

Translation

నీవు సంభోదించిన ఆ పద్మపత్రవిశాలాక్షుడు (కమలపత్రంలాంటి విశాల నేత్రాలవాడు) చెప్పిన మాటలను సంపూర్ణంగా ప్రకటించు; అవి అందరి సుఖాన్ని వర్ధింపజేస్తాయి।

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Word by Word

• padma-patra-viśāla-akṣaḥ: the lotus-leaf wide-eyed one
• padma-patra-viśāla-akṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक) + viśāla (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः: बहुव्रीहि (पद्मपत्रवत् विशालाक्षी यस्य सः)

• yat: that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोगः (relative pronoun)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्री/पुं (सर्वनाम), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• paribhāṣitaḥ: was spoken/was addressed
• paribhāṣitaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-bhāṣ (धातु) + paribhāṣita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (was spoken/was addressed)

• tena: by him/thereby
• tena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन

• uktam: what was said
• uktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vac (धातु) + ukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र कर्मरूपेण (that which was said)

• śaṃsa: tell/declare
• śaṃsa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sakalaṃ: all/entire
• sakalaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of uktaṃ)

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• sukha-vardhanam: increasing happiness
• sukha-vardhanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + vardhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः: तत्पुरुष (सुखस्य वर्धनम्) विशेषण (of sakalaṃ/uktam)

Speaker

Sanatkumāra

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Philology
• Oral Tradition

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It highlights the Purāṇic emphasis on faithful transmission—an oral-textual culture where ‘relating in full’ preserves authoritative memory.

Which geographic location is identified?

None is named here; the verse prepares for a fuller account that may include tīrtha/kṣetra details.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The ethical thrust is communicative responsibility: to report teachings accurately for the welfare (sukha) of the broader community.