Varaha Purana 151.49: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 49
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha-Māhātmya (Merit Outcomes and World-Transitions)
गच्छत्यङ्गिरसो लोकं सुखभागी न संशयः ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम कर्मपरायणः
gacchatyaṅgiraso lokaṃ sukhabhāgī na saṃśayaḥ || athātra muñcate prāṇānmama karmaparāyaṇaḥ
gachChatya~Ngiraso lokaM sukhabhAgI na saMshayaH || athAtra muMchate prANAnmama karmaparAyaNaH
అతడు సుఖభాగ్యుడై అంగిరసుని లోకానికి వెళ్తాడు—సందేహం లేదు. తరువాత ఇక్కడనే, నా కర్మాలలో నిష్ఠతో, ప్రాణాలను విడిచిపెడతాడు.
Sandhi Notes
- गच्छत्यङ्गिरसो → गच्छति अङ्गिरसः
- अथात्र → अथ अत्र
- प्राणान्मम → प्राणान् मम
Varāha
Curious; receiving karmic mapping of acts to lokas
What loka is attained by one devoted to Varāha’s prescribed rites, and what is the significance of relinquishing prāṇa ‘here’?
Right action dedicated to the Lord shapes destiny (gati) and makes the end of life a consecrated offering.
Perform daily and pilgrimage rites as īśvara-arpita (offered to the Lord); cultivate steadiness so that the final moment is not fear-driven but dharma-driven.
‘Mama karma’ frames devotion as yajña-oriented action offered to the Lord; the ascent to a ṛṣi-loka (Aṅgiras) reflects alignment with mantra, tapas, and sacred fire lineage.
Aṅgiras is linked with aṅgirasas and fire-principle; the devotee’s karma becomes oblation, and the tīrtha becomes the sacrificial ground where prāṇa is finally offered.
Karma-yoga leading to citta-śuddhi and higher gati; devotion (bhakti) sanctifies action, preparing for knowledge or higher post-mortem paths.
Devotion to the Lord’s prescribed acts (mama karma-parāyaṇa) leads to Aṅgiras-loka and enables auspicious prāṇa-tyāga at the sacred spot.
Observance yields happiness-sharing in Aṅgiras’ world and a meritorious death at the tīrtha; neglect of prescribed acts forfeits the stated loka-fruit.
Varāha Purāṇa 151.52.0 (similar ‘atra prāṇān muñcate’ with detachment); Varāha Purāṇa 151.56.0 (transition from Agni-loka to Varāha’s loka; kunda descriptions)
FAQs
It demonstrates a standard Purāṇic linkage between ritual practice and cosmological ‘worlds’ (lokas), offering a map of merit outcomes embedded in narrative geography.
The verse continues the same tīrtha sequence; the specific site is implied by context rather than newly named here.
Practice steadiness in disciplined action (karmaparāyaṇatā) and cultivate readiness to relinquish life without clinging, aligning conduct with an ordered moral-ritual framework.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
