The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
कार्त्तिकेयस्य कुण्डं तु गुह्यं क्षेत्रं परं मम ॥ यत्र पञ्चदशा धाराः पतन्ति हिमपर्वतात्
kārttikeyasya kuṇḍaṃ tu guhyaṃ kṣetraṃ paraṃ mama || yatra pañcadaśā dhārāḥ patanti hima-parvatāt
కార్త్తికేయుని కుండము నా పరమ గుహ్యమైన పుణ్యక్షేత్రము; అక్కడ హిమాలయ పర్వతమునుండి పదిహేను ధారలు పడుచున్నవి.
Varāha
It documents a tīrtha tradition anchored in Himalayan hydroscapes, showing how Purāṇic texts encode landscapes (streams, pools) as cultural heritage and pilgrimage networks.
A Himalayan setting is indicated (hima-parvata), but the exact modern identification of “Kārttikeya-kuṇḍa” is not explicit in this fragment and requires correlation with regional tīrtha lists and local traditions.
The verse implicitly elevates careful engagement with sacred water-sites (kuṇḍa, dhārāḥ) as a disciplined cultural practice within pilgrimage ethics.
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