Varaha Purana 151.12: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 12

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

सोमो बृहस्पतिश्चैव ये चान्ये वै दिवौकसः ॥ तेषां चैवार्गलं दत्त्वा चक्रं गृह्य महौजसम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.12

Transliteration

somo bṛhaspatiś caiva ye cānye vai divaukasaḥ | teṣāṁ caivārgalaṁ dattvā cakraṁ gṛhya mahaujasam ||

Translation

มีพระโสมและพระพฤหัสบดี ตลอดจนเทพผู้พำนักในสวรรค์อื่น ๆ; ครั้นเราได้มอบ “อรคละ” อันเป็นเครื่องคุ้มครองดุจกลอนกั้นแล้ว จึงหยิบยกจักร (จักระ) อันรุ่งเรืองยิ่ง

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Word by Word

• somaḥ: Soma (Moon-god)
• somaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bṛhaspatiḥ: Bṛhaspati
• bṛhaspatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• eva: indeed/also
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle

• ye: who/which
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात) for emphasis

• diva-okasaḥ: heaven-dwellers (gods)
• diva-okasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक) + okas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'dwellers of heaven'

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (तद्), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle

• argalam: bolt/barrier/obstruction
• argalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: argala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dattvā: having given/placed
• dattvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त): 'having given/placed'

• cakram: discus/wheel
• cakram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• gṛhya: having taken
• gṛhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (ल्यबन्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त): 'having taken/seized'

• mahā-ojasam: very powerful
• mahā-ojasam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying cakram

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Mythology
• Sanskrit Philology
• Classical Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a wordplay-like linkage between “Lohārgala” and “argala” (barrier/bolt), illustrating how Purāṇic place-names can be narratively motivated.

Which geographic location is identified?

No new location is named; the action is situated within the ongoing Lohārgala account.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Protection is framed as an organized, distributive act (granting safeguards to many), aligning power with collective security rather than private gain.