Varaha Purana 151.31: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 31

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

शोधकानि च पापानां मृदूनि च शुभानि च ॥ अश्वानां तत्कुलीनानामावहन्ति सुमध्यमे

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.31

Transliteration

śodhakāni ca pāpānāṃ mṛdūni ca śubhāni ca || aśvānāṃ tatkulīnānām āvahanti sumadhyame

Translation

พวกเขานำมาถวายม้าจากวงศ์ตระกูลอันสูงศักดิ์นั้น โอ้ผู้มีเอวอรชร—เป็นเครื่องบูชาที่ชำระบาป อ่อนโยน และเป็นมงคล

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Word by Word

• शोधकानि: purifying
• शोधकानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction 'and')

• पापानाम्: of sins
• पापानाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मृदूनि: soft; gentle
• मृदूनि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• शुभानि: auspicious; good
• शुभानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अश्वानाम्: of horses
• अश्वानाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तत्-कुलीनानाम्: of those of that lineage; well-bred of that family
• तत्-कुलीनानाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + कुलीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• आवहन्ति: they bring; they convey
• आवहन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• सुमध्यमे: O fair-waisted one
• सुमध्यमे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

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FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a snapshot of ritual economy and symbolic offerings (here, horses) within Purāṇic tīrtha discourse, useful for comparative ritual history.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named in this verse; it continues procedural description.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames ritual action as purification-oriented and auspicious, emphasizing intentionality toward moral and social well-being.