Varaha Purana 151.54: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 54

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

गत्वा बृहस्पतेर्लोकं मुनिकन्याभिमोहितः ॥ वैश्वानरेषु लोकेषु मोदते नात्र संशयः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.54

Transliteration

gatvā bṛhaspaterlokaṃ munikanyābhimohitaḥ || vaiśvānareṣu lokeṣu modate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ครั้นไปถึงโลกของพฤหัสบดี ถูกธิดาแห่งฤๅษีทั้งหลายทำให้หลงใหล เขาย่อมรื่นรมย์ในโลกทั้งหลายของไวศวานระ—ข้อนี้ปราศจากความสงสัย

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Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having gone’

• बृहस्पतेः: of Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतेः: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• लोकम्: world
• लोकम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मुनि-कन्या-अभिमोहितः: enchanted by the sage’s daughter
• मुनि-कन्या-अभिमोहितः: विशेषण (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिमोहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, अभि-√मुह्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मुनिकन्यया अभिमोहितः = deluded/enchanted by the sage’s daughter)

• वैश्वानरेषु: in the Vaiśvānara (realms)
• वैश्वानरेषु: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘लोकेषु’ इति विशेषण (in the Vaiśvānara worlds)

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: क्रिया (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here); ‘न अत्र’ = ‘no … here’

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Afterlife Topography
• Narrative Motifs

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It highlights a common Purāṇic narrative tension: reward imagery (enjoyment in lokas) is presented alongside terms that can imply fascination or enchantment (abhimohita), inviting ethical reflection.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse identifies cosmological destinations (Bṛhaspati-loka; Vaiśvānara-lokas) rather than a terrestrial site in this line.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse contrasts enjoyment of merit with the risk of enchantment, encouraging discernment about attachment even to reward states.