Varaha Purana 151.60: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 60
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha-māhātmya (Bathing Observances)
तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत दशरात्रोषितो नरः ॥ गौरीं देवीं स पश्येत्तु तस्या लोके च मोदते
tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta daśa-rātroṣito naraḥ || gaurīṃ devīṃ sa paśyet tu tasyā loke ca modate
tatra snAnaM tu kurvIta dasharAtroShito naraH || gaurIM devIM sa pashyettu tasyA loke cha modate
ณ ที่นั้น บุรุษผู้พำนักครบสิบราตรีพึงอาบน้ำชำระกายอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์; เขาย่อมได้เฝ้าทัศนาเทวีคาวรี และยินดีในโลกของพระนาง
Sandhi Notes
- दशरात्रोषितः = दश-रात्र-उषितः (ओषि sandhi: अ + उ → ओ)
- पश्येत्तु = पश्येत् + तु (त् + त → त्त)
Varāha
Curious, hopeful
What observance at Umā-kuṇḍa grants vision of the goddess and what is the resulting gati?
Devī’s grace is approached through regulated devotion: time (ten nights), act (snāna), and place (kuṇḍa) converge to open perception and destiny.
If undertaking tīrtha-vrata, keep the full duration with purity, restraint, and focused worship; treat ‘loka’ as alignment with the deity’s qualities (śaucam, śānti, dayā).
At Umā-kuṇḍa, one should stay ten nights and then bathe; thereby one gains Gaurī-darśana and rejoices in her world.
Following: vision of Devī Gaurī and attainment of her loka; neglect: loss of the stated darśana and loka-fruit.
Darśana of Devī Gaurī and आनंद in her loka (tasyā loke modate).
Varāha Purāṇa 151.66 (Umā-kuṇḍa origin and naming)
FAQs
It preserves a structured pilgrimage timetable (ten-night residence) typical of tīrtha traditions, showing the institutionalization of devotional travel and ritual schedules.
The context indicates Umā-kuṇḍa; no further geographic qualifiers appear in this verse.
Commitment and patience in observance (staying a prescribed duration) are foregrounded as virtues in ritual practice.
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