Varaha Purana 151.63: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 63

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत द्वादशाहोषितो नरः ॥ मोदते रुद्रलोकेषु रुद्रकन्याभिरावृतः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.63

Transliteration

tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta dvādaśāhoṣito naraḥ || modate rudra-lokeṣu rudra-kanyābhir āvṛtaḥ

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น บุรุษผู้พำนักครบสิบสองวันพึงอาบน้ำชำระกายอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์; เขาย่อมชื่นบานในโลกทั้งหลายของรุทระ โดยมีธิดาแห่งรุทระรายล้อม

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• कुर्वीत: should do
• कुर्वीत: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• द्वादश-अह-उषितः: having stayed twelve days
• द्वादश-अह-उषितः: कर्तृविशेषण (Agent-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अह (प्रातिपदिक) + उषित (कृदन्त; वस्/उष् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'having stayed twelve days'

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• रुद्र-लोकेषु: in Rudra’s worlds
• रुद्र-लोकेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य लोकाः)

• रुद्र-कन्याभिः: by/with Rudra’s maidens
• रुद्र-कन्याभिः: करण/सह (Karaṇa/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य कन्याः)

• आवृतः: surrounded
• आवृतः: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त; past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपसर्गः आ-

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Pilgrimage Traditions
• Indic Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates the Purāṇic pattern of quantifying pilgrimage observances (e.g., twelve-day stays) and associating them with specific cosmological rewards.

Which geographic location is identified?

The implied location is Maheśvara-kuṇḍa from the preceding verse; this verse continues the same tīrtha context.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse reinforces disciplined observance over time (dvādaśāha residence) as the central practical instruction.