Varaha Purana 151.74: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 74
The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala
The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha
तारितानि कुलानि स्युरुभयत्र दशापि च ॥ एतन्मरणकाले तु न कदाचित्तु विस्मरेत् ॥
tāritāni kulāni syurubhayatra daśāpi ca || etanmaraṇakāle tu na kadācittu vismaret
ตระกูลของเขาทั้งหลายย่อมถูกพาข้ามพ้นในทั้งสองภพ แม้ถึงสิบชั่วคน และในกาลแห่งความตาย ไม่ควรลืมสิ่งนี้เป็นอันขาด
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It preserves a common Purāṇic phala-śruti trope linking recitation/hearing to intergenerational benefit, informing studies of lineage, memory, and ritual reading cultures.
No specific location is named; the verse generalizes the benefits and emphasizes remembrance rather than topography.
Cultivation of sustained remembrance and attentiveness (especially at life’s end), presented as an ethical discipline connected to learning and practice.
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