Varaha Purana 151.30: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 30

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

शृणु वत्स जगन्नाथो यथा मामाह चोदितः ॥ श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ एवं तत्रैव कर्माणि क्रियन्ते विधिपूर्वकम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.30

Transliteration

śṛṇu vatsa jagannātho yathā mām āha coditaḥ || śrīvarāha uvāca || evaṃ tatraiva karmāṇi kriyante vidhipūrvakam

Translation

سنو، اے عزیز فرزند؛ جب جگت ناتھ کو ترغیب دی گئی تو اُس نے مجھ سے جیسے فرمایا، میں وہ بیان کرتا ہوں۔ شری وراہ نے کہا: اسی مقام پر وہاں مقررہ طریقے کے مطابق اعمال و رسومات ادا کی جاتی ہیں۔

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Word by Word

• शृणु: hear; listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• वत्स: O child; dear one
• वत्स: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

• जगन्नाथः: the Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• यथा: as; how
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध/प्रकारवाचक (correlative adverb: 'as/how')

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आह: said; spoke
• आह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• चोदितः: prompted; instructed
• चोदितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चुद् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रीवराहः: Śrī Varāha
• श्रीवराहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus; in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: 'there')

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis: 'indeed/just')

• कर्माणि: rites; actions
• कर्माणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• क्रियन्ते: are done; are performed
• क्रियन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद, कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive voice)

• विधि-पूर्वकम्: according to rule; duly
• विधि-पूर्वकम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधि + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial compound)

Speaker

Varāha

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FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It foregrounds the Purāṇic concern for codified practice (vidhi), indicating how tīrtha narratives often embed procedural ritual guidance.

Which geographic location is identified?

A specific place is implied by ‘tatraiva’ (“there itself”), but it is not named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To undertake actions with procedural integrity—doing practices ‘according to rule’ rather than arbitrarily.