Varaha Purana 151.4: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 4

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Uttara Bhāga · Lohārgala-Māhātmya (Stotra / Panegyric Verse)

Devanagari script

सुरकरण नृसिंह लोकनाथ युतससुरसुरधीऱ देववीर ॥ कमलदलसहस्रनेत्र रूपो जयति कृतान्तसमानकालरूपः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.4

Transliteration

surakaraṇa nṛsiṁha lokanātha yutasasurasuradhīra devavīra || kamaladalasahasranetra rūpo jayati kṛtāntasamānakālarūpaḥ ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

فتح و ظفر اسی دیو ویر، لوک ناتھ نرسِمْہ کی ہے—جو دیوتاؤں اور اسوروں میں ثابت قدم و بردبار، عالم کا محافظ ہے؛ جس کی صورت کنول کی پنکھڑیوں جیسے ہزار آنکھوں والی ہے، اور جس کا کال-روپ کِرتانت (موت) کے برابر ہے۔

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Word by Word

• sura-karaṇa: O cause/instrument of the gods
• Type: Noun
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (ṣaṣṭhī): ‘surāṇāṃ karaṇam/hetuḥ’ (epithet); Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: sura + karaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)

• nṛsiṁha: O Narasiṃha
• Type: Noun
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (karmadhāraya-like): ‘man-lion’; Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: nṛ + siṁha (प्रातिपदिक)

• loka-nātha: O Lord of the world
• Type: Noun
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: ‘lokasya nāthaḥ’; Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: loka + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)

• yuta: endowed/associated
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; ‘endowed/associated’ (used as epithet)
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: yuta (प्रातिपदिक)

• sa-sura-asura-dhīra: O steadfast one amid gods and demons
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Karmadhāraya/complex compound: ‘(sura-asurayoḥ) dhīraḥ’ with sa-; Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: sa + sura + asura + dhīra (प्रातिपदिक)

• deva-vīra: O divine hero
• Type: Noun
• Form: Karmadhāraya: ‘devaḥ vīraḥ’/‘devānāṃ vīraḥ’; Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Root: deva + vīra (प्रातिपदिक)

• kamala-dala-sahasra-netra: (having) thousand eyes like lotus-petals
• Type: Noun
• Form: Tatpuruṣa chain: ‘kamalasya dala-sadṛśaṃ sahasraṃ netrāṇi yasya’; used as bahuvrīhi sense in next word; Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana (as qualifier)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: kamala + dala + sahasra + netra (प्रातिपदिक)

• rūpaḥ: one whose form is...
• Type: Noun
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; with prior compound forms bahuvrīhi-style epithet ‘...rūpaḥ’
• Role: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)

• jayati: is victorious / triumphs
• Type: Verb
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: ji (धातु)

• kṛtānta-samāna-kāla-rūpaḥ: whose form/time is equal to Death (Yama)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Tatpuruṣa chain: ‘kṛtāntena samānaḥ kālaḥ, tasya rūpaḥ’; Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate nominative of subject
• Role: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Root: kṛtānta + samāna + kāla + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• Compounds are largely lexical
• kamaladala+sahasranetra → kamaladalasahasranetra
• kṛtānta+samāna+kāla+rūpaḥ → kṛtāntasamānakālarūpaḥ

Speaker and setting

Vira and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Stotra (hymnic description)

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Theology of divine protection

Subjects

CosmologyEthicsClassical Poetics

Core idea

The Lord’s protective form transcends fear—even Death (Kṛtānta) is matched/overcome by the deity’s kāla-rūpa.

In practice

Invoke the protective aspect of Viṣṇu (here Narasiṃha) in moments of fear; cultivate courage grounded in divine guardianship.

The Varaha avatara

Aspect

Battle fury

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Stotra
• Purāṇic Theology (Descriptive)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates Purāṇic stotra-style diction embedded within narrative chapters, preserving classical metaphors (lotus-eyes, time/death comparison) used to characterize divine sovereignty.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse is primarily panegyric and thematic rather than topographic.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse conveys an ideal of steadfast protection and moral order through the symbolism of a world-guardian whose authority encompasses time and mortality.