Varaha Purana 151.82: Adhyaya 151, Shloka 82

The Sacred Greatness of Lohārgala

The ‘Iron-Bolt’ Tīrtha

Devanagari script

धारा चैका पतत्यत्र दृश्यते हिमसंश्रयात् ॥ तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत षष्ठभक्तोषितो नरः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 151.82

Transliteration

dhārā caikā pataty atra dṛśyate himasaṃśrayāt || tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta ṣaṣṭhabhaktoṣito naraḥ ||

Translation

یہاں پانی کی ایک ہی دھارا گرتی ہے، جو برف کے سہارے ہونے کے سبب نمایاں دکھائی دیتی ہے۔ وہاں آدمی ‘چھٹے دن کے کھانے’ کے ورت پر قائم رہ کر ابھیشیک/اسنان کرے۔

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Word by Word

• धारा: a stream
• धारा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एका: one, single
• एका: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; (धारा इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• पतति: falls
• पतति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• दृश्यते: is seen
• दृश्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• हिम-संश्रयात्: from contact with/depending on snow
• हिम-संश्रयात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिम (प्रातिपदिक) + संश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (हिमस्य संश्रयः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अभिषेकम्: ablution, ritual bathing
• अभिषेकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कुर्वीत: should perform
• कुर्वीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• षष्ठ-भक्त-उषितः: one observing the ‘sixth-meal’ vow (fasting regimen)
• षष्ठ-भक्त-उषितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + उषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वस् ‘to dwell/abide’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठे भक्ते उषितः = having stayed on the sixth meal/with sixth-day fasting regimen)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ecological Narratives
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It combines a hydrological observation (snow-dependence) with ritual prescription, illustrating how Purāṇic texts encode environmental features within sacred-practice frameworks.

Which geographic location is identified?

A snow-dependent falling stream is described, but no specific toponym is given in this line; it likely belongs to the Śarabhaṅga-kuṇḍa setting mentioned nearby.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

A disciplined observance (regulated eating) is paired with ritual bathing, emphasizing restraint and intentional practice.