PLATE THREE
“The Supreme Lord in His boar incarnation, who accepts all sacrificial offerings, lives in the northern part of Jambūdvīpa. There, in the tract of land known as Uttarakuru-varṣa, mother earth and all the other inhabitants worship Him with unfailing devotional service by repeatedly chanting the following  Upaniṣad mantra : ‘O Lord, we offer our respectful obeisances unto You as the gigantic person. Simply by chanting  mantras , we shall be able to understand You fully. You are  yajña  (sacrifice), and You are the  kratu  (ritual). Therefore all the ritualistic ceremonies of sacrifice are part of Your transcendental body, and You are the only enjoyer of all sacrifices. My Lord, as the original boar within this universe, You fought and killed the great demon Hiraṇyākṣa. Then You lifted me (the earth) from the Garbhodaka Ocean on the end of Your tusk, exactly as a sporting elephant plucks a lotus flower from the water. I bow down before You.’” ( pp. 212–220 )