Text 16] The Appearance of Lord Varaha 499

yad okah sarva-bhitanam
mahi magna mahambhasi
asya uddharane yatno
deva devya vidhiyatam

yat—because; okah—the dwelling place; sarva—for all; bhutanam-—living
entities; mahi—the earth; magna—merged; maha-ambhasi—in the great
water; asyah—of this; uddharane—in the lifting; yatnah—attempt; deva—
O master of the demigods; devyah—of this earth; vidhiyatam—let it be
done.

TRANSLATION

O master of the demigods, please attempt to lift the earth, which is
merged in the great water, because it is the dwelling place for all the living
entities. It can be done by your endeavor and by the mercy of the Lord.

PURPORT

The great water mentioned in this connection is the Garbhodaka Ocean,
which fills half of the universe.

TEXT 16

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maitreya uvaca
paramesthi tu apam madhye
tatha sannam aveksya gam
katham enam samunnesya
iti dadhyau dhiya ciram

maitreyah uvaca—Sri Maitreya Muni said; paramesthi—Brahma; tu—
also; apam—the water; madhye—within; tatha—thus; sannaém-—situated;
aveksya—seeing; gam—the earth; katham—how; endm—this; samunnesye—|
will lift; iti-thus; dadhyau—gave attention; dhiya—by intelligence; ciram—
for a long time.

TRANSLATION

Sti Maitreya said: Thus, seeing the earth merged in the water, Brahma
gave his attention for a long time to how it could be lifted.
