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
434 3H
TA IT HEY TAT AATTAST TT |
waa AAA ee Feat Ae Fe 2k
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.
