Text 32) The Appearance of Lord Varaha 511

TEXT 31

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Gavrarivadtaregy: 113211

sva-damstrayoddhrtya mahim nimagnam
sa utthitah samruruce rasayah

tatrapi daityam gadaya ’’patantam
sunabha-sandipita-tivra-manyuh

sva-damstraya—by His own tusks; uddhrtya—raising; mahim—the earth;
nimagnam—submerged; sah—He; utthitah—getting up; sarmruruce—appeared
very splendid; rasayah—from the water; tatra—there; api—also; daityam—
unto the demon; gadaya—with the club; dpatantam—rushing towards Him;
sunabha—the wheel of Krsna; sandipita—glowing; tivra—fierce; manyuh—
anger.

TRANSLATION

Lord Boar very easily took the earth on His tusks and got it out of the
water. Thus He appeared very splendid. Then, His anger glowing like the
Sudaréana wheel, He immediately killed the demon [ Hiranyaksa], although
he tried to fight with the Lord.

PURPORT

According to Srila Jiva Gosvami, the Vedic literatures describe the
incarnation of Lord Varaha (Boar) in two different devastations, namely
the Caksuga devastation and the Svayambhuva devastation. This particular
appearance of the boar incarnation actually took place in the Svayambhuva
devastation, when all planets other than the higher ones—Jana, Mahar and
Satya—merged in the water of devastation. This particular incarnation of
the boar was seen by the inhabitants of the planets mentioned above.
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti suggests that the sage Maitreya amalgamated
both the boar incarnations in different devastations and summarized them
in his description to Vidura.

TEXT 32

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