Text 49] The Appearance of Lord Varaha 527

yah—one who; evam—thus; etam—this; hari-medhasah—who destroys
the material existence of the devotee; hareh—of the Personality
of Godhead; katham—narration;subhadram—auspicious; kathaniya—worthy
to narrate; mayinah—of the merciful by His internal potency; synvita—
hears; bhaktya—in devotion; sravayeta—also allows others to hear; va—
either; usatim—very pleasing; janardanah—the Lord; asya—his; asu—very
soon; hrdi—within the heart; prasidati—becomes very pleased.

TRANSLATION

If anyone hears and describes in a devotional service attitude this
auspicious narration of Lord Boar, which is worthy of description, the
Lord, who is within the heart of everyone, is very pleased.

PURPORT

In His various incarnations, the Lord appears, acts and leaves behind
Him a narrative history which is as transcendental as He Himself. Every
one of us is fond of hearing some wonderful narration, but most stories
are neither auspicious nor worth hearing because they are of the inferior
quality of material nature. Every living entity is of superior quality, spirit
soul, and nothing material can be auspicious for him. Intelligent persons
should therefore hear personally and cause others to hear the descriptive
narrations of the Lord’s activities, for that will destroy the pangs of
material existence. Out of His causeless mercy only, the Lord comes to
this earth and leaves behind His merciful activities so that the devotees
may derive transcendental benefit.

TEXT 49

afar caex aHefaTt Tat

f& gad afd sarafir: |
HATEON Ata TerTT:

wa frad anf ce TT BSI

tasmin prasanne sakalasisam prabhau
kim durlabham tabhir alam lavatmabhih
ananya-drstya bhajatam guhasayah
svayam vidhatte sva-gatim parah param

tasmin—unto Him; prasanne—being pleased; sakala-asisam—of all bene-
diction; prabhau—unto the Lord; kim—what is that; durlabham—very
