696 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 17

samsthadpayisyann aja mam rasatalad

abhyujjaharambhasa adi-siikarah

sah—He; vai—certainly; bhavan—Yourself; atma—by Yourself;
vinirmitam—manufactured; jagat—this world; bhita—the physical ele-
ments; indriya—senses; antah-karana—mind, heart; atmakam—consisting
of; vibho—O Lord; saristhapayisyan—maintaining; aja—O unborn; mam—
me; rasdtalat—from the plutonic region; abhyujjahdra—took out;
ambhasah—from the water; ddi—original; sikarah—the boar.

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord, You are always unborn. Once in the form of the original
boar, You rescued me from the waters in the bottom of the universe.
Through Your own energy You created all the physical elements, the
senses and the heart, for the maintenance of the world.

PURPORT

This refers to the time when Lord Krsna appeared as the supreme boar,
Varaha, and rescued the earth, which had been merged in water. The asura
Hiranyaksa had dislocated the earth from its orbit and thrown it beneath
the waters of the Garbhodaka Ocean. Then the Lord, in the shape of the
original boar, rescued the earth.

TEXT 35

agra afy areaafam:
wont waa fetes: fee |

a = aeaft: «argc
T at Tarqaaa faarafe 24

apam upasthe mayi navy avasthitah
praja bhavan adya riraksisuh kila

sa vira-mirtih samabhid dharadharo
yo mam payasy ugra-saro jighamsasi

apdm—of the water; upasthe—situated on the surface; mayi—in me;
navi—in a boat; avasthitah—standing; prajah—living entities; bhavan—Y our-
self; adya—now; riraksisuh— desiring to protect; kila—indeed; sah—He; vira-
