Shloka 19
Varāha-avatāra: The Boar Incarnation Lifts the Earth and Slays Hiraṇyākṣa
तस्याभिपश्यत: खस्थ: क्षणेन किल भारत । गजमात्र: प्रववृधे तदद्भुतमभून्महत् ॥ १९ ॥
tasyābhipaśyataḥ kha-sthaḥ kṣaṇena kila bhārata gaja-mātraḥ pravavṛdhe tad adbhutam abhūn mahat
হে ভারতবংশীয়! ব্রহ্মা দেখতেই দেখতেই সেই বরাহ আকাশে স্থিত হয়ে ক্ষণমাত্রে মহাগজসম বিশাল হয়ে উঠল; তা ছিল মহা আশ্চর্য।
FAQs
This verse describes a divine being in the sky expanding instantly to an elephant-like size, highlighting the wondrous, inconceivable potency seen in the Varāha-līlā narrative.
Śukadeva speaks to Parīkṣit as a descendant of Bharata to honor his royal lineage while narrating the astonishing events of the Lord’s incarnation.
It encourages reverence for the Lord’s inconceivable power and invites faith—recognizing that divine help and transformation can occur suddenly, beyond ordinary expectation.