Shloka 6
Varāha Confronts Hiraṇyākṣa: The Challenge, the Rescue of Earth, and the Opening of the Mace-Duel
स तुद्यमानोऽरिदुरुक्ततोमरै- र्दंष्ट्राग्रगां गामुपलक्ष्य भीताम् । तोदं मृषन्निरगादम्बुमध्याद् ग्राहाहत: सकरेणुर्यथेभ: ॥ ६ ॥
sa tudyamāno ’ri-durukta-tomarair daṁṣṭrāgra-gāṁ gām upalakṣya bhītām todaṁ mṛṣan niragād ambu-madhyād grāhāhataḥ sa-kareṇur yathebhaḥ
যদিও ভগবান সেই অসুরের বাণতুল্য কটু বাক্যে ব্যথিত হয়েছিলেন, তবুও তিনি তা সহ্য করলেন। নিজের দন্তের অগ্রভাগে অবস্থিত পৃথিবীকে ভয়ার্ত দেখে তিনি জল থেকে উঠে এলেন, যেমন কুমির দ্বারা আক্রান্ত হলে হস্তী তার সঙ্গিনীসহ উঠে আসে।
The Māyāvādī philosopher cannot understand that the Lord has feelings. The Lord is satisfied if someone offers Him a nice prayer, and similarly, God is dissatisfied if someone decries His existence or calls Him by ill names. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is decried by the Māyāvādī philosophers, who are almost demons. They say that God has no head, no form, no existence and no legs, hands or other bodily limbs. In other words, they say that He is dead or lame. All these misconceptions of the Supreme Lord are a source of dissatisfaction to Him; He is never pleased with such atheistic descriptions. In this case, although the Lord felt sorrow from the piercing words of the demon, He delivered the earth for the satisfaction of the demigods, who are ever His devotees. The conclusion is that God is as sentient as we are. He is satisfied by our prayers and dissatisfied by our harsh words against Him. In order to give protection to His devotee, He is always ready to tolerate insulting words from the atheists.
FAQs
This verse describes Lord Varāha lifting Bhū-devī on the tip of His tusk and rising from the ocean despite being struck by Hiraṇyākṣa’s weapons, showing the Lord’s protective rescue of the earth.
Bhū-devī is portrayed as fearful due to the violent upheaval caused by the demon and the cosmic waters; the imagery highlights the Lord’s tenderness and guardianship even amid battle.
Endure obstacles without losing purpose, and remember that sincere surrender to the Lord brings protection—just as the Lord safeguards what is vulnerable even in the midst of conflict.