Shloka 30
The Slaying of Hiraṇyākṣa and the Triumph of Varāha
देवा ऊचु: नमो नमस्तेऽखिलयज्ञतन्तवे स्थितौ गृहीतामलसत्त्वमूर्तये । दिष्टया हतोऽयं जगतामरुन्तुद- स्त्वत्पादभक्त्या वयमीश निर्वृता: ॥ ३० ॥
devā ūcuḥ namo namas te ’khila-yajña-tantave sthitau gṛhītāmala-sattva-mūrtaye diṣṭyā hato ’yaṁ jagatām aruntudas tvat-pāda-bhaktyā vayam īśa nirvṛtāḥ
The demigods addressed the Lord: All obeisances unto You! You are the enjoyer of all sacrifices, and You have assumed the form of a boar, in pure goodness, for the purpose of maintaining the world. Fortunately for us, this demon, who was a torment to the worlds, has been slain by You, and we too, O Lord, are now at ease, in devotion to Your lotus feet.
The material world consists of three modes — goodness, passion and ignorance — but the spiritual world is pure goodness. It is said here that the form of the Lord is pure goodness, which means that it is not material. In the material world there is no pure goodness. In the Bhāgavatam the stage of pure goodness is called sattvaṁ viśuddham. Viśuddham means “pure.” In pure goodness there is no contamination by the two inferior qualities, namely passion and ignorance. Therefore the form of the boar in which the Lord appeared is nothing of the material world. There are many other forms of the Lord, but none of them belong to the material qualities. Such forms are nondifferent from the Viṣṇu form, and Viṣṇu is the enjoyer of all sacrifices.
FAQs
This verse addresses the Lord as “akhila-yajña-tantu,” the underlying thread and support of all yajña—showing that sacrifice ultimately finds its purpose and completion in pleasing Him.
Because Hiraṇyākṣa was a tormentor of all beings, and his death by the Lord’s grace restored protection to the worlds; the devas express gratitude and renewed devotion to the Lord’s lotus feet.
By anchoring one’s mind and actions in bhakti—regular remembrance, prayer, and service—one gains inner relief and satisfaction even amid external disturbances, as the devas declare here.