Shloka 39

Matsya Purana — Catalogue of the Eighteen Puranas

Devanagari script

महावराहस्य पुनर् माहात्म्यमधिकृत्य च विष्णुनाभिहितं क्षोण्यै तद्वाराहम् इहोच्यते //

Transliteration

mahāvarāhasya punar māhātmyamadhikṛtya ca viṣṇunābhihitaṃ kṣoṇyai tadvārāham ihocyate //

Translation

Now, taking up once again the greatness of the Great Boar (Mahāvarāha), this Vārāha teaching—spoken by Viṣṇu to the Earth—is here set forth.

Word by Word

• mahā-varāhasya: of the Great Boar (Varaha incarnation)

• punaḥ: again, once more

• māhātmyam: greatness, glory

• adhikṛtya: taking as the subject, having undertaken

• ca: and

• viṣṇunā: by Viṣṇu

• abhihitam: spoken, declared

• kṣoṇyai: to the Earth (Kṣoṇī)

• tat-vārāham: that (account/teaching) concerning Varaha

• iha: here, in this text/section

• ucyate: is spoken, is stated

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) / Purāṇic redactor voice introducing the Varaha section

Entities Mentioned

• Mahāvarāha
• Viṣṇu
• Kṣoṇī (Earth)

Tags

• Varaha Avatara
• Mahatmya
• Purana framing
• Earth rescue theme
• Narrative introduction

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

Indirectly, it signals a Varaha-focused passage where Earth (Kṣoṇī) is central—typically tied to cosmic restoration after disorder, even when pralaya is not explicitly named in this verse.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

As a framing verse, it does not prescribe duties directly; it introduces a sacred discourse on divine protection of the Earth, a thematic basis later used in Purāṇas to ground righteous governance (protecting land, order, and dharma).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu/ritual rule appears here; the verse functions as an introduction to the Varaha teaching, which in broader Purāṇic usage can support temple/ritual devotion to Varaha, but this line itself is purely contextual.