Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 4
लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा
Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama
स वराहस्ततो भूत्वा प्रोज्जहार वसुन्धराम्।असृजच्च जगत्सर्वं सह पुत्रैः कृतात्मभिः।।।।
sa varāhas tato bhūtvā projjahāra vasundharām | asṛjac ca jagat sarvaṃ saha putraiḥ kṛtātmabhiḥ ||
Entonces se hizo el Jabalí sagrado, Varāha, alzó la Tierra y dio origen a todo el universo, junto con sus hijos, de alma purificada y dueños de sí.
Then he assumed the form of a boar and uplifted the earth and created this world with his progeny of purified souls.
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as cosmic protection and restoration: the righteous power upholds the world (symbolized by lifting the Earth) and sustains ordered creation.
In a genealogical-cosmological account, the speaker describes primordial acts of preservation and creation that precede the royal lineage being traced.
Protective strength guided by purity—power exercised for the welfare of the world, alongside self-discipline (kṛtātman).