Shloka 26
Varāha-avatāra: The Boar Incarnation Lifts the Earth and Slays Hiraṇyākṣa
तेषां सतां वेदवितानमूर्ति- र्ब्रह्मावधार्यात्मगुणानुवादम् । विनद्य भूयो विबुधोदयाय गजेन्द्रलीलो जलमाविवेश ॥ २६ ॥
teṣāṁ satāṁ veda-vitāna-mūrtir brahmāvadhāryātma-guṇānuvādam vinadya bhūyo vibudhodayāya gajendra-līlo jalam āviveśa
Le Seigneur, incarnation du sacrifice védique, comprit que ces prières des saints Lui étaient destinées, car elles chantaient Ses qualités; puis, pour le bien des devas, Il rugit de nouveau et, jouant comme un éléphant royal, entra dans l’eau.
The form of the Lord in any shape is always transcendental and full of knowledge and mercy. The Lord is the destroyer of all material contamination because His form is personified Vedic knowledge. All the Vedas worship the transcendental form of the Lord. In the Vedic mantras the devotees request the Lord to remove the glaring effulgence because it covers His real face. That is the version of the Īśopaniṣad. The Lord has no material form, but His form is always understood in terms of the Vedas. The Vedas are said to be the breath of the Lord, and that breath was inhaled by Brahmā, the original student of the Vedas. The breathing from the nostril of Brahmā caused the appearance of Lord Boar, and therefore the boar incarnation of the Lord is the personified Vedas. The glorification of the incarnation by the sages on the higher planets consisted of factual Vedic hymns. Whenever there is glorification of the Lord, it is to be understood that Vedic mantras are being rightly vibrated. The Lord was therefore pleased when such Vedic mantras were chanted, and to encourage His pure devotees, He roared once more and entered the water to rescue the submerged earth.
FAQs
This verse shows Brahmā contemplating and then loudly proclaiming the Lord’s qualities, indicating that praising Bhagavān’s attributes brings auspiciousness and spiritual awakening.
In the Varāha-līlā context, Brahmā’s powerful cry signals renewed confidence and auspiciousness for the demigods, and his entering the water aligns with the unfolding search and revelation connected with the Lord’s descent.
Regularly hear and recite the Lord’s qualities (Hari-kīrtana/Hari-kathā); it strengthens faith, lifts the mind from fear, and brings clarity and auspiciousness amid uncertainty.