Shloka 44
Varāha-avatāra: The Boar Incarnation Lifts the Earth and Slays Hiraṇyākṣa
विधुन्वता वेदमयं निजं वपु- र्जनस्तप:सत्यनिवासिनो वयम् । सटाशिखोद्धूतशिवाम्बुबिन्दुभि- र्विमृज्यमाना भृशमीश पाविता: ॥ ४४ ॥
vidhunvatā vedamayaṁ nijaṁ vapur janas-tapaḥ-satya-nivāsino vayam saṭā-śikhoddhūta-śivāmbu-bindubhir vimṛjyamānā bhṛśam īśa pāvitāḥ
हे ईश्वर! हम जन, तप और सत्य लोकों के निवासी अवश्य हैं, फिर भी जब आपने अपने वेदमय शरीर को झटका, तब आपके कंधों के रोमों से उछली कल्याणकारी जल-बूँदों ने हमें भलीभाँति धोकर अत्यन्त पवित्र कर दिया।
Ordinarily the body of a hog is considered impure, but one should not consider that the hog incarnation assumed by the Lord is also impure. That form of the Lord is the personified Vedas and is transcendental. The inhabitants of the Jana, Tapas and Satya lokas are the most pious persons in the material world, but because those planets are situated in the material world, there are so many material impurities there also. Therefore, when the drops of water from the tips of the Lord’s shoulder hairs were sprinkled upon the bodies of the inhabitants of the higher planets, they felt purified. The Ganges water is pure because of its emanating from the toe of the Lord, and there is no difference between the water emanating from the toe and that from the tips of the hair on the shoulder of Lord Boar. They are both absolute and transcendental.
FAQs
This verse says the Lord’s presence is so purifying that even droplets shaken from His mane cleanse and sanctify the exalted sages of higher planetary systems.
In the Varaha-lila, they witness the Lord’s divine form and power; their prayers express that His Veda-embodying body and even incidental contact (like water droplets) purify all beings.
Seek purification through sincere remembrance, hearing, and devotion to the Lord—trusting that even small contact with bhakti (His names, forms, and pastimes) brings deep inner cleansing.