Shloka 47
Varāha-avatāra: The Boar Incarnation Lifts the Earth and Slays Hiraṇyākṣa
स इत्थं भगवानुर्वीं विष्वक्सेन: प्रजापति: । रसाया लीलयोन्नीतामप्सु न्यस्य ययौ हरि: ॥ ४७ ॥
sa itthaṁ bhagavān urvīṁ viṣvaksenaḥ prajāpatiḥ rasāyā līlayonnītām apsu nyasya yayau hariḥ
इस प्रकार भगवान हरि—विष्वक्सेन, प्रजापति और समस्त जीवों के पालनकर्ता—ने लीला से रसातल से पृथ्वी को उठाया, उसे जल पर तैरता हुआ रखकर अपने धाम को लौट गए।
The Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu, descends by His will to the material planets in His innumerable incarnations for particular purposes, and again He goes back to His own abode. When He descends He is called an avatāra because avatāra means “one who descends.” Neither the Lord Himself nor His specific devotees who come to this earth are ordinary living entities like us.
FAQs
This verse states that Lord Hari, as a divine pastime, lifted the Earth from Rasātala and placed her upon the waters—showing His power and protective care for creation.
The name Viṣvaksena emphasizes the Lord’s supreme sovereignty—His all-pervading command and irresistible divine power by which He restores cosmic order.
When life feels “submerged” in fear or chaos, this līlā inspires trust that the Divine can uplift and re-establish stability—encouraging steady devotion and responsibility toward dharma and the world.