Shloka 29
Gandhamādana-praveśa and the Sudden Storm (गन्धमादनप्रवेशः — चण्डवातवर्षवर्णनम्)
नष्टा वसुमती कृत्स्ना पाताले चैव मज्जिता । पुनरुद्धरिता तेन वाराहेणैकशृद्धिणा,एक समय सारी पृथ्वी एकार्णवके जलमें ड्रबकर अदृश्य हो गयी, पातालमें डूब गयी। उस समय भगवान् विष्णुने पर्वतशिखरके सदृश एक दाँतवाले वाराहका रूप धारण करके पुनः इसका उद्धार किया था
naṣṭā vasumatī kṛtsnā pātāle caiva majjitā | punaruddharitā tena vārāheṇaikaśṛṅgiṇā ||
The whole earth (Vasumatī) was once lost—submerged and made to sink into the netherworld. Then the Lord, taking the form of the Boar with a single tusk, raised her up again. The episode recalls divine intervention to restore cosmic order when the world is overwhelmed, affirming that protection of the earth and re-establishment of dharma are paramount duties of the Supreme.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
When the world is overwhelmed and order collapses, the divine acts to restore balance; safeguarding the earth and re-establishing dharma is presented as a supreme, sustaining responsibility.
The speaker recalls the Varāha episode: the earth disappeared beneath the waters and sank into Pātāla, and Viṣṇu, assuming the one-tusked Boar form, lifted and rescued her.