Varaha Purana 39.23: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 23
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
कालेन महता तस्याः प्रसन्नो गरुडध्वजः । उज्जहार स्थितौ चेमां स्थापयामास सोऽव्ययः ॥ ३९.२३ ॥
kālena mahatā tasyāḥ prasanno garuḍadhvajaḥ | ujjahāra sthitau cemāṃ sthāpayāmāsa so 'vyayaḥ || 39.23 ||
久しき時を経て、ガルダの旗印を持つ御方（ヴィシュヌ）は彼女に慈しみを垂れ、この大地を引き上げ、正しい状態に再び安置した。不滅なるその御方が、堅固に据え置いたのである。
Varāha (default, narrative voice not explicit in excerpt)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic motif of cosmic restoration, presenting a mythic framework for re-establishing order after disruption, and is frequently cited in studies of the Varāha (boar) cycle and Earth-retrieval narratives.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on a cosmic act (the lifting and re-establishing of Earth) rather than a localized tīrtha or region.
The verse foregrounds the principle of restoration and stabilization—an ethical template that can be read archivally as valuing protection of the Earth and the maintenance of rightful order (stability, balance) after disturbance.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
