Shloka 8
Varāha Confronts Hiraṇyākṣa: The Challenge, the Rescue of Earth, and the Opening of the Mace-Duel
स गामुदस्तात्सलिलस्य गोचरे विन्यस्य तस्यामदधात्स्वसत्त्वम् । अभिष्टुतो विश्वसृजा प्रसूनै- रापूर्यमाणो विबुधै: पश्यतोऽरे: ॥ ८ ॥
sa gām udastāt salilasya gocare vinyasya tasyām adadhāt sva-sattvam abhiṣṭuto viśva-sṛjā prasūnair āpūryamāṇo vibudhaiḥ paśyato ’reḥ
ព្រះអង្គបានដាក់ផែនដីនៅលើផ្ទៃទឹកក្នុងក្រសែភ្នែករបស់ព្រះអង្គ ហើយបានផ្ទេរថាមពលរបស់ព្រះអង្គទៅឱ្យផែនដីដើម្បីឱ្យវាអណ្តែត។ ខណៈដែលសត្រូវកំពុងឈរមើល ព្រះព្រហ្មបានសរសើរព្រះអង្គ ហើយពួកទេវតាបាន rải ផ្កា លើព្រះអង្គ។
Those who are demons cannot understand how the Supreme Personality of Godhead floated the earth on water, but to devotees of the Lord this is not a very wonderful act. Not only the earth but many, many millions of planets are floating in the air, and this floating power is endowed upon them by the Lord; there is no other possible explanation. The materialists can explain that the planets are floating by the law of gravitation, but the law of gravitation works under the control or direction of the Supreme Lord. That is the version of Bhagavad-gītā, which confirms, by the Lord’s statement, that behind the material laws or nature’s laws and behind the growth, maintenance, production and evolution of all the planetary systems — behind everything — is the Lord’s direction. The Lord’s activities could be appreciated only by the demigods, headed by Brahmā, and therefore when they saw the uncommon prowess of the Lord in keeping the earth on the surface of the water, they showered flowers on Him in appreciation of His transcendental activity.
FAQs
This verse says the Lord lifted the Earth out of the waters, placed her safely upon the surface, and empowered her with His sustaining potency, while Brahmā and the demigods praised Him.
Because the Lord’s act restores cosmic order—saving the Earth and reestablishing dharma—so the devas honor Him as the supreme protector even as the battle with Hiraṇyākṣa continues.
When life feels “submerged,” the Bhagavatam teaches reliance on the Lord’s protection and steady devotion—trusting that divine strength can reestablish stability and purpose.