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Shloka 9

Viṣṇu as Seed-Cause: Pañcarātra Emanations, Tattva-Unfolding, and the Avatāra Chronology

Devanagari script

स एव विष्णुः सूकरत्वं ह्यवाप क्षोपणीमुद्धर्तुं दैत्यवपुर्निहन्तुम् / हिरण्याक्षं सज्जनानां खगेन्द्र तथा भूमेः स्थापनार्थं च देवः

Transliteration

sa eva viṣṇuḥ sūkaratvaṃ hyavāpa kṣopaṇīmuddhartuṃ daityavapurnihantum / hiraṇyākṣaṃ sajjanānāṃ khagendra tathā bhūmeḥ sthāpanārthaṃ ca devaḥ

Translation

അത് തന്നെയുള്ള വിഷ്ണു ഭൂമിയെ ഉയർത്തി രക്ഷിക്കാനും, ദൈത്യദേഹധാരിയായ ശത്രുവിനെ നശിപ്പിക്കാനും, ഹിരണ്യാക്ഷനെ വധിക്കാനും വരാഹരൂപം സ്വീകരിച്ചു. ഹേ ഖഗേന്ദ്രാ, സജ്ജനഹിതത്തിനും ഭൂമിയുടെ പുനഃസ്ഥാപനത്തിനുമായി ദേവൻ അങ്ങനെ ചെയ്തു.

Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
एवindeed
एव:
Emphasis (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphasis)
विष्णुःViṣṇu
विष्णुः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
सूकरत्वम्the state of being a boar
सूकरत्वम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसूकर (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (प्रत्यय)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक तद्धितान्त ‘boar-hood’
हिindeed
हि:
Emphasis (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (indeed/for)
अवापattained/assumed
अवाप:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
क्षोपणीम्(the earth) Kṣopaṇī (name/epithet)
क्षोपणीम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षोपणी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
उद्धर्तुम्to lift up
उद्धर्तुम्:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-हृ (धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), ‘to lift up/raise’
दैत्य-वपुःthe demonic form
दैत्य-वपुः:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘दैत्यस्य वपुः’ = ‘demonic body/form’
निहन्तुम्to kill
निहन्तुम्:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Rootनि-हन् (धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), ‘to slay’
हिरण्याक्षम्Hiraṇyākṣa
हिरण्याक्षम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootहिरण्याक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
सज्जनानाम्of the good people
सज्जनानाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootसज्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन
खगेन्द्रO lord of birds (Garuda)
खगेन्द्र:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootखग (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘खगानाम् इन्द्रः’
तथाalso
तथा:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (also/likewise)
भूमेःof the earth
भूमेः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
स्थापन-अर्थम्for the purpose of establishing
स्थापन-अर्थम्:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootस्थापन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रयोजनवाचक तत्पुरुषः ‘स्थापनस्य अर्थः’
चand
च:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrator voice addressing Garuda/Khagendra in the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vishnu’s Varaha avatara restores the Earth and destroys Hiranyaksha for the welfare of the righteous—divine intervention to re-anchor dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Ishvara as protector (rakshaka) and restorer of rta/dharma; līlā that resolves adharma and stabilizes the world-order.

Application: In adversity, anchor faith in the protective aspect of the Divine; align actions with dharma to become ‘sajjana’ supported by that order.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic battlefield; submerged realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: avatara narratives and Vishnu-stuti passages (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
V
Varaha
G
Garuda (Khagendra)
H
Hiranyaksha
B
Bhumi (Earth)
D
Daityas

FAQs

This verse highlights Varāha as Viṣṇu’s act of cosmic restoration—rescuing the Earth, destroying adharma embodied by the Daitya, and protecting the virtuous.

Indirectly, it frames the Purāṇic ethic: dharma is safeguarded by the Divine, encouraging souls to align with righteousness (sajjanas) rather than demonic conduct that leads to downfall.

Cultivate sajjana-dharma—truthfulness, restraint, and protection of life and community—trusting that sustained righteousness supports stability in one’s world, as the Earth is “re-established” in the verse.

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