Shloka 21

अन्धक-हिरण्याक्ष-प्रसङ्गः, वराहावतारः, दंष्ट्राभूषणं च

Devanagari script

अनेनैव वराहेण चोद्धृतासि वरप्रदे कृष्णेनाक्लिष्टकार्येण शतहस्तेन विष्णुना

Transliteration

anenaiva varāheṇa coddhṛtāsi varaprade kṛṣṇenākliṣṭakāryeṇa śatahastena viṣṇunā

Translation

ഹേ വരപ്രദേ! ഈ വരാഹൻ തന്നെയാണ് നിന്നെ ഉയർത്തിയത്; അക്ലിഷ്ടകാര്യനായ ‘ശതഹസ്ത’ വിഷ്ണു—കൃഷ്ണൻ—നിന്നെ ആഴങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് ഉദ്ധരിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• अनेन एव: by this very (one)

• वराहेण: by Varāha (the Boar incarnation)

• च: and

• उद्धृतासि: you have been lifted up/raised

• वर-प्रदे: O giver of boons

• कृष्णेन: by Kṛṣṇa

• अक्लिष्ट-कार्येण: by him whose deeds are untroubled/effortless

• शत-हस्तेन: by the hundred-handed (mighty-armed) one

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal praise addressed to the Earth/Devi Dharani in the Varaha episode)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Varaha
• Krishna

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames cosmic preservation (the Earth’s uplift) as a sacred act within Purāṇic theology; in Shaiva reading, such divine functions ultimately depend on Pati (Śiva) as the supreme ground, reinforcing why Linga worship honors the transcendent source behind all avatāric deeds.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Though Śiva is not named, the verse supports a Shaiva Siddhānta lens: avatāras and cosmic rescues are functional expressions in the world of Pāśas, while Shiva-tattva remains the unconditioned Pati—the enabling reality by which all divine agencies accomplish ‘effortless’ action.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi is stated; the takeaway is contemplative: meditate on divine ‘akliṣṭa-kārya’ (effortless action) as a mark of īśvara-śakti, integrating devotion (bhakti) with inner surrender central to Pāśupata-oriented discipline.