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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

तोच विष्णू पृथ्वीचा उद्धार करण्यासाठी, दैत्यदेहधारी शत्रूचा नाश करण्यासाठी आणि हिरण्याक्षाचा वध करण्यासाठी वराहरूपास प्राप्त झाला. हे खगेन्द्र, सज्जनांच्या हितासाठी व भूमीच्या पुनःस्थापनेसाठी देवाने असे केले.

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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