Shloka 46
Varāha-avatāra: The Boar Incarnation Lifts the Earth and Slays Hiraṇyākṣa
मैत्रेय उवाच इत्युपस्थीयमानोऽसौ मुनिभिर्ब्रह्मवादिभि: । सलिले स्वखुराक्रान्त उपाधत्तावितावनिम् ॥ ४६ ॥
maitreya uvāca ity upasthīyamāno ’sau munibhir brahma-vādibhiḥ salile sva-khurākrānta upādhattāvitāvanim
ମୈତ୍ରେୟ କହିଲେ—ଏପରି ମୁନି ଓ ବ୍ରହ୍ମବାଦୀମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପୂଜିତ ହୋଇ, ଭଗବାନ ଜଳରେ ନିଜ ଖୁରଦ୍ୱାରା ଭୂମିକୁ ସ୍ପର୍ଶ କରି ତାହାକୁ ଜଳ ଉପରେ ସ୍ଥାପନ କଲେ।
The earth was placed on the water by His inconceivable potency. The Lord is all-powerful, and therefore He can sustain the huge planets either on the water or in the air, as He likes. The tiny human brain cannot conceive how these potencies of the Lord can act. Man can give some vague explanation of the laws by which such phenomena are made possible, but actually the tiny human brain is unable to conceive of the activities of the Lord, which are therefore called inconceivable. Yet the frog-philosophers still try to give some imaginary explanation.
FAQs
This verse describes Lord Varaha, worshiped by Vedic sages, placing the earth on His tusk and raising her from the waters—showing the Lord’s power and protective compassion.
Because they are knowers and speakers of Vedic truth, and they recognize the Supreme Lord’s appearance as Varaha as the highest reality worthy of praise and surrender.
When life feels “submerged,” remember the Lord as the ultimate protector; cultivate steadiness through devotion, prayer, and dharmic action, trusting that divine help can uplift what seems impossible.