Shloka 74

Hymn of Victory: Varāha, the Slaying of Hiraṇyākṣa, and the Praise of Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

दधार रूपं वाराहं दैत्यराजजिघांसया । धृत्वा क्रोडतनुं विष्णुर्विवेश तमनुद्रुतम्

Transliteration

dadhāra rūpaṃ vārāhaṃ daityarājajighāṃsayā | dhṛtvā kroḍatanuṃ viṣṇurviveśa tamanudrutam

Translation

ଦୈତ୍ୟରାଜଙ୍କୁ ବଧ କରିବା ଇଚ୍ଛାରେ ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ବରାହରୂପ ଧାରଣ କଲେ; କ୍ରୋଡତନୁ ଧରି ପଳାୟମାନ ତାହାର ପଛେ ପଛେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• dadhāra: assumed/held
• dadhāra: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• rūpam: form
• rūpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• vārāham: boar (as in boar-form)
• vārāham: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vārāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying rūpam)

• daitya-rāja-jighāṃsayā: with the intent to kill the demon-king
• daitya-rāja-jighāṃsayā: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक) + jighāṃsā (प्रातिपदिक; desiderative noun from √han)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); हेतु/प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose of killing the demon-king)

• dhṛtvā: having taken
• dhṛtvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund): ‘having assumed/taken’

• kroḍa-tanum: a boar-body
• kroḍa-tanum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kroḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• viveśa: entered
• viveśa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √viś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• anudrutam: being pursued/followed
• anudrutam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anudruta (कृदन्त; anu+√dru धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘अनु धावित/अनुसृत’ (pursued/followed)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context; specific dialogue speaker not stated in the given excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: विष्णुः+विवेश→विष्णुर्विवेश

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Varāha
• Daitya-rāja (king of the Daityas)

FAQs

What is the central action described in this verse?

Viṣṇu takes the Varāha (Boar) form with the intention of killing the Daitya king and pursues him as he flees.

How does this verse reflect a key Vaiṣṇava theological theme?

It presents Viṣṇu as an active protector who assumes an avatāra-form to restore order by confronting destructive forces.

What ethical lesson can be drawn from this episode?

Power used against dharma is ultimately confronted; the verse emphasizes accountability and the inevitability of justice when cosmic order is threatened.