Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
सर्वेषामेव नः कार्यं यच्च किञ्चित्प्रवर्त्तते ।। सर्वांस्तारयितुं शक्तः कि पुनस्त्वां वसुन्धरे
sarveṣām eva naḥ kāryaṃ yac ca kiñcit pravarttate || sarvāṃs tārayituṃ śaktaḥ ki punas tvāṃ vasundhare
ଆମ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କର ଯେ କୌଣସି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହୁଏ—ସେ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ତାରିବାକୁ ସମର୍ଥ; ତେବେ ହେ ବସୁନ୍ଧରେ, ତୁମକୁ ତ ଅଧିକ ଭାବେ ତାରିବେ।
Unspecified (defaults to primary dialogue frame: Varāha addressing Pṛthivī)
The line illustrates a common Purāṇic rhetorical structure (a fortiori argument: “if X, then how much more Y”), valuable for stylistic and discourse analysis in Sanskrit narrative.
No specific place is named; the focus is the Earth as a personified entity.
It emphasizes reliance on proven capacity and collective welfare—seeking a protector whose responsibility is framed as universal rather than narrow or partisan.
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