Shloka 40
Varāha-avatāra: The Boar Incarnation Lifts the Earth and Slays Hiraṇyākṣa
दंष्ट्राग्रकोट्या भगवंस्त्वया धृता विराजते भूधर भू: सभूधरा । यथा वनान्नि:सरतो दता धृता मतङ्गजेन्द्रस्य सपत्रपद्मिनी ॥ ४० ॥
daṁṣṭrāgra-koṭyā bhagavaṁs tvayā dhṛtā virājate bhūdhara bhūḥ sa-bhūdharā yathā vanān niḥsarato datā dhṛtā mataṅ-gajendrasya sa-patra-padminī
ਹੇ ਭਗਵਾਨ, ਹੇ ਭੂਧਰ! ਤੇਰੀ ਦੰਸ਼ਟਰਾ ਦੇ ਅਗਲੇ ਸਿਰੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਚੁੱਕੀ ਹੋਈ ਪਹਾੜਾਂ ਸਮੇਤ ਇਹ ਧਰਤੀ ਐਵੇਂ ਸੋਹਣੀ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਹੈ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਪਾਣੀ ਤੋਂ ਹੁਣੇ ਹੀ ਨਿਕਲੇ ਉਨਮੱਤ ਗਜੇਂਦਰ ਦੇ ਦੰਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਪੱਤਿਆਂ ਸਮੇਤ ਕਮਲਨੀ ਟਿਕੀ ਹੋਵੇ।
The fortune of the earth planet is praised because of its being specifically sustained by the Lord; its beauty is appreciated and compared to that of a lotus flower situated on the trunk of an elephant. As a lotus flower with leaves is very beautifully situated, so the world, with its many beautiful mountains, appeared on the tusks of the Lord Boar.
FAQs
This verse describes the earth, with all her mountains, shining beautifully as Lord Varaha holds her aloft on the tip of His tusk—an image of divine rescue and protection.
Because Lord Varaha had appeared to retrieve the submerged earth and restore cosmic order; the sages glorify His power and compassion through vivid, devotional imagery.
When life feels “submerged” by fear or chaos, this līlā teaches trust in divine protection and the duty to uphold dharma—acting responsibly while remembering the Lord as the ultimate rescuer.