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Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
साङ्गस्त्वं विद्युतिनां च वैद्युतानां महाद्युतिः ॥ युगे मन्वन्तरे चापि वृक्षाणां च वनस्पतिः ॥
sāṅgas tvaṃ vidyutināṃ ca vaidyutānāṃ mahādyutiḥ || yuge manvantare cāpi vṛkṣāṇāṃ ca vanaspatiḥ ||
Ты, имеющий оформленное присутствие, — среди вспышек молнии; среди электрического сияния Ты — великое свечение. В каждом юге и также в каждом манвантаре, среди деревьев Ты — владыка леса (ванаспати).
Pṛthivī (default, hymn-voice addressing Varāha/Viṣṇu in dialogue frame)
It links cosmic time (yuga/manvantara) with natural imagery (trees/forests), a Purāṇic technique that integrates cosmology and the living environment.
No specific location is named; the reference is ecological and cosmic rather than topographical.
By sacralizing forests and great trees (vanaspati), the verse supports a cultural rationale for respecting and conserving vegetal life.
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