Shloka 12
वाराहावतारः (भूम्युद्धारः) — Varāha, the Raising of the Earth and the Recommencement of Creation
नमस् ते सर्वभूताय तुभ्यं शङ्खगदाधर माम् उद्धरास्माद् अद्य त्वं त्वत्तो ऽहं पूर्वम् उत्थिता
namas te sarvabhūtāya tubhyaṃ śaṅkhagadādhara mām uddharāsmād adya tvaṃ tvatto 'haṃ pūrvam utthitā
नमस्ते सर्वभूताय तुभ्यं शङ्खगदाधर। मामुद्धरास्मादद्य त्वं त्वत्तोऽहं पूर्वमुत्थिता॥
Goddess Earth (Pṛthivī/Bhū-devī), offering an appeal to Lord Vishnu (as narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)
FAQs
It frames Vishnu as the universal ground of existence—Earth acknowledges she arose from Him and seeks His direct intervention to restore balance and protection.
Through the speaker’s confession—“from You I arose”—the narrative presents Vishnu as the originating cause and sustaining refuge, making creation inseparable from His sovereignty.
It emphasizes Vishnu as the Supreme Reality present as the support/inner ruler of all beings, aligning with Vaishnava Vedanta where the cosmos depends on Him for existence and deliverance.