Shloka 13

अरिष्टवृषभदैत्यवधः (गोव्रजत्राणम्)

Devanagari script

उत्पाट्य शृङ्गम् एकं तु तेनैवाताडयत् ततः ममार सहसा दैत्यो मुखाच् छोणितम् उद्वमन्

Transliteration

utpāṭya śṛṅgam ekaṃ tu tenaivātāḍayat tataḥ mamāra sahasā daityo mukhāc choṇitam udvaman

Translation

అతని ఒక శృంగాన్ని పీకి, అదే శృంగంతో వెంటనే కొట్టాడు; అప్పుడు దైత్యుడు క్షణంలోనే కూలి మరణించాడు, నోటినుండి రక్తం ఉమ్ముతూ।

Word by Word

उत्पाट्यhaving torn out

शृङ्गम्horn

एकम्one

तुbut, then

तेनwith that

एवindeed, itself

आताडयत्struck, beat

ततःthen, thereafter

ममारdied

सहसाsuddenly

दैत्यःthe demon

मुखात्from the mouth

शोणितम्blood

उद्वमन्vomiting, spewing out

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Varāha (Vishnu’s Boar incarnation)

Daitya (Hiraṇyākṣa implied)

FAQs

What is the significance of Varāha’s act of striking the Daitya in the Vishnu Purana?

It dramatizes Vishnu’s role as the restorer of cosmic order—when the world is threatened, the Lord’s avatāra acts decisively to remove the disruptive force and re-establish stability.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine sovereignty in this battle scene?

By portraying the enemy’s sudden collapse upon the Lord’s blow, Parāśara emphasizes that Vishnu’s power is not merely heroic strength but the irresistible authority of the Supreme who governs life, death, and order.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Vishnu appears as the supreme protector whose avatāra removes adharma; the episode supports Vaishnava theology that the Highest Reality actively sustains and rescues the cosmos.