Shloka 29
वाराहावतारः (भूम्युद्धारः) — Varāha, the Raising of the Earth and the Recommencement of Creation
उत्तिष्ठतस् तस्य जलार्द्रकुक्षेर् महावराहस्य महीं विगृह्य विधुन्वतो वेदमयं शरीरं रोमान्तरस्था मुनयः स्तुवन्ति
uttiṣṭhatas tasya jalārdrakukṣer mahāvarāhasya mahīṃ vigṛhya vidhunvato vedamayaṃ śarīraṃ romāntarasthā munayaḥ stuvanti
پانی سے تر پیٹ والے اُس مہا ورَاہ نے جب زمین کو اٹھا کر قیام کیا اور اپنے ویدمَی جسم کو جھٹکا، تو اس کے رونگٹوں کے مساموں میں بسنے والے مُنی اس کی حمد و ثنا کرنے لگے۔
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse frames the Earth’s rescue as a cosmic restoration act: Vishnu, as Varaha, physically bears Bhū and re-establishes universal order, showing divine sovereignty over creation and dissolution.
Parāśara calls Varaha’s body “veda-maya,” indicating Vishnu is not merely praised by the Vedas but is their living ground—sacred knowledge and cosmic law embodied in the Supreme Being.
Vishnu appears as both transcendent savior and immanent cosmos: sages dwell within him and praise him, underscoring Vaishnava theology that the Supreme Reality contains and sustains all beings while remaining their ultimate refuge.