वाराहावतारः (भूम्युद्धारः) — Varāha, the Raising of the Earth and the Recommencement of Creation
इमं चोदाहरन्त्य् अत्र श्लोकं नारायणं प्रति ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणं देवं जगतः प्रभवाप्ययम्
imaṃ codāharanty atra ślokaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prati brahmasvarūpiṇaṃ devaṃ jagataḥ prabhavāpyayam
یہاں نارائن کی مدح میں یہ شلوک نقل کیا جاتا ہے—وہ دیو جو برہمن-سروپ ہے، اور جس سے جگت کا ظہور بھی ہے اور فنا بھی۔
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; referring to an authoritative traditional citation)
It identifies Nārāyaṇa not merely as a deity within the cosmos but as Brahman itself—the supreme, foundational reality underlying all existence.
By presenting Nārāyaṇa as both prabhava (the universe’s emergence) and apyaya (its withdrawal), Parāśara frames cosmic cycles as dependent on the Supreme Lord’s sovereignty.
The verse asserts a distinctly Vaiṣṇava metaphysics: Vishnu/Nārāyaṇa is the ultimate cause and end of the cosmos, supporting later Vedāntic readings that treat him as the Supreme Reality.