Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
गरुडोऽसि महात्मानं वहसि त्वं परायणः ॥ दुन्दुभिर्नेमिघोषैश्च आकाशममलो भवान् ॥
garuḍo 'si mahātmānaṃ vahasi tvaṃ parāyaṇaḥ || dundubhir nemighoṣaiś ca ākāśam amalo bhavān ||
Ngài là Garuḍa; với tư cách nơi nương tựa tối thượng, Ngài nâng chở Đấng Chúa tể đại hồn. Ngài là trống thiêng và tiếng vang của vành bánh xe; Ngài là bầu trời thanh tịnh không vết nhơ.
Pṛthivī (default, hymn-voice addressing Varāha/Viṣṇu in dialogue frame)
It exemplifies Purāṇic poetic identification, where a deity is praised through iconic vehicles (Garuḍa) and sensory metaphors (drum, wheel-sound, sky).
No geographic site is identified; the imagery is cosmic (sky/space) and mythic (Garuḍa).
The verse foregrounds parāyaṇa (reliable refuge) as an ideal of stability and protection, expressed through symbolic imagery rather than prescriptive rules.
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