Srimad Bhagavatam · Canto 3 · Chapter 13
श्रीशुक उवाच निशम्य वाचं वदतो मुने: पुण्यतमां नृप । भूय: पप्रच्छ कौरव्यो वासुदेवकथादृत: ॥ १ ॥
sri-suka uvaca nisamya vacam vadato muneh punyatamam nrpa bhuyah papraccha kauravyo vasudeva-kathadrtah
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King, after hearing all these most virtuous topics from the sage Maitreya, Vidura inquired further on the topics of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, which he adored to hear.
विदुर उवाच स वै स्वायम्भुव: सम्राट् प्रिय: पुत्र: स्वयम्भुव: । प्रतिलभ्य प्रियां पत्नीं किं चकार ततो मुने ॥ २ ॥
vidura uvaca sa vai svayambhuvah samrat priyah putrah svayambhuvah pratilabhya priyam patnim kim cakara tato mune
Vidura said: O great sage, what did Svayambhuva, the dear son of Brahma, do after obtaining his very loving wife?
चरितं तस्य राजर्षेरादिराजस्य सत्तम । ब्रूहि मे श्रद्दधानाय विष्वक्सेनाश्रयो ह्यसौ ॥ ३ ॥
caritam tasya rajarser adi-rajasya sattama bruhi me sraddadhanaya visvaksenasrayo hy asau
O best of the virtuous, the original king of kings (Manu) was a great devotee of the Personality of Godhead Hari, and thus it is worth hearing of his sublime character and activities. Please describe them. I am very eager to hear.
श्रुतस्य पुंसां सुचिरश्रमस्य नन्वञ्जसा सूरिभिरीडितोऽर्थ: । तत्तद्गुणानुश्रवणं मुकुन्द- पादारविन्द हृदयेषु येषाम् ॥ ४ ॥
srutasya pumsam sucira-sramasya nanv anjasa suribhir idito ’rthah tat-tad-gunanusravanam mukunda- padaravindam hrdayesu yesam
Persons who hear from a spiritual master with great labor and for a long time must hear from the mouths of pure devotees about the character and activities of pure devotees. Pure devotees always think within their hearts of the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead, who awards His devotees liberation.
श्रीशुक उवाच इति ब्रुवाणं विदुरं विनीतं सहस्रशीर्ष्णश्चरणोपधानम् । प्रहृष्टरोमा भगवत्कथायां प्रणीयमानो मुनिरभ्यचष्ट ॥ ५ ॥
sri-suka uvaca iti bruvanam viduram vinitam sahasra-sirsnas caranopadhanam prahrsta-roma bhagavat-kathayam praniyamano munir abhyacasta
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: The Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna was pleased to place His lotus feet on the lap of Vidura because Vidura was very meek and gentle. The sage Maitreya was very pleased with Vidura’s words, and, being influenced by his spirit, he attempted to speak.
मैत्रेय उवाच यदा स्वभार्यया सार्धं जात: स्वायम्भुवो मनु: । प्राञ्जलि: प्रणतश्चेदं वेदगर्भमभाषत ॥ ६ ॥
maitreya uvaca yada sva-bharyaya sardham jatah svayambhuvo manuh pranjalih pranatas cedam veda-garbham abhasata
The sage Maitreya said to Vidura: After his appearance, Manu, the father of mankind, along with his wife, thus addressed the reservoir of Vedic wisdom, Brahma, with obeisances and folded hands.
त्वमेक: सर्वभूतानां जन्मकृद् वृत्तिद: पिता । तथापि न: प्रजानां ते शुश्रूषा केन वा भवेत् ॥ ७ ॥
tvam ekah sarva-bhutanam janma-krd vrttidah pita tathapi nah prajanam te susrusa kena va bhavet
You are the father of all living entities and the source of their subsistence because they are all born of you. Please order us how we may be able to render service unto you.
तद्विधेहि नमस्तुभ्यं कर्मस्वीड्यात्मशक्तिषु । यत्कृत्वेह यशो विष्वगमुत्र च भवेद्गति: ॥ ८ ॥
tad vidhehi namas tubhyam karmasv idyatma-saktisu yat krtveha yaso visvag amutra ca bhaved gatih
O worshipful one, please give us your direction for the execution of duty within our working capacity so that we can follow it for fame in this life and progress in the next.
ब्रह्मोवाच प्रीतस्तुभ्यमहं तात स्वस्ति स्ताद्वां क्षितीश्वर । यन्निर्व्यलीकेन हृदा शाधि मेत्यात्मनार्पितम् ॥ ९ ॥
brahmovaca pritas tubhyam aham tata svasti stad vam ksitisvara yan nirvyalikena hrda sadhi mety atmanarpitam
Lord Brahma said: My dear son, O lord of the world, I am very pleased with you, and I desire all blessings for both you and your wife. You have without reservation surrendered yourself unto me with your heart for my instructions.
एतावत्यात्मजैर्वीर कार्या ह्यपचितिर्गुरौ । शक्त्याप्रमत्तैर्गृह्येत सादरं गतमत्सरै: ॥ १० ॥
etavaty atmajair vira karya hy apacitir gurau saktyapramattair grhyeta sadaram gata-matsaraih
O hero, your example is quite befitting a son in relationship with his father. This sort of adoration for the superior is required. One who is beyond the limit of envy and who is sane accepts the order of his father with great delight and executes it to his full capacity.
स त्वमस्यामपत्यानि सदृशान्यात्मनो गुणै: । उत्पाद्य शास धर्मेण गां यज्ञै: पुरुषं यज ॥ ११ ॥
sa tvam asyam apatyani sadrsany atmano gunaih utpadya sasa dharmena gam yajnaih purusam yaja
Since you are my very obedient son, I ask you to beget children qualified like yourself in the womb of your wife. Rule the world in pursuance of the principles of devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and thus worship the Lord by performances of yajna.
स त्वमस्यामपत्यानि सदृशान्यात्मनो गुणै: । उत्पाद्य शास धर्मेण गां यज्ञै: पुरुषं यज ॥ ११ ॥
param susrusanam mahyam syat praja-raksaya nrpa bhagavams te praja-bhartur hrsikeso ’nutusyati
O King, if you can give proper protection to the living beings in the material world, that will be the best service for me. When the Supreme Lord sees you to be a good protector of the conditioned souls, certainly the master of the senses will be very pleased with you.
येषां न तुष्टो भगवान् यज्ञलिङ्गो जनार्दन: । तेषां श्रमो ह्यपार्थाय यदात्मा नादृत: स्वयम् ॥ १३ ॥
yesam na tusto bhagavan yajna-lingo janardanah tesam sramo hy aparthaya yad atma nadrtah svayam
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Janardana (Lord Krsna), is the form to accept all the results of sacrifice. If He is not satisfied, then one’s labor for advancement is futile. He is the ultimate Self, and therefore one who does not satisfy Him certainly neglects his own interests.
मनुरुवाच आदेशेऽहं भगवतो वर्तेयामीवसूदन । स्थानं त्विहानुजानीहि प्रजानां मम च प्रभो ॥ १४ ॥
manur uvaca adese ’ham bhagavato varteyamiva-sudana sthanam tv ihanujanihi prajanam mama ca prabho
Sri Manu said: O all-powerful lord, O killer of all sins, I shall abide by your order. Now please let me know my place and that of the living entities born of me.
यदोक: सर्वभूतानां मही मग्ना महाम्भसि । अस्या उद्धरणे यत्नो देव देव्या विधीयताम् ॥ १५ ॥
yad okah sarva-bhutanam mahi magna mahambhasi asya uddharane yatno deva devya vidhiyatam
O master of the demigods, please attempt to lift the earth, which is merged in the great water, because it is the dwelling place for all the living entities. It can be done by your endeavor and by the mercy of the Lord.
मैत्रेय उवाच परमेष्ठी त्वपां मध्ये तथा सन्नामवेक्ष्य गाम् । कथमेनां समुन्नेष्य इति दध्यौ धिया चिरम् ॥ १६ ॥
maitreya uvaca paramesthi tv apam madhye tatha sannam aveksya gam katham enam samunnesya iti dadhyau dhiya ciram
Sri Maitreya said: Thus, seeing the earth merged in the water, Brahma gave his attention for a long time to how it could be lifted.
सृजतो मे क्षितिर्वार्भि:प्लाव्यमाना रसां गता । अथात्र किमनुष्ठेयमस्माभि: सर्गयोजितै: । यस्याहं हृदयादासं स ईशो विदधातु मे ॥ १७ ॥
srjato me ksitir varbhih plavyamana rasam gata athatra kim anustheyam asmabhih sarga-yojitaih yasyaham hrdayad asam sa iso vidadhatu me
Brahma thought: While I have been engaged in the process of creation, the earth has been inundated by a deluge and has gone down into the depths of the ocean. What can we do who are engaged in this matter of creation? It is best to let the Almighty Lord direct us.
इत्यभिध्यायतो नासाविवरात्सहसानघ । वराहतोको निरगादङ्गुष्ठपरिमाणक: ॥ १८ ॥
ity abhidhyayato nasa- vivarat sahasanagha varaha-toko niragad angustha-parimanakah
O sinless Vidura, all of a sudden, while Brahma was engaged in thinking, a small form of a boar came out of his nostril. The measurement of the creature was not more than the upper portion of a thumb.
तस्याभिपश्यत: खस्थ: क्षणेन किल भारत । गजमात्र: प्रववृधे तदद्भुतमभून्महत् ॥ १९ ॥
tasyabhipasyatah kha-sthah ksanena kila bharata gaja-matrah pravavrdhe tad adbhutam abhun mahat
O descendant of Bharata, while Brahma was observing Him, that boar became situated in the sky in a wonderful manifestation as gigantic as a great elephant.
मरीचिप्रमुखैर्विप्रै: कुमारैर्मनुना सह । हृष्ट्वा तत्सौकरं रूपं तर्कयामास चित्रधा ॥ २० ॥
marici-pramukhair vipraih kumarair manuna saha drstva tat saukaram rupam tarkayam asa citradha
Struck with wonder at observing the wonderful boarlike form in the sky, Brahma, with great brahmanas like Marici, as well as the Kumaras and Manu, began to argue in various ways.
किमेतत्सूकरव्याजं सत्त्वं दिव्यमवस्थितम् । अहो बताश्चर्यमिदं नासाया मे विनि:सृतम् ॥ २१ ॥
kim etat sukara-vyajam sattvam divyam avasthitam aho batascaryam idam nasaya me vinihsrtam
Is this some extraordinary entity come in the pretense of a boar? It is very wonderful that He has come from my nose.
दृष्टोऽङ्गुष्ठशिरोमात्र: क्षणाद्गण्डशिलासम: । अपि स्विद्भगवानेष यज्ञो मे खेदयन्मन: ॥ २२ ॥
drsto ’ngustha-siro-matrah ksanad ganda-sila-samah api svid bhagavan esa yajno me khedayan manah
First of all this boar was seen no bigger than the tip of a thumb, and within a moment He was as large as a stone. My mind is perturbed. Is He the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu?
इति मीमांसतस्तस्य ब्रह्मण: सह सूनुभि: । भगवान् यज्ञपुरुषो जगर्जागेन्द्रसन्निभ: ॥ २३ ॥
iti mimamsatas tasya brahmanah saha sunubhih bhagavan yajna-puruso jagarjagendra-sannibhah
While Brahma was deliberating with his sons, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, roared tumultuously like a great mountain.
ब्रह्माणं हर्षयामास हरिस्तांश्च द्विजोत्तमान् । स्वगर्जितेन ककुभ: प्रतिस्वनयता विभु: ॥ २४ ॥
brahmanam harsayam asa haris tams ca dvijottaman sva-garjitena kakubhah pratisvanayata vibhuh
The omnipotent Supreme Personality of Godhead enlivened Brahma and the other highly elevated brahmanas by again roaring with His uncommon voice, which echoed in all directions.
निशम्य ते घर्घरितं स्वखेद- क्षयिष्णु मायामयसूकरस्य । जनस्तप:सत्यनिवासिनस्ते त्रिभि: पवित्रैर्मुनयोऽगृणन् स्म ॥ २५ ॥
nisamya te ghargharitam sva-kheda- ksayisnu mayamaya-sukarasya janas-tapah-satya-nivasinas te tribhih pavitrair munayo ’grnan sma
When the great sages and thinkers who are residents of Janaloka, Tapoloka and Satyaloka heard the tumultuous voice of Lord Boar, which was the all-auspicious sound of the all-merciful Lord, they chanted auspicious chants from the three Vedas.
तेषां सतां वेदवितानमूर्ति- र्ब्रह्मावधार्यात्मगुणानुवादम् । विनद्य भूयो विबुधोदयाय गजेन्द्रलीलो जलमाविवेश ॥ २६ ॥
tesam satam veda-vitana-murtir brahmavadharyatma-gunanuvadam vinadya bhuyo vibudhodayaya gajendra-lilo jalam avivesa
Playing like an elephant, He entered into the water after roaring again in reply to the Vedic prayers by the great devotees. The Lord is the object of the Vedic prayers, and thus He understood that the devotees’ prayers were meant for Him.
उत्क्षिप्तवाल: खचर: कठोर: सटा विधुन्वन् खररोमशत्वक् । खुराहताभ्र: सितदंष्ट्र ईक्षा- ज्योतिर्बभासे भगवान्महीध्र: ॥ २७ ॥
utksipta-valah kha-carah kathorah sata vidhunvan khara-romasa-tvak khurahatabhrah sita-damstra iksa- jyotir babhase bhagavan mahidhrah
Before entering the water to rescue the earth, Lord Boar flew in the sky, slashing His tail, His hard hairs quivering. His very glance was luminous, and He scattered the clouds in the sky with His hooves and His glittering white tusks.
घ्राणेन पृथ्व्या: पदवीं विजिघ्रन् क्रोडापदेश: स्वयमध्वराङ्ग: । करालदंष्ट्रोऽप्यकरालदृग्भ्या- मुद्वीक्ष्य विप्रान् गृणतोऽविशत्कम् ॥ २८ ॥
ghranena prthvyah padavim vijighran krodapadesah svayam adhvarangah karala-damstro ’py akarala-drgbhyam udviksya vipran grnato ’visat kam
He was personally the Supreme Lord Visnu and was therefore transcendental, yet because He had the body of a hog, He searched after the earth by smell. His tusks were fearful, and He glanced over the devotee-brahmanas engaged in offering prayers. Thus He entered the water.
स वज्रकूटाङ्गनिपातवेग- विशीर्णकुक्षि: स्तनयन्नुदन्वान् । उत्सृष्टदीर्घोर्मिभुजैरिवार्त- श्चुक्रोश यज्ञेश्वर पाहि मेति ॥ २९ ॥
sa vajra-kutanga-nipata-vega- visirna-kuksih stanayann udanvan utsrsta-dirghormi-bhujair ivartas cukrosa yajnesvara pahi meti
Diving into the water like a giant mountain, Lord Boar divided the middle of the ocean, and two high waves appeared as the arms of the ocean, which cried loudly as if praying to the Lord, O Lord of all sacrifices, please do not cut me in two! Kindly give me protection
खुरै: क्षुरप्रैर्दरयंस्तदाप उत्पारपारं त्रिपरू रसायाम् । ददर्श गां तत्र सुषुप्सुरग्रे यां जीवधानीं स्वयमभ्यधत्त ॥ ३० ॥
khuraih ksuraprair darayams tad apa utpara-param tri-paru rasayam dadarsa gam tatra susupsur agre yam jiva-dhanim svayam abhyadhatta
Lord Boar penetrated the water with His hooves, which were like sharp arrows, and found the limits of the ocean, although it was unlimited. He saw the earth, the resting place for all living beings, lying as it was in the beginning of creation, and He personally lifted it.
स्वदंष्ट्रयोद्धृत्य महीं निमग्नां स उत्थित: संरुरुचे रसाया: । तत्रापि दैत्यं गदयापतन्तं सुनाभसन्दीपिततीव्रमन्यु: ॥ ३१ ॥
sva-damstrayoddhrtya mahim nimagnam sa utthitah samruruce rasayah tatrapi daityam gadayapatantam sunabha-sandipita-tivra-manyuh
Lord Boar very easily took the earth on His tusks and got it out of the water. Thus He appeared very splendid. Then, His anger glowing like the Sudarsana wheel, He immediately killed the demon (Hiranyaksa), although he tried to fight with the Lord.
जघान रुन्धानमसह्यविक्रमं स लीलयेभं मृगराडिवाम्भसि । तद्रक्तपङ्काङ्कितगण्डतुण्डो यथा गजेन्द्रो जगतीं विभिन्दन् ॥ ३२ ॥
jaghana rundhanam asahya-vikramam sa lilayebham mrgarad ivambhasi tad-rakta-pankankita-ganda-tundo yatha gajendro jagatim vibhindan
Thereupon Lord Boar killed the demon within the water, just as a lion kills an elephant. The cheeks and tongue of the Lord became smeared with the blood of the demon, just as an elephant becomes reddish from digging in the purple earth.
तमालनीलं सितदन्तकोट्या क्ष्मामुत्क्षिपन्तं गजलीलयाङ्ग । प्रज्ञाय बद्धाञ्जलयोऽनुवाकै- र्विरिञ्चिमुख्या उपतस्थुरीशम् ॥ ३३ ॥
tamala-nilam sita-danta-kotya ksmam utksipantam gaja-lilayanga prajnaya baddhanjalayo ’nuvakair virinci-mukhya upatasthur isam
Then the Lord, playing like an elephant, suspended the earth on the edge of His curved white tusks. He assumed a bluish complexion like that of a tamala tree, and thus the sages, headed by Brahma, could understand Him to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead and offered respectful obeisances unto the Lord.
ऋषय ऊचु: जितं जितं तेऽजित यज्ञभावन त्रयीं तनुं स्वां परिधुन्वते नम: । यद्रोमगर्ेषु निलिल्युरद्धय- स्तस्मै नम: कारणसूकराय ते ॥ ३४ ॥
rsaya ucuh jitam jitam te ’jita yajna-bhavana trayim tanum svam paridhunvate namah yad-roma-gartesu nililyur addhayas tasmai namah karana-sukaraya te
All the sages uttered with great respect: O unconquerable enjoyer of all sacrifices, all glories and all victories unto You! You are moving in Your form of the personified Vedas, and in the hair holes of Your body the oceans are submerged. For certain reasons (to uplift the earth) You have now assumed the form of a boar.
रूपं तवैतन्ननु दुष्कृतात्मनां दुर्दर्शनं देव यदध्वरात्मकम् । छन्दांसि यस्य त्वचि बर्हिरोम- स्वाज्यं दृशि त्वङ्घ्रि षु चातुर्होत्रम् ॥ ३५ ॥
rupam tavaitan nanu duskrtatmanam durdarsanam deva yad adhvaratmakam chandamsi yasya tvaci barhi-romasv ajyam drsi tv anghrisu catur-hotram
O Lord, Your form is worshipable by performances of sacrifice, but souls who are simply miscreants are unable to see it. All the Vedic hymns, Gayatri and others, are in the touch of Your skin. In Your bodily hairs is the kusa grass, in Your eyes is the clarified butter, and in Your four legs are the four kinds of fruitive activities.
स्रक्तुण्ड आसीत्स्रुव ईश नासयो- रिडोदरे चमसा: कर्णरन्ध्रे । प्राशित्रमास्ये ग्रसने ग्रहास्तु ते यच्चर्वणं ते भगवन्नग्निहोत्रम् ॥ ३६ ॥
srak tunda asit sruva isa nasayor idodare camasah karna-randhre prasitram asye grasane grahas tu te yac carvanam te bhagavann agni-hotram
O Lord, Your tongue is a plate of sacrifice, Your nostril is another plate of sacrifice, in Your belly is the eating plate of sacrifice, and another plate of sacrifice is the holes of Your ears. In Your mouth is the Brahma plate of sacrifice, Your throat is the plate of sacrifice known as soma, and whatever You chew is known as agni-hotra.
दीक्षानुजन्मोपसद: शिरोधरं त्वं प्रायणीयोदयनीयदंष्ट्र: । जिह्वा प्रवर्ग्यस्तव शीर्षकं क्रतो: सत्यावसथ्यं चितयोऽसवो हि ते ॥ ३७ ॥
diksanujanmopasadah sirodharam tvam prayaniyodayaniya-damstrah jihva pravargyas tava sirsakam kratoh satyavasathyam citayo ’savo hi te
Moreover, O Lord, the repetition of Your appearance is the desire for all kinds of initiation. Your neck is the place for three desires, and Your tusks are the result of initiation and the end of all desires. Your tongue is the prior activities of initiation, Your head is the fire without sacrifice as well as the fire of worship, and Your living forces are the aggregate of all desires.
सोमस्तु रेत: सवनान्यवस्थिति: संस्थाविभेदास्तव देव धातव: । सत्राणि सर्वाणि शरीरसन्धि- स्त्वं सर्वयज्ञक्रतुरिष्टिबन्धन: ॥ ३८ ॥
somas tu retah savanany avasthitih samstha-vibhedas tava deva dhatavah satrani sarvani sarira-sandhis tvam sarva-yajna-kratur isti-bandhanah
O Lord, Your semen is the sacrifice called soma-yajna. Your growth is the ritualistic performances of the morning. Your skin and touch sensations are the seven elements of the agnistoma sacrifice. Your bodily joints are symbols of various other sacrifices performed in twelve days. Therefore You are the object of all sacrifices called soma and asoma, and You are bound by yajnas only.
नमो नमस्तेऽखिलमन्त्रदेवता- द्रव्याय सर्वक्रतवे क्रियात्मने । वैराग्यभक्त्यात्मजयानुभावित- ज्ञानाय विद्यागुरवे नमो नम: ॥ ३९ ॥
namo namas te ’khila-mantra-devata- dravyaya sarva-kratave kriyatmane vairagya-bhaktyatmajayanubhavita- jnanaya vidya-gurave namo namah
O Lord, You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead and are worshipable by universal prayers, Vedic hymns and sacrificial ingredients. We offer our obeisances unto You. You can be realized by the pure mind freed from all visible and invisible material contamination. We offer our respectful obeisances to You as the supreme spiritual master of knowledge in devotional service.
दंष्ट्राग्रकोट्या भगवंस्त्वया धृता विराजते भूधर भू: सभूधरा । यथा वनान्नि:सरतो दता धृता मतङ्गजेन्द्रस्य सपत्रपद्मिनी ॥ ४० ॥
damstragra-kotya bhagavams tvaya dhrta virajate bhudhara bhuh sa-bhudhara yatha vanan nihsarato data dhrta matan-gajendrasya sa-patra-padmini
O lifter of the earth, the earth with its mountains, which You have lifted with Your tusks, is situated as beautifully as a lotus flower with leaves sustained by an infuriated elephant just coming out of the water.
त्रयीमयं रूपमिदं च सौकरं भूमण्डलेनाथ दता धृतेन ते । चकास्ति शृङ्गोढघनेन भूयसा कुलाचलेन्द्रस्य यथैव विभ्रम: ॥ ४१ ॥
trayimayam rupam idam ca saukaram bhu-mandalenatha data dhrtena te cakasti srngodha-ghanena bhuyasa kulacalendrasya yathaiva vibhramah
O Lord, as the peaks of great mountains become beautiful when decorated with clouds, Your transcendental body has become beautiful because of Your lifting the earth on the edge of Your tusks.
संस्थापयैनां जगतां सतस्थुषां लोकाय पत्नीमसि मातरं पिता । विधेम चास्यै नमसा सह त्वया यस्यां स्वतेजोऽग्निमिवारणावधा: ॥ ४२ ॥
samsthapayainam jagatam sa-tasthusam lokaya patnim asi mataram pita vidhema casyai namasa saha tvaya yasyam sva-tejo ’gnim ivaranav adhah
O Lord, for the residential purposes of all inhabitants, both moving and nonmoving, this earth is Your wife, and You are the supreme father. We offer our respectful obeisances unto You, along with mother earth, in whom You have invested Your own potency, just as an expert sacrificer puts fire in the arani wood.
क: श्रद्दधीतान्यतमस्तव प्रभो रसां गताया भुव उद्विबर्हणम् । न विस्मयोऽसौ त्वयि विश्वविस्मये यो माययेदं ससृजेऽतिविस्मयम् ॥ ४३ ॥
kah sraddadhitanyatamas tava prabho rasam gataya bhuva udvibarhanam na vismayo ’sau tvayi visva-vismaye yo mayayedam sasrje ’tivismayam
Who else but You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, could deliver the earth from within the water? It is not very wonderful for You, however, because You acted most wonderfully in the creation of the universe. By Your energy You have created this wonderful cosmic manifestation.
विधुन्वता वेदमयं निजं वपु- र्जनस्तप:सत्यनिवासिनो वयम् । सटाशिखोद्धूतशिवाम्बुबिन्दुभि- र्विमृज्यमाना भृशमीश पाविता: ॥ ४४ ॥
vidhunvata vedamayam nijam vapur janas-tapah-satya-nivasino vayam sata-sikhoddhuta-sivambu-bindubhir vimrjyamana bhrsam isa pavitah
O Supreme Lord, undoubtedly we are inhabitants of the most pious planes—the Jana, Tapas and Satya lokas—but still we have been purified by the drops of water sprinkled from Your shoulder hairs by the shaking of Your body.
स वै बत भ्रष्टमतिस्तवैषते य: कर्मणां पारमपारकर्मण: । यद्योगमायागुणयोगमोहितं विश्वं समस्तं भगवन् विधेहि शम् ॥ ४५ ॥
sa vai bata bhrasta-matis tavaisate yah karmanam param apara-karmanah yad-yogamaya-guna-yoga-mohitam visvam samastam bhagavan vidhehi sam
O Lord, there is no limit to Your wonderful activities. Anyone who desires to know the limit of Your activities is certainly nonsensical. Everyone in this world is conditioned by the powerful mystic potencies. Please bestow Your causeless mercy upon these conditioned souls.
मैत्रेय उवाच इत्युपस्थीयमानोऽसौ मुनिभिर्ब्रह्मवादिभि: । सलिले स्वखुराक्रान्त उपाधत्तावितावनिम् ॥ ४६ ॥
maitreya uvaca ity upasthiyamano ’sau munibhir brahma-vadibhih salile sva-khurakranta upadhattavitavanim
The sage Maitreya said: The Lord, being thus worshiped by all the great sages and transcendentalists, touched the earth with His hooves and placed it on the water.
स इत्थं भगवानुर्वीं विष्वक्सेन: प्रजापति: । रसाया लीलयोन्नीतामप्सु न्यस्य ययौ हरि: ॥ ४७ ॥
sa ittham bhagavan urvim visvaksenah prajapatih rasaya lilayonnitam apsu nyasya yayau harih
In this manner the Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu, the maintainer of all living entities, raised the earth from within the water, and having placed it afloat on the water, He returned to His own abode.
य एवमेतां हरिमेधसो हरे: । कथां सुभद्रां कथनीयमायिन: । शृण्वीत भक्त्या श्रवयेत वोशतीं जनार्दनोऽस्याशु हृदि प्रसीदति ॥ ४८ ॥
ya evam etam hari-medhaso hareh katham subhadram kathaniya-mayinah srnvita bhaktya sravayeta vosatim janardano ’syasu hrdi prasidati
If one hears and describes in a devotional service attitude this auspicious narration of Lord Boar, which is worthy of description, the Lord, who is within the heart of everyone, is very pleased.
तस्मिन् प्रसन्ने सकलाशिषां प्रभौ किं दुर्लभं ताभिरलं लवात्मभि: । अनन्यदृष्टया भजतां गुहाशय: स्वयं विधत्ते स्वगतिं पर: पराम् ॥ ४९ ॥
tasmin prasanne sakalasisam prabhau kim durlabham tabhir alam lavatmabhih ananya-drstya bhajatam guhasayah svayam vidhatte sva-gatim parah param
Nothing remains unachieved when the Supreme Personality of Godhead is pleased with someone. By transcendental achievement one understands everything else to be insignificant. One who engages in transcendental loving service is elevated to the highest perfectional stage by the Lord Himself, who is seated in everyone’s heart.
को नाम लोके पुरुषार्थसारवित् पुराकथानां भगवत्कथासुधाम् । आपीय कर्णाञ्जलिभिर्भवापहा- महो विरज्येत विना नरेतरम् ॥ ५० ॥
ko nama loke purusartha-saravit pura-kathanam bhagavat-katha-sudham apiya karnanjalibhir bhavapaham aho virajyeta vina naretaram
Who, other than one who is not a human being, can exist in this world and not be interested in the ultimate goal of life? Who can refuse the nectar of narrations about the Personality of Godhead’s activities, which by itself can deliver one from all material pangs?
