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
- ghranena
- by smelling
- prthvyah
- of the earth
- padavim
- situation
- vijighran
- searching after the earth
- kroda-apadesah
- assuming the body of a hog
- svayam
- personally
- adhvara
- transcendental
- angah
- body
- karala
- fearful
- damstrah
- teeth (tusks)
- api
- in spite of
- akarala
- not fearful
- drgbhyam
- by His glance
- udviksya
- glancing over
- vipran
- all the brahmana devotees
- grnatah
- who were engaged in prayers
- avisat
- entered
- kam
- the water
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.