प्रादुर्भावसहस्राणि समतीतान्यनेकशः। यथाशक्ति तु वक्ष्यामि शृणु तान्कुरुनन्दन
Thousands of manifestations have passed, in many ways; I will tell you of them as I am able—listen to them, O joy of the Kurus.
पुरा कमलनाभस्य स्वपतः सागराम्भसि। पुष्करे यत्र सम्भूता देवा ऋषिगणैः सह
Long ago, as the lotus-naveled one slept upon the ocean, in the lotus there arose the gods together with groups of sages.
एष पौष्करिको नाम प्रादुर्भावः प्रकीर्तितः। पुराणैः कथ्यते यत्र वेदश्रुतिसमाहितः
This manifestation called 'Pauṣkarika' is proclaimed, which is described in the Purāṇas, where the Vedas and their recitations are established.
वाराहस्तु श्रुतिसुखः प्रादुर्भावो महात्मनः। यत्र विष्णुः सुरश्रेष्ठो वाराहं रूपमास्थितः
The Varāha manifestation, pleasing to hear, is of the great soul, where Viṣṇu, the best of gods, assumed the form of a boar.
उज्जहार महीं तोयात्सशैलवनकाननाम्। वेदपादो यूपदंष्ट्रः क्रतुर्दन्तश्चितीमुखः
He lifted up the earth from the waters, along with its mountains, forests, and groves—his feet were the Vedas, his tusks the sacrificial post, his teeth the altar's mouth.
अग्निजिह्वो दर्भरोमा ब्रह्मशीर्षो महातपाः। अहोरात्रेक्षणो दिव्यो वेदाङ्गः श्रुतिभूषणः
His tongue was fire, his hair was darbha grass, his head was Brahman, the great ascetic; his eyes were day and night, divine, his limbs the Vedas, adorned with the sacred utterances.
आज्यनासः स्रुवं तुण्डं सामघोषस्वनो महान्। धर्मसत्यमयः श्रीमान्कर्मविक्रमसत्कृतः
He was resplendent, filled with the sound of the Sāman chants, his mouth an offering ladle, his snout a sacrificial spoon; he was made of righteousness and truth, adorned with glory, and honored for his deeds and valor.
प्रायश्चित्तमुखो धीरः पशुजानुर्महावृषः। औद्गात्रहोमलिङ्गोऽसौ पशुबीजमहौषधिः
His mouth was the gateway to expiation, steadfast and patient, resembling a great bull, compassionate to sacrificial animals; he bore the marks of the Udgātṛ's oblation, the seed of sacrificial beasts, and the essence of sacred herbs.
बाह्यन्तरात्मा मन्त्रास्थिविकृतः सौम्यदर्शनः। वेदिस्कन्धो हविर्गन्धो हव्यकव्याभिवेगवान्
He was both the inner and outer soul, formed from the power of mantras, gentle in appearance; his shoulders were the altar, his fragrance that of oblations, and he moved swiftly toward offerings to gods and ancestors.
प्राग्वंशकायो द्युतिमान्नानादीक्षाभिरूर्जितः। दक्षिणाहृदयो योगी महाशास्त्रमयो महान्
His body was like the eastern sacrificial enclosure, radiant, mighty through various initiations; his heart was the southern quarter, a yogi, vast and composed of great scriptures.
उपाकर्मोष्ठरुचकः प्रावर्ग्यावर्तभूषणः। शालापत्नीसहायो वै मणिशृङ्गसमुच्छ्रितः
He was adorned with the marks of preliminary rites on his lips, decorated with the Prāvargya vessel; accompanied by the wives of the officiating priests, he stood tall with a crest like a jeweled horn.
एवं यज्ञवराहो वै भूत्वा विष्णुः सनातनः। महीं सागरपर्यन्तां सशैलवनकाननाम्
Thus, having assumed the form of the sacrificial boar, the eternal Viṣṇu lifted up the earth, with its mountains, forests, and groves, extending to the ocean's edge.
कार्णवजले भ्रष्टामेकार्णवगतः प्रभुः। मज्जन्तीं सलिले तस्मिन्स्वदेवीं पृथिवीं तदा
When the earth, his own goddess, had fallen into the oceanic waters, the Lord entered the single ocean and saw her sinking in those waters.
उज्जहार विषाणेन मार्गण्डेयस्य पश्यतः। शृङ्गेण यः समुद्धृत्य लोकानां हितकाम्यया
He raised her up with his tusk before Mārkaṇḍeya's eyes; having lifted her with his horn, desiring the welfare of the worlds.
सहस्रशीर्षो देवेशो निर्ममे जगतीं प्रभुः। एवं यज्ञवराहेण भूतभव्यभवात्मना
The Lord, the thousand-headed ruler of the gods, created the earth; thus, by the sacrificial boar, who is the soul of past, present, and future.
उद्धृता पृथिवी देवी पूज्या वै सागराम्बरा। निहता दानवाः सर्वे देवदेवेन विष्णुना
The goddess Earth, clothed in the ocean, was thus raised up and made worthy of worship; all the Dānavas were slain by Viṣṇu, the god of gods.
वाराहः कथितो ह्येष नारसिंहमतो शृणु। यत्र भूत्वा मृगेन्द्रेण हिरण्यकशिपुर्हतः
Thus the story of the Boar has been told; now hear of the Man-Lion, in whose form Hiraṇyakaśipu was slain by the lord of beasts.
दैत्येन्द्रो बलवान्त्राजन्सुरारिर्बलगर्वितः। हिरण्यकशिपुर्नाम आसीत्रैलोक्यकण्टकः
The mighty king of the Daityas, enemy of the gods and proud of his strength, named Hiraṇyakaśipu, was a thorn to the three worlds.
दैत्यानामादिपुरुषो वीर्येणाप्रतिमो बली। प्रविश्य जलधं राजंश्चकार तप उत्तमम्
He was the primeval being among the Daityas, unmatched in power and strength; entering the ocean, O king, he performed supreme austerities.
दशवर्षसहस्राणि शतानि दश पञ्च च। व्रतोपवासतस्तस्थौ स्याणुमौनव्रतो दृढः
For ten thousand times ten years and five hundred more, he stood firm in vow and fasting, steadfast in the practice of silence and restraint.
ततः शमदमाभ्यां च ब्रह्मचर्येण चानघ। ब्रह्मा प्रीतमनास्तस्य तपसा नियमेन च
Then, by self-control, restraint, and celibacy, O sinless one, Brahmā became pleased in mind with his austerity and discipline.
ततः स्वयम्भूर्भगवान्स्वयमागम्य भूपते। विमानेनार्कवर्णेन हंसयुक्तेन भास्वता
Then the self-born Lord, O king, came himself, shining, in a chariot as radiant as the sun, drawn by swans.
आदित्यैर्वसुभिः साध्यैर्मरुद्भिर्दैवतैस्तथा। रुद्रैर्विश्वसहायैश्च यक्षराक्षसकिन्नरैः
With him came the Ādityas, Vasus, Sādhyas, Maruts, other deities, Rudras, Viśvas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and Kinnaras.
दिशाभिर्विदिशाभिश्च नदीभिः सागरैः सह। नक्षत्रैश्च मुहूर्तैश्च खेचरैश्चापरैर्ग्रहैः
He was accompanied by the quarters and intermediate directions, by rivers and oceans, by stars and moments, and by other planets moving in the sky.
देवर्षिभिस्तपोयुक्तैः सिद्धैः सप्तर्षिभिस्तदा। राजर्षिभिः पुण्यतमैर्गन्धर्वैरप्सरोगणैः
Then, the gods, sages endowed with austerity, perfected beings, the seven great seers, royal sages of utmost merit, along with hosts of Gandharvas and Apsarases, gathered there.
चराचरगुरुः श्रीमान्वृतः सर्वसुरैस्तथा। ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदां श्रेष्ठो दैत्यमागम्य चाब्रवीत्
The illustrious Brahmā, teacher of all moving and unmoving beings, surrounded by all the gods, approached the Daitya and spoke—he who is the foremost knower of Brahman.
प्रीतोऽस्मि तव भक्तस्य तपसाऽनेन सुव्रत। वरं वरय भद्रं ते यथेष्टं काममाप्नुहि
I am pleased with your devotion and this austerity, O steadfast one; choose a boon, good fortune to you—ask for whatever you desire.
न देवा न च गन्धर्वा न यक्षोरगराक्षसाः। न मानुषाः पिशाचाश्च हन्युर्मां देवसत्तम
Let neither gods, nor Gandharvas, nor Yakṣas, nor Nāgas or Rākṣasas, nor humans or Piśācas, O best of the gods, be able to kill me.
ऋषयो वा न मां शापैः क्रुद्धा लोकपितामह। शपेयुस्तपसा युक्ता वर एष वृतो मया
Nor may seers, even if angered and endowed with austerity, curse me, O Grandfather of the worlds; this is the boon I have chosen.
न शस्त्रेण नचास्त्रेण गिरिणा पादपेन च। न शुष्केण न चार्देण स्यान्न वाऽन्येन मे वधः
Let there be no death for me by weapon or missile, by mountain or tree, nor by anything dry or wet, nor by any other means.