सर्वेदेवमयं शुभ्रं वाराहं वपुरादधे
He assumed the spotless form of the Boar, composed of all the gods.
दंष्ट्रयोद्धारयामास कल्पादौ धरणीमिमाम्
With his tusk, he lifted up this earth at the beginning of the kalpa.
स्वामेव प्रकृतिं दिव्यां ययौ विष्णुः परं पदम्
Viṣṇu entered his own divine nature and attained the supreme abode.
अपालयत् स्वकंराज्यं भावं त्यक्त्वा तदाऽसुरम्
He governed his own kingdom, having abandoned the asuric disposition.
निः सपत्नं तदा राज्यं तस्यासीद् विष्णुवैभवात्
Then, due to Viṣṇu's glory, his kingdom became free from rivals.
तापसं नार्चयामास देवानां चैव मायया
He did not honor the ascetic, nor the gods, through illusion.
शशापासुरराजानं क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः
With eyes reddened by anger, he cursed the king of the asuras.
सा भक्तिर्वैष्णवी दिव्या विनाशं ते गमिष्यति
That divine Vaiṣṇava devotion will bring about your destruction.
मुमोह राज्यसंसक्तः सो ऽपि शापबलात् ततः
Attached to the kingdom, he became deluded by the power of the curse.
पितुर्वधमनुस्मृत्य क्रोधं चक्रे हरिं प्रति
Remembering his father's killing, he became angry at Hari.
नारायणस्य देवस्य प्रह्रादस्यामरद्विषः
Of Nārāyaṇa the god, and of Prahlāda, the enemy of the immortals.
संजातं तस्य विज्ञानं शरण्यं शरणं ययौ
Knowledge arose in him, and he sought refuge in the protector.
नारायणे महायोगमवाप पुरुषोत्तमे
He attained great yoga in Nārāyaṇa, the supreme person.
अवाप तन्महद् राज्यमन्धको ऽसुरपुङ्गवः
Andhaka, foremost among asuras, obtained that great kingdom.
मन्दरस्थामुमां देवीं चकमे पर्वतात्मजाम्
He desired Umā, the goddess dwelling on Mandara, daughter of the mountain.
ईश्वराराधनार्थाय तपश्चेरुः सहस्त्रशः
For the sake of worshipping the Lord, thousands performed austerities.
अनावृष्टिरतीवोग्रा ह्यासीद् भूतविनाशिनी
A very fierce drought arose, destroying living beings.
अयाचन्त क्षुधाविष्टा आहारं प्राणधारणम्
Driven by hunger, they begged for food to sustain life.
सर्वे बुबुजिरे विप्रा निर्विशङ्केन चेतसा
All the sages ate with minds free from doubt.
बभूव वृष्टिर्महती यथापूर्वमभूज्जगत्
A great rain occurred, and the world became as it was before.
महर्षि गौतमं प्रोचुर्गच्छाम इति वेगतः
They said, 'Let us go swiftly to the great sage Gautama.'
उषित्वा मद्गृहे ऽवश्यं गच्छध्वमिति पण्डिताः
The wise ones replied, 'After staying at my house, you must certainly go.'
समीपं प्रापयामासुगौतमस्य महात्मनः
They brought them near to the great-souled Gautama.
गोष्ठे तां बन्धयामास स्पृष्टमात्रा ममार सा
He tied her in the cowshed, but as soon as she was touched, she died.
न पश्यति स्म सहसा तादृशं मुनयो ऽब्रुवन्
Suddenly, the sages could not see such a thing, and they spoke.
तावत् ते ऽन्नं न भोक्तव्यं गच्छामो वयमेव हि
'Until then, you must not eat food; we ourselves will go.'
जग्मुः पापवशं नीतास्तपश्चर्तुं यथा पुरा
Led by evil fate, they went to practice austerities as before.
केनापि हेतुना ज्ञात्वा शशापातीवकोपनः
Knowing the reason, someone, extremely angry, cursed them.
बभूवुस्ते तथा शापाज्जायमानाः पुनः पुनः
Because of that curse, they were born again and again in the same way.
अस्तुवन् लौकिकैः स्तोत्रैरुच्छिष्टा इव सर्वगौ
They praised with worldly hymns, like all cows left over after eating.