Varaha Purana

सर्वज्ञः सर्वकर्ता त्वं सर्वलोकनमस्कृतः । त्रैलोक्यविशनाच्च त्वं भव विष्णुः सनातनः ।। ३१.

You are all-knowing, the doer of all, honored by all the worlds; since you have entered the three worlds, become Viṣṇu, the eternal one.

देवानां सर्वदा कार्यं कर्त्तव्यं ब्रह्मणस्तथा । सर्वज्ञत्वं च भवतु तव देव न संशयः ।। ३१.

The work of the gods and of Brahmā must always be done by you; and let omniscience be yours, O god—there is no doubt.

एवमुक्त्वा ततो देवः प्रकृतिस्थो बभूव ह । विष्णुरप्यधुना पूर्वां बुद्धिं सस्मार च प्रभुः ।। ३१.

Having thus spoken, the god became established in his own nature; and Viṣṇu, the Lord, now recalled his former intention.

तदा संचिन्त्य भगवान् योगनिद्रां महातपाः । तस्यां संस्थाप्य भगवानिन्द्रियार्थोद्भवाः प्रजाः । ध्यात्वा परेण रूपेण ततः सुष्वाप वै प्रभुः ।। ३१.

Then the Blessed Lord, great in austerity, contemplated Yogic Sleep; establishing within her the beings arising from the senses and their objects, the Lord meditated in his supreme form and thus entered into sleep.

तस्य सुप्तस्य जठरान्महत्पद्मं विविःसृतम् । सप्तद्वीपवती पृथ्वी ससमुद्रा सकानना ।। ३१.

From his sleeping form, a great lotus emerged from his abdomen, upon which appeared the earth with its seven continents, oceans, and forests.

तस्य रूपस्य विस्तारं पातालं नालसंस्थितम् । कर्णिकायां तथा मेरुस्तन्मध्ये ब्रह्मणो भवः ।। ३१.

The expanse of that form extended to the netherworld, with the stalk as its support; in the lotus's pericarp stood Mount Meru, and in its center was the abode of Brahmā.

एवं दृष्ट्वा परं तस्य शरीरस्य तु संभवम् । मुमुचे तच्छरीरस्थो वायुर्वायुं समं सृजत् ।। ३१.

Seeing thus the supreme origin of his body, the wind residing within that body was released, and he created the wind equally.

अविद्याविजयं चेमं शङ्खरूपेण धारय । अज्ञानच्छेदनार्थाय खङ्गं तेऽस्तु सदा करे ।। ३१.

Bear this conch, the emblem of conquering ignorance, for the purpose of cutting through delusion; may the sword always be in your hand for the destruction of ignorance.

कालचक्रमिमं घोरं चक्रं त्वं धारयाच्युत । अधर्मगजघातार्थं गदां धारय केशव ।। ३१.

Bear this dreadful wheel of time, O Achyuta; and for the destruction of the elephant of unrighteousness, bear the mace, O Keśava.

मालेयं भूतमाता ते कण्ठे तिष्ठतु सर्वदा । श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभौ चेमौ चन्द्रादित्यच्छलेन ह ।। ३१.

Let the garland, the mother of beings, always rest upon your neck; let the Śrīvatsa and Kaustubha gems be upon you, shining like the moon and sun.

मारुतस्ते गतिर्वीर गरुत्मान् स च कीर्त्तितः । त्रैलोक्यगामिनी देवी लक्ष्मीस्तेऽस्तु सदाश्रये । द्वादशी च तिथिस्तेऽस्तु कामरूपी च जायते ।। ३१.

Let the wind be your movement, O hero, and Garuḍa your vehicle, as is proclaimed; may Lakṣmī, the goddess who traverses the three worlds, always be your refuge; let the twelfth lunar day be yours, and may she take any form desired.

घृताशनो भवेद्यस्तु द्वादश्यां त्वल्परायणः । स स्वर्गवासी भवतु पुमान् स्त्री वा विशेषतः ।। ३१.

Whoever eats clarified butter on the twelfth day, even with little devotion, whether man or woman, especially attains residence in heaven.

एष विष्णुस्तवाख्यातो मूर्तयो देवदानवान् । हन्ति पाति शरीराणि सृजत्यन्यानि चात्मनः ।। ३१.

This Viṣṇu, as described to you, takes forms to destroy and protect the bodies of gods and demons, and creates others from himself.

युगे युगे सर्वगोऽयं वेदान्ते पुरुषो ह्यसौ । न हीनबुद्ध्या वक्तव्यो मनुष्योऽयं कदाचन ।। ३१.

In every age, this all-pervading Person is declared in the Vedānta; he should never be spoken of as a mere human by those of lesser understanding.

य एवं श्रृणुयात् सर्गं वैष्णवं पापनाशनम् । स कीर्तिमिह संप्राप्य स्वर्गलोके महीयते ।। ३१.

Whoever hears this account of Viṣṇu's creation, which destroys sin, attains fame in this world and is honored in the heavenly realm.

पूर्वं ब्रह्माऽव्ययः शुद्धः परादपरसंज्ञितः । स सिसृक्षुः प्रजास्त्वादौ पालनं च विचिन्तयत् ।। ३२.

Formerly, Brahmā, imperishable and pure, known as the Supreme and the Supreme Beyond, desiring to create beings at the beginning, also considered their protection.

तस्य चिन्तयतस्त्वङ्गाद् दक्षिणाच्छ्वेतकुण्डलः । प्रादुर्बभूव पुरुषः श्वेतमाल्यानुलेपनः ।। ३२.

As he pondered, from his body, from the right side, appeared a man adorned with white earrings, garlands, and ointments.

तं दृष्ट्वोवाच भगवांश्चतुष्पादं वृषाकृतिम् । पालयेमाः प्रजाः साधो त्वं ज्येष्ठो जगतो भव ।। ३२.

Seeing him, the Blessed Lord spoke: 'O noble one, in the form of a bull with four legs, protect these beings; be the eldest in the world.'

इत्युक्तः समवस्थोऽसौ चतुःपद्भ्यां कृते युगे । त्रेतायां स समस्तृभ्यां द्वे चैव द्वापरेऽभवत् । कलावेकेन पादेन प्रजाः पालयते प्रभुः ।। ३२.

Thus addressed, he stood firm on four legs in the Kṛta age; in the Tretā age, he stood on three, in the Dvāpara on two, and in the Kali age, the Lord protects beings with only one leg.

षड्भेदो ब्राह्मणानां स त्रिधा क्षत्रे व्यवस्थितः । द्विधा वैश्येकधा शूद्रे स्थितः सर्वगतः प्रभुः । रसातलेषु सर्वेषु द्वीपवर्षे स्वयं प्रभुः ।। ३२.

Among Brāhmaṇas he is established in six forms, among Kṣatriyas in three, among Vaiśyas in two, and among Śūdras in one; the Lord is present everywhere, in all the netherworlds and on every continent and region.

द्रव्यगुणक्रियाजातिचतुःपादः प्रकीर्तितः । संहितापदक्रमश्चैव त्रिश्रृङ्गोऽसौ स्मृतो बुधैः ।। ३२.

He is called four-footed, consisting of substance, quality, action, and species; and, according to the sequence of the Saṃhitā, the wise remember him as three-horned.

तथा आद्यन्त ओङ्कार द्विशिराः सप्तहस्तवान् । त्रिबद्धबद्धो विप्राणां मुख्यः पालयते जगत् ।। ३२.

Thus, the primordial and endless Om, two-headed and seven-handed, bound with threefold bonds, is the chief among the Brahmins and protects the world.

स धर्मः पीडितः पूर्वं सोमेनाद्भुतकर्मण । तारां जिघृक्षता पत्नीं भ्रातुराङ्गिरसस्य ह ।। ३२.

That Dharma, oppressed before by Soma of wondrous deeds, who sought to seize Tārā, the wife of his brother Aṅgirasa—

सोऽपायाद् भीषितस्तेन बलिना क्रूरकर्मणा । अरण्यं गहनं घोरमाविवेश तदा प्रभुः ।। ३२.

Frightened by that powerful and cruel one, he departed and entered a dense, terrible forest.

तस्मिन् गते सुराः सर्वे असुराणां तु पत्नयः । जिघृक्षन्तस्तदौकांसि बभ्रमुर्धर्मवञ्चिताः । असुरा अपि तद्वच्च सुरवेश्मनि बभ्रमुः ।। ३२.

When he had gone, all the wives of the Asuras, deprived of Dharma, wandered desiring to seize the dwellings of the gods; and the Asuras likewise wandered in the abodes of the gods.

निर्मर्यादे तथा जाते धर्मनाशे च पार्थिव । देवासुरा युयुधिरे सोमदोषेण कोपिताः । स्त्रीहेतोश्च महाभाग विविधायुधपाणयः ।। ३२.

When order was thus lost and Dharma destroyed, O king, the gods and Asuras, angered by Soma’s fault and for the sake of women, took up various weapons and fought.

तान् दृष्ट्वा युध्यतो देवानसुरैः सह कोपितान् । नारदः प्राह संगम्य पित्रे ब्रह्मणि हर्षितः ।। ३२.

Seeing the gods and Asuras fighting in anger, Nārada, delighted, approached his father Brahmā and spoke to him.

स हंसयानमारुह्य सर्वलोकपितामहः । निवारयामास तदा कस्यार्थे युद्धमब्रवीत् ।। ३२.

Then the Grandfather of all worlds, mounting his swan vehicle, restrained them and asked for whose sake the battle was being fought.

सर्वे शशंसुः सोमं तु स तु बुद्ध्वा स्वकं सुतम् । पीडनादपयातं तु गहनं वनमाश्रितम् ।। ३२.

All declared it was because of Soma; and realizing that his own son, oppressed, had fled and taken refuge in a dense forest—