श्रीपराशर उवाच । प्रजाः ससर्ज भगवान्ब्रह्मा नारायणात्मकः । प्रजापतिपतिर्देवो यथा तन्मे निशामय
Śrī Parāśara said: The blessed Brahmā, whose essence is Nārāyaṇa, created the creatures; listen to how the lord of the progenitors, the god, did so.
अतीतकल्पावसाने निशासुप्तोत्थितः प्रभुः । सत्त्वोद्रि क्तस्तथा ब्रह्मा शून्यं लोकमवैक्षत
At the end of the previous kalpa, when night had passed and he awoke, Brahmā, endowed with sattva, saw the world as empty.
नारायणः परोऽचिन्त्यः परोषामपि स प्रभुः । ब्रह्मस्वरूपी भगवाननादिः सर्वसम्भवः
Nārāyaṇa, the supreme, inconceivable, even beyond the highest, that lord, the blessed one, is the form of Brahmā, the origin of all, and the source of everything.
इमं चोदाहरन्त्यत्र श्लोकं नारायणं प्रति । ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणं देवं जगतः प्रभवाप्ययम्
Here, they recite a verse about Nārāyaṇa: The god who is the form of Brahmā is the origin and dissolution of the world.
आपो नारा इति प्रोक्ता आपो वै नरसूनवः । अयनं तस्य ताः पूर्वं तेन नारायणः स्मृतः
The waters are called 'nārā'—indeed, the waters are said to be the offspring of Nara; their abode was first in Him, therefore He is remembered as Nārāyaṇa.
तोयान्तःस्थां महीं ज्ञात्वा जगत्येकार्णवीकृते । अनुमानात्तदुद्धारं कर्तुकामः प्रजापतिः
Knowing that the earth was within the waters, when the world had become a single ocean, the Lord of creatures, desiring to raise it up, inferred the means to do so.
अकरोत्स्वतनूमन्यां कल्पादिषु यथा पुरा । सत्स्यकूर्मादिकां तद्वद्वाराहं वरुरास्थितः
As in previous cycles, He assumed another body—such as the forms of fish, tortoise, and others; in the same way, He took the form of the Boar.
वेदयज्ञमयं रूपमश्षोजगतः स्थितौ । स्थितः स्थिरात्मा सर्वात्मा परमात्मा प्रजापतिः
The Lord of creatures, steadfast, the Self of all, the Supreme Self, took a form composed of Veda and sacrifice for the support of the world.
जनलोकगतैस्सिद्धैस्सनकाद्यैरभिष्टुतः । प्रविवेश तदा तोयमात्माधारो धराधरः
Praised by the perfected beings dwelling in Janaloka, such as Sanaka and others, He, the sustainer of the earth and foundation of all, then entered the waters.
निरीक्ष्य तं तदा देवी पातालातलमागतम् । तुष्टाव प्रणता भूत्वा भक्तिनम्रा वसुन्धरा
Seeing Him then, the goddess Earth, who had come from the lowest netherworld, bowed in devotion and praised Him, her heart full of devotion.
श्रीपृथिव्युवाच । नमस्ते पुण्डरीकाक्ष शंखचक्रगदाधर । मामुद्धरास्मादद्य त्वं त्वत्तोऽहं पूर्वमुत्थिता
Śrī Earth said: Salutations to You, lotus-eyed One, bearer of conch, discus, and mace; today, please lift me up from here, for I arose from You before.
त्वयाहमुद्धृता पूर्वं त्वन्मयाहं जनार्दन । तथान्यानि च भूतानि गगनादीन्यश्षोतः
By You I was raised up before, O Janārdana, and I am made of You; so too are the other beings, such as the sky and the rest, arisen from You.
नमस्ते परमात्मात्मन्पुरुषात्मन्नमोस्तु ते । प्रधानव्यक्तभूताय कालभूताय ते नमः
Salutations to You, Supreme Self, Self of all beings; homage to You, who are the unmanifest source of matter, and who are Time itself.
त्वं कर्ता सर्वभूतानां त्वं पाता त्वं विनाशकृत् । सर्गादिषु प्रभो ब्रह्मविष्णुरुद्रा त्मरूपधृक्
You are the creator of all beings, You are their protector, and You are the cause of their destruction; in creation and other acts, O Lord, You assume the forms of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Rudra.
सम्भक्षयित्वा सकलं जगत्येकार्णवीकृते । श्षोए! त्वमेव गोविंद चिन्त्यमानो मनीषिभिः
Having consumed all creation when the world became a single ocean, O Govinda, You alone are contemplated by the wise.
भवतो यत्परं तत्त्वं तन्न जानाति कश्चन । अवतारेषु यद्रू पं तदर्चन्ति दिवौकसः
No one knows Your highest reality; in Your incarnations, the forms You assume are worshipped by the dwellers of heaven.
त्वामाराध्य परं ब्रह्म याता मुक्तिं मुमुक्षवः । वासुदेवमनाराध्य को मोक्षं समवाप्स्यति
Those who desire liberation worship You as the Supreme Brahman; without worshipping Vāsudeva, who could ever attain liberation?
यत्किंचिन्मनसा ग्राह्यं यद्ग्राह्यं चक्षुरादिभिः । बुद्ध्या च यत्परिच्छेद्यं तद्रू पमखिलं तव
Whatever can be grasped by the mind, whatever can be perceived by the senses, and whatever can be determined by the intellect—all that is Your form.
त्वन्मयाहं त्वदाधारा त्वत्सृष्टा त्वत्समाश्रया । माधवीमिति लोकोयमभिधत्ते ततो हि माम्
I am pervaded by You, I am supported by You, I am created by You, and I rest in You; therefore, people call me Mādhavī.
जयाखिलज्ञानमय जय स्थूलमयाव्यय । जयाऽनन्त जयाव्यक्त जय व्यक्तमय प्रभो
Victory to You, embodiment of all knowledge! Victory to You, who are both gross and subtle, imperishable! Victory to You, infinite one! Victory to You, unmanifest and manifest, O Lord!
परापरात्मन्विश्वात्मञ्जय यज्ञपतेऽनघ । त्वं यज्ञस्त्वं वषट्कारस्त्वमॐकारस्त्वमग्नयः
Victory to You, soul of all, transcendent and immanent, Lord of the universe! Victory to You, Lord of sacrifice, sinless one! You are the sacrifice, You are the vaṣaṭ-call, You are the syllable Oṃ, You are the fires.
त्वं वेदास्त्वं तदङ्गानि त्वं यज्ञपुरुषो हरे । सूर्यादयो ग्रहास्तारा नक्षत्राण्यखितं जगत्
You are the Vedas, You are their limbs, You are the sacrificial person, O Hari; the sun and other planets, stars, constellations, and the entire world are You.
मूर्तामूर्तमदृश्यं च दृश्यं च पुरुषोत्तम । यच्चोक्तं यच्च नैवोक्तं मयात्र परमेश्वर । तत्सर्वं त्वं नमस्तुभ्यं भूयोभूयो नमोनमः
O Supreme Person, you are both with form and formless, visible and invisible. Whatever has been spoken by me here, O Supreme Lord, and whatever has not been spoken, to all of that, to you, I bow—again and again, I bow in reverence.
श्रीपराशर उवाच । एवं संस्तूयमानस्तु पृथिव्या धरणीधरः । सामस्वरध्वनिः श्रीमाञ् जगर्ज परिघर्घरम्
Śrī Parāśara said: Thus being praised by the Earth, the Lord who upholds the earth, resplendent and producing a deep, resonant sound like the chanting of Sāma hymns, roared mightily.
ततः समुत्क्षिप्य धरां स्वदंष्ट्रया महावराहः स्फुटपद्मलोचनः । रसातलादुत्पलपत्रसन्निभः समुत्थितो नील इवाचलो महान्
Then, the great Boar, with eyes like fully blossomed lotuses, lifting the Earth with his own tusk, rose up from the netherworld, shining like a great blue mountain covered with lotus leaves.
उत्तिष्ठता तेन मुखानिलाहतं तत्संभवाम्भो जनलोकसंश्रयान् । प्रक्षालयामास हि तान्महाद्युतीन् सनान्दनादीनपकल्मषान् मुनीन्
As he rose, the wind from his mouth scattered the water that had gathered there, and he washed the radiant sages, such as Sanandana and others, who had taken refuge in the world of Janaloka, cleansing them of all impurity.
प्रयान्ति तोयानि खुराग्रविक्षतरसातलेऽधः कृतशब्दसन्तति । श्वासानिलास्ताः परितः प्रयांति सिद्धा जने ये नियता वसन्ति
The waters, churned by the tips of his hooves on the surface of the netherworld, resounded with continuous noise; his breaths dispersed them in all directions, and the perfected beings and yogis who dwell there moved about.
उत्तिष्ठतस्तस्य जलार्द्र कुक्षेर्महावराहस्य महीं विगृह्य । विधुन्वतो वेदमयं शरीरं रोमान्तरस्था मुनयः स्तुवन्ति
As the great Boar rose, his belly still wet with water, holding the Earth, and shaking his body composed of the Vedas, the sages dwelling between his hairs praised him.
तं तुष्टुवुस्तोषपरीतचेतसो लोके जने ये निवसन्ति योगिनः । सनन्दनाद्या ह्यतिनम्रकन्धरा धराधरं धीरतरोद्धतेक्षणम्
Those yogis who dwell among people in the world, their minds filled with joy and praise, along with Sanandana and others, bowed their heads low and extolled the steadfast bearer of the Earth, whose gaze was firmly uplifted.
जयेश्वराणां परमेश केशव प्रभो गदाशंखधरासिचक्रधृक् । प्रसूतिनाशस्थितिहेतुरीश्वरस्त्वमेव नान्यत्परमं च यत्पदम्
O Supreme Lord, Keshava, master of the lords of victory, bearer of the mace, conch, sword, and discus! You alone are the cause of creation, destruction, and sustenance; you are the supreme ruler—there is no higher state than your feet.