Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 2.45
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2.45.1
प्रादुर्भावसहस्राणि समतीतान्यनेकशः ।
यथाशक्ति तु वक्ष्यामि शृणु तान्कुरुनन्दन ॥ २.४५.१ ॥
O delight of the Kurus, thousands of manifestations have passed by many times. As far as I am able, I will tell you of them; listen.
2.45.2
पुरा कमलनाभस्य स्वपतः सागराम्भसि ।
पुष्करे यत्र सम्भूता देवा ऋषिगणैः सह ॥ २.४५.२ ॥
Long ago, when the lotus-navelled one was sleeping in the waters of the ocean, the gods were born together with groups of sages at Puṣkara.
2.45.3
एष पौष्करिको नाम प्रादुर्भावः प्रकीर्तितः ।
पुराणैः कथ्यते यत्र वेदश्रुतिसमाहितः ॥ २.४५.३ ॥
This manifestation is proclaimed by the name Pauṣkarika; it is told in the Purāṇas, by those intent on the Veda and its revelation.
2.45.4
वाराहस्तु श्रुतिसुखः प्रादुर्भावो महात्मनः ।
यत्र विष्णुः सुरश्रेष्ठो वाराहं रूपमास्थितः ॥ २.४५.४ ॥
The manifestation as the boar is pleasant to hear: there the great-souled Viṣṇu, best of gods, took on the form of a boar.
2.45.5
उज्जहार महीं तोयात्सशैलवनकाननाम् ।
वेदपादो यूपदंष्ट्रः क्रतुर्दन्तश्चितीमुखः ॥ २.४५.५ ॥
He lifted the earth out of the water, with its mountains, forests and groves: the Vedas were his feet, the sacrificial posts his tusks, the sacrifice his teeth, and the fire-altar his face.
2.45.6
अग्निजिह्वो दर्भरोमा ब्रह्मशीर्षो महातपाः ।
अहोरात्रेक्षणो दिव्यो वेदाङ्गः श्रुतिभूषणः ॥ २.४५.६ ॥
Fire is his tongue, kuśa grass his hair, the Veda his head; he is the great ascetic, divine, whose eyes are day and night, whose limbs are the Vedas, adorned with revelation.
2.45.7
आज्यनासः स्रुवं तुण्डं सामघोषस्वनो महान् ।
धर्मसत्यमयः श्रीमान्कर्मविक्रमसत्कृतः ॥ २.४५.७ ॥
Ghee is his nostril, the sruva his mouth, and the great roar of the Sāma chants his voice. He is made of dharma and truth, glorious, and honoured for the valour of his deeds.
2.45.8
प्रायश्चित्तमुखो धीरः पशुजानुर्महावृषः ।
औद्गात्रहोमलिङ्गोऽसौ पशुबीजमहौषधिः ॥ २.४५.८ ॥
Expiation is his face; he is steadfast, with cattle for knees, a great bull. The offering of the udgātṛ priests is his sign; he is the seed of cattle and a great herb.
2.45.9
बाह्यन्तरात्मा मन्त्रास्थिविकृतः सौम्यदर्शनः ।
वेदिस्कन्धो हविर्गन्धो हव्यकव्याभिवेगवान् ॥ २.४५.९ ॥
His outer and inner self is one; mantras are his bones, transformed, and his appearance is gentle. The altar is his shoulders, the fragrance of oblations his scent, and he is swift toward the offerings to gods and ancestors.
2.45.10
प्राग्वंशकायो द्युतिमान्नानादीक्षाभिरूर्जितः ।
दक्षिणाहृदयो योगी महाशास्त्रमयो महान् ॥ २.४५.१० ॥
The eastern sacrificial hall is his body; he is radiant and made strong by many consecrations. The sacrificial fee is his heart; he is a yogin, made of the great scriptures, and great.
2.45.11
उपाकर्मोष्ठरुचकः प्रावर्ग्यावर्तभूषणः ।
शालापत्नीसहायो वै मणिशृङ्गसमुच्छ्रितः ॥ २.४५.११ ॥
The upākarma rite is the brightness of his lips; the whirling of the prāvargya rite is his ornament. The hall and the wife are his helpers, and he is raised aloft on a jewel-peak.
2.45.12
एवं यज्ञवराहो वै भूत्वा विष्णुः सनातनः ।
महीं सागरपर्यन्तां सशैलवनकाननाम् ॥ २.४५.१२ ॥
Thus the eternal Viṣṇu himself became the boar of sacrifice and raised the earth, bounded by the ocean, with its mountains, forests and groves.
2.45.13
कार्णवजले भ्रष्टामेकार्णवगतः प्रभुः ।
मज्जन्तीं सलिले तस्मिन्स्वदेवीं पृथिवीं तदा ॥ २.४५.१३ ॥
The lord, who lay in the one ocean of the primordial waters, then saw his goddess Earth fallen and sinking in those waters.
2.45.14
उज्जहार विषाणेन मार्गण्डेयस्य पश्यतः ।
शृङ्गेण यः समुद्धृत्य लोकानां हितकाम्यया ॥ २.४५.१४ ॥
While Mārkaṇḍeya watched, he lifted her up with his tusk; desiring the welfare of the worlds, he raised her up with his horn.
2.45.15
सहस्रशीर्षो देवेशो निर्ममे जगतीं प्रभुः ।
एवं यज्ञवराहेण भूतभव्यभवात्मना ॥ २.४५.१५ ॥
The thousand-headed lord of gods, the Lord, fashioned the world; thus did the sacrificial Boar, whose self is what was, what will be, and what is, accomplish it.
2.45.16
उद्धृता पृथिवी देवी पूज्या वै सागराम्बरा ।
निहता दानवाः सर्वे देवदेवेन विष्णुना ॥ २.४५.१६ ॥
The worshipful goddess Earth, whose garment is the ocean, was raised up; all the Dānavas were slain by Viṣṇu, the god of gods.
2.45.17
वाराहः कथितो ह्येष नारसिंहमतो शृणु ।
यत्र भूत्वा मृगेन्द्रेण हिरण्यकशिपुर्हतः ॥ २.४५.१७ ॥
This was described as the Boar form. Now hear of the Man-Lion form, in which, becoming the king of beasts, Hiraṇyakaśipu was slain.