Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.13.31
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord Easily Lifts the Earth
“Lord Boar very easily took the earth on His tusks and got it out of the water. Thus He appeared very splendid. Then, His anger glowing like the Sudarśana wheel, He immediately killed the demon [Hiraṇyākṣa], although he tried to fight with the Lord.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Boar easily lifted the earth from the water on His tusks. He appeared splendid and immediately killed the demon Hiraṇyākṣa when he tried to fight.
- Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that Lord Varāha appears in two different devastations: Cākṣuṣa and Svāyambhuva. This particular appearance took place in the Svāyambhuva devastation.
- The inhabitants of Jana, Mahar and Satya witnessed this incarnation. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī suggests that Maitreya combined accounts of both appearances in his description to Vidura.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, pausing to appreciate the Lord’s effortless power.
Ask yourself
What stands out to you about the ease with which the Lord lifted the earth?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.