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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 3 · Chapter 13: The Appearance of Lord Varāha
3.13.313.13.33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.13.32

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.13.16inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

जघान रुन्धानमसह्यविक्रमं

स लीलयेभं मृगराडिवाम्भसि ।

तद्रक्तपङ्काङ्कितगण्डतुण्डो

यथा गजेन्द्रो जगतीं विभिन्दन् ॥ ३२ ॥

jaghāna rundhānam asahya-vikramaṁ

sa līlayebhaṁ mṛgarāḍ ivāmbhasi

tad-rakta-paṅkāṅkita-gaṇḍa-tuṇḍo

yathā gajendro jagatīṁ vibhindan

Translation

Thereupon Lord Boar killed the demon within the water, just as a lion kills an elephant. The cheeks and tongue of the Lord became smeared with the blood of the demon, just as an elephant becomes reddish from digging in the purple earth.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Lord Boar Overcomes the Demon

  1. 1

    Lord Boar killed the demon within the water. The translation compares His victory to a lion killing an elephant.

  2. 2

    The Lord’s cheeks and tongue became smeared with the demon’s blood.

  3. 3

    His appearance is compared to an elephant becoming reddish while digging in purple earth. This vivid image describes the Lord after His victory.

How it feels

Threat and anger → Rescue and wonder. Divine protection appears amid cosmic confrontation.

Chapters 13–19 of Canto 3: Varāha, Jaya and Vijaya, Hiraṇyākṣa. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 13: The Appearance of Lord Varāha

Lord Varāha appears from Brahmā’s nose, lifts the submerged earth, and receives the sages’ prayers.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.13
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. jaghānakilled
  2. rundhānamthe obstructive enemy
  3. asahyaunbearable
  4. vikramamprowess
  5. saḥHe
  6. līlayāeasily
  7. ibhamthe elephant
  8. mṛga-rāṭthe lion
3

Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the comparison to a lion help you reflect on the Lord’s strength?

Practice

Spend a quiet moment remembering Lord Boar’s victory as described in this verse.

5

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLord Boar Overcomes the DemonThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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