Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Varaha Stuti

Varaha Stuti from Matsya Purana

Shata yojana vistirnarmucchritam dwigunam tatah,
Naala jeemuta samkaasham meghastanitanihswanam
Girisamhananam Bhimam sweta teekshanaagra damshtrinam,
Vidyudagni prateekaashaama adityasama tejasam,
Peenavrittatayataskandham drupta shaardulagaaminam
Peenonnata kateedeshey vrushalakshana pujitam,
Rupasaasthaaya vipulam Vaaraahamajitho harih 
The Varaha was invincible to any being in srishti; its body was spread over hundred yojanas across and was double its height; was like a huge mountain; ferocious and white, its top part with most powerful horns; unvisionable and radiant like lightning and fire; illuminated like Surya Deva; had magnificently broad shoulders, royal gait, etc. with the features of a massive sized boar.
Pruthvyuddharanaiva pravivsha Rasatalam,
Vedapaado yupadamshtrah kratudanti schutibhushanah
Aajyanaasah struva tundaha samaghoshaswano Mahaan, 
Satya dharma mayah Shrimaan karmavikrama satkrutah
Praayaschhita nakho ghorah Pashujaanurmukhaakritih
Udgeetha homalingostha beejoushadhi mahaakalpah
Vayavyaaraatmaa yagnaastha vikrutih Somashonitah
Vedaskandho havirgandho havyakavya vibhagavaan
Pragavamsha kayo dhrutimaan naanaa deekshaaabhiranvitah,
Dakshinaahrudayo yogi Mahaasatramayo Mahaan
Upakarmoshtha ruchakah Pravargyavatartha bhushanah
Naanaachhando gatipatho gruhyopanishadaasanah
Chhaayaapatnee sahaayo vai mandishringa ivocchhitah
Rasaatalatalo magnaam Rasaatala talam gataam
Prabhurloka hitaayaarya damshogrenojjwahara taam
Tatah Swasthaanamaaneeya Varaahah Pritheedharah,
Mumocha purvam manasaa dhaaritaam cha Vasumdharaam
Tato Jagaama nirvaanam modini tasya Devaaya sambhavey  
Vishnu as Varaha thus entered Rasatala; its four feet were like four Vedas; its teeeth like Yagnas, its face was like the Yagna Kunda; its tongue was Yagna; Brahma was like Varaha mastaka head; Agni was like his tongue; Kusha grass was like his body hairs; day and night were like his eyes; the six Vedangas were like the ear-ornaments; Ghrutahuti or the oblations of ghee in a homa was his gulp; Sama Veda was like his raised sound of groan; Prayaschitta like his his fierce nails; his rupa was like Yagna; Vayu like his Antaratma; his blood was like somarasa; Vedas were like his shoulders; Dakshina was his heart; Upakarma was like the region between his lips; Veda-gamana Marga and Upanidhads were like seat; and Chaaya was like his wife. Such Varaha Murti dived into the depths of Rasatala and with the sheer push of his tusks lifted Bhudevi in one huge lift-up, deposited her on the tusks and in one giant leap emerged to keep her in her original position.Thus the unique Achintya relieved the helplessness of Prithvi Devi forever.

Om Sri Varaha Avataraya Namaha

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