| Philosophy and Religion / Harivamsa |
Harivaṃśa
222. The Lord comes out as a Boar
VAISHAMPAYANA said:—When the gods were assailed and their king became motionless the holder of discus (Vishnu) made up his mind for the destruction of Hiranyāksha the holder of club (1).
Assuming the form of a huge boar, described before, the Lord, the slayer of Asuras, came there (2).
He took up his conch-shell shining like the moon and his discus of a thousand blades resembling the Chakra mountain (3).
The immortals always recite the secret names of this undecaying Purusha, such as Mahadeva, Mahabudhi, Mahayogin and Maheshwara.
He is the foremost of those conversant with the knowledge of Atman. He is always served by the pious. That ancient Purusha, the creator of the universe, is worshipped in the three worlds.
He is the Vaikuntha of the celestials, Ananta of Bhogis, Vishnu of the Yogins, and the presiding god of the sacrificial rites. By his grace the celestials partake of the three-fold sacrificial offerings.
Having struck that foremost of Daityas with his discus the Lord blew his most excellent conch-shell. Hearing that dreadful blare of the conch-shell which strikes terror unto the Asuras the Dānavas fled away on all sides.
Thereupon the great Asura Hiranyāksha, having crimson coloured eyes, said in anger, “who is he?” and cast his looks on Nārāyana, in the shape of a boar, the dispeller of the calamities of the celestials, who stood before him with the discus.
Thereupon Hiranyāksha and other Asuras, with various weapons, encountered Nārāyana. Although assailed by the highly powerful Daityas with various weapons Hari stood unmoved in the battle-field.
Afterwards the highly powerful Hiranyāksha discharged a burning Sakti on the breast of the boar-formed Nārāyana which filled Brahmā with surprise.
Seeing that Sakti about to fall upon him the highly powerful Boar, setting up a roar, felled it on the ground. Thereupon the Lord, whirling his sunny discus, shot it on the head of the Dānava king.
Like unto the summit of the mount Meru clapped by a thunder-bolt the Daitya-king fell down dead on earth; on his death, all the Daityas filled with fear, fled away on all sides (4–23).
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
