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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act One : sämoda dämodaraù
The Delighted Captive of Love
Scene One
Song 1
Verse 7
Commentary
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Not only does Bhagavän support the earth and all moving and stationary living beings, he also runs with the earth planet on his tusks. At the beginning of the creation, Hiraëyäkña stole Béja-bhütä Påthvé, the earth goddess, and went down to the Rasätala planetary system. At that time Bhagavän assumed the form of a boar, entered into the waters of devastation and rescued Påthvé by lifting her up on the tip of his tusks. He placed her on the surface of the water, where she floated on the strength of his yogic power called satya-saìkalpa. When Bhagavän was carrying the earth upon his radiant tusks, she appeared to be as beautiful as the dark marks on the moon. The poet has compared Bhagavän’s tusks with the new moon to illustrate the vast size of his tusks in comparison to the earth. The earth is as inconspicuous as marks on the moon. The word nimagna points to Varähadeva’s identity as the presiding deity of bhayänakarasa (terror). This verse contains upamä alaìkära. “O you who appear in the form of a boar, may you be victorious!” |
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