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Chapter 13: The Appearance of Lord Varāha

Verse 24 of 50
SB 3.13.24

ब्रह्माणं हर्षयामास हरिस्तांश्च द्विजोत्तमान् स्वगर्जितेन ककुभः प्रतिस्वनयता विभुः

brahmāṇaṁ harṣayāmāsa haris tāṁś ca dvijottamān sva-garjitena kakubhaḥ pratisvanayatā vibhuḥ

Synonyms

brahmāṇamunto Brahmā; harṣayāmāsaenlivened; hariḥthe Personality of Godhead; tānall of them; caalso; dvija-uttamānhighly elevated brāhmaṇas; sva-garjitenaby His uncommon voice; kakubhaḥall directions; pratisvanayatāwhich echoed; vibhuḥthe omnipotent..

Translation

The omnipotent Supreme Personality of Godhead thus enlivened Brahmā and the other highly elevated brāhmaṇas by again roaring with His uncommon voice, which echoed in all directions.

Purport

Brahmā and other enlightened brāhmaṇas who know the Supreme Personality of Godhead are enlivened by the appearance of the Lord in any of His multi-incarnations. The appearance of the wonderful and gigantic incarnation of Viṣṇu as the mountainlike boar did not fill them with any kind of fear, although the Lord's resounding voice was tumultuous and echoed horribly in all directions as an open threat to all demons who might challenge His omnipotency.

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