Chapter 11 · Ekādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Eleventh Chapter)
Verse 17
गृहीतोग्रमहाचक्रे दंष्ट्रोद्धृतवसुंधरे। वराहरूपिणि शिवे नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ १७ ॥
gṛhītōgramahācakrē daṁṣṭrōddhṛtavasuṁdharē | varāharūpiṇi śivē nārāyaṇi namō’stu tē || 17 ||
Translation
Holding a fierce great discus, lifting the earth with tusks, in the form of Vārāhī, O auspicious one, Nārāyaṇī, obeisance be to you.
Word by word
- gṛhītogramahācakre
- holding a fierce great discus
- daṁṣṭroddhṛtavasundhare
- lifting the earth with tusks
- varāharūpiṇi
- in the form of Vārāhī
- śive
- O auspicious one
- nārāyaṇi
- Nārāyaṇī
- namo’stu
- obeisance be
- te
- to you
Meaning
The gods salute Nārāyaṇī as Vārāhī, who wields a powerful discus and lifts the earth with her tusks, recognizing her auspicious and protective form.