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Nārāyana's appearance, in the beginning of the Kalpa, as the Varaha or Boar; Prīthivi addresses him; he raises the world from beneath the waters; hymned by Sanandana and the Yogis - Verse 8

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 1 · Verse 4.8

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Sanskrit Original

अकरोत स तनूम अन्यां कल्पादिषु यथा पुरा मत्स्यकूर्मादिकां तद्वद वाराहं वपुर आस्थितः ।।

akarot sa tanūm anyāṃ kalpādiṣu yathā purā matsyakūrmādikāṃ tadvad vārāhaṃ vapur āsthitaḥ ||

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He took another form, just as before in the cycles of creation, assuming the form of a boar, like he did with the fish and tortoise.