Naama 539-543: Varaha Avataram

539. tridaśādhyakṣaḥ · त्रिदशाध्यक्षः

The friend of Brahma and the other devas when they are in distress at the time of the deluge.

(oṃ) tridaśādhyakṣāya namaḥ

The word tridasa (three times ten) refers to the thirty-three devas, namely the twelve Adityas, the eight Vasus, the eleven Rudras, and the two Asvins.

540. mahāśṛṅgaḥ · महाशृङ्गः

The one who, as Varaha, has a large tusk at the tip of which the earth rests.

(oṃ) mahāśṛṅgāya namaḥ

The Vishnu Purana says, "O Lord! This entire earth, resting at the tip of Your tusk, looks like the leaf of a lotus smeared with mud on the tusk of an elephant that has entered a lotus pond for sport."

541. kṛtāntakṛt · कृतान्तकृत्

The one who, as Varaha, slew Hiranyaksha, who was like Yama himself. He also proclaimed His doctrine of protecting those who seek refuge in Him in the Varaha Charama Shloka.

(oṃ) kṛtāntakṛtē namaḥ

Kṛtānta is a name of Yama, the god of death. Sri Bhattar explains that the Lord, as Varaha, killed Hiranyaksha, who was like Yama himself to the world. Sri Sankara gives the meaning "the one who cuts down death itself" (kṛtāntaṃ mṛtyuṃ kṛntati).

महावराहो गोविन्दः सुषेणः कनकाङ्गदी ।

गुह्यो गभीरो गहनो गुप्तश्चक्रगदाधरः ॥ ५८ ॥

mahāvarāhō gōvindaḥ suṣēṇaḥ kanakāṅgadī |

guhyō gabhīrō gahanō guptaścakragadādharaḥ || 58 ||

542. mahāvarāhaḥ · महावराहः

The great boar.

(oṃ) mahāvarāhāya namaḥ

The Mahabharata says, "The great Varaha, with eyes like full-blown lotuses and a complexion like that of the blue lotus, lifted the earth from Rasaatala with His tusk and emerged like a great blue mountain."

543. gōvindaḥ · गोविन्दः

The one who rescued the earth.

(oṃ) gōvindāya namaḥ

The Lord says, "In times past, the earth had disappeared and was hidden in a cave. I rescued Her, and so I am known as Govinda." (gō means the earth, and vinda means the one who finds or rescues.)