Shiva Purana

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गमनेऽधो वराहस्य गतिर्भवति निश्चला ॥ धृतं वाराहरूपं हि विष्णुना वनचारिणा ॥ १४ ॥

A boar has the power of steadily going deep below. Hence Viṣṇu, the wanderer in the forest, assumed the form of the boar.

english translation

gamane'dho varAhasya gatirbhavati nizcalA ॥ dhRtaM vArAharUpaM hi viSNunA vanacAriNA ॥ 14 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript