Shiva Purana

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

sanskrit

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