“Accepting the Entire Vedic Cosmology” (SB 3.19.26)

San Diego - April 3, 1992 / (067)

This esoteric verse, which describes the battle between Lord Varaha and the formidable asura Hiranyaksa, can sound like poetic myth when viewed exclusively through the context of modern science. But Thompson suggests that when appreciated through the cosmological context of the Puranic worldview, this same pastime acquires both universal and deep personal significance.