[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 3.15.9 # Garudapurana 3.15.9 Garuḍapurāṇa 3.15.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.15.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15.9) sa eva viṣṇuḥ sūkaratvaṃ hyavāpa kṣopaṇīmuddhartuṃ daityavapurnihantum / hiraṇyākṣaṃ sajjanānāṃ khagendra tathā bhūmeḥ sthāpanārthaṃ ca devaḥ // > That very Viṣṇu attained the form of a boar to lift up the earth, to slay the asura body / of Hiraṇyākṣa for the sake of the good, O King of Birds, and to establish the earth, being God. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.15.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15.8) - [Next: 3.15.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15.10) - [Up: 3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.3.15.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.3.15.9) · Pramāṇa