Samnyasa Upanishads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation c6.s8.8
Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation c6.s8.8
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³ The reference is to the well-known myth regarding the submersion of the earth under the ocean. Viṣṇu then became incarnate as a boar and pulled the earth up from the depths with his tusk. The intent is to show how transient all things are, even those that appear most stable.