Vishnu in His Boar Incarnation
Asian Gallery, Ackland Museum
Vishnu
Vishnu, Vishnu,the four armed hog,
with the strongest powers of all.
He holds a stick,
he holds a shell,
and saves the earth goddess
from the sea god.
His sculpture is small
but he really stands tall
placed on a ledge in a temple precinct.
He'll descend someday from heaven to earth
and become the ruler of the universe.