According to the Puranas, Lord Vishnu took the shape of ______ in order to rescue the earth, which had sunk into water.
a boar
According to the Puranas, when the demon Hiranyaksha dragged the Earth (personified as Bhudevi) to the bottom of the cosmic ocean, Lord Vishnu assumed the form of a mighty boar — the Varaha avatar. Varaha killed Hiranyaksha and lifted the Earth back on his tusks, restoring it to its rightful place.
Varaha is the third of the ten Dashavatara. The lion form is Narasimha (killed Hiranyakashipu, not concerned with rescuing the Earth); Vishnu has no tiger or elephant avatar in the standard Puranic list.
Hence the correct answer is a boar.
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