Varahi unai andri oru pothum-வராஹி உங்களுக்கு போதாது

GODDESS VARAHI is another form of Goddess Parvati, and she represents Lord Yama's energy. Varahi is said to have been created out of the boar form of Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu has three shakti energies: Vaishnavi, Varahi, Nrisimhi. Mother Varahi is one of the divine mothers in the Sapta Matrikas -without Durga or Ashta Matrikas, with Durga or Chandika. This list is given as Brahmi, Maheshwari, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Vaarahi, Mahendri and Chamundi Many Gods and Goddesses have tribal origins. They eventually developed into major figures in Hinduism. Goddess Varahi is one of them.The worshipping of the female counterparts is widespread among the tribes especially those of fierce disposition. There was also an ancient tribal practice to offer all kinds of sacrifice including blood sacrifice. There appears to be a tribal link to Vishnu’s Varaha and Narasimha avatars. DEPICTION: Varahi is one of the saptha mathrukas who aided the Devi in her fight against Shumbha, Nishumbha and their armies. Thus she is sometimes given warrior attributes. Other Mother is calm and loving. Her face resembling a boar, her face is dark or storm-cloud colored. She wears on her head a Karanda-Makuta and is adorned with ornaments made of corals. She wields the Hala and Sakti and is seated on a Peetam under a Kalpaka tree. Her left foot is supported by a small stool. She wears on her legs Nupura-anklets. According to the Vishnudharmottara, she has a big belly. According to this authority, she has six hands in four of which she carries the Danda, Khadga, Khetaka and Pasa,the two remaining hands being respectively held in the Abhaya and Varada poses. The Purvakaranagama says that she carries the Saringapdhanus, the Hala and Musala as her weapons. Her Vahana as well as the emblem on her banner is the elephant. BOAR MYTH: Lord Brahma, after being satisfied with tapasya and sever austerities in his devotion, gives a boon to Hiranyaksha, the golden eyed demon. The demon asked to become king of the whole world, and that no human or animal which he mentioned by name should ever have the power to harm him. Now, legends always have this loophole, the demon enumerated all the animals that were found but misses out the boar. He becomes invincible and causes havoc. He plunders everything of value from the creatures of the world. He appropriates the Vedas and scriptures. The earth was submerged into the ocean as a hostage. The devas and Gods run to Mahavishnu and seek aid. With the Vedas gone, there was no religious or spiritual activity and people were in the dark abyss of ignorance. Wars were waged but Hiranyaksha was victorious than before. The devas in the three worlds panic and earth is seeing poverty and pestilence. So the devas approach Lord Brahma. He takes an entourage and rushes to the Kailash. There Lord Siva is in meditative state. Everyone knows that Siva is not to be interfered with when He is in Samadhi. But Lord Siva is aware and passes knowledge to Brahma’s mind to rush to Mahavishnu. FOOTNOTE: One will find this interesting plot repeated in the Puranas. Sometimes Siva sends the problem to be handled by Mahavishnu; sometimes it is the other way around. Or it is send to the Mother Goddesses, Durga or Kali. In Latin we call this ‘delagatus-delegare’ meaning ‘delegating an assignment to some-one. This comes with a qualification. First the person delegating must have the authority to do so. Secondly, the person accepting the assignment must have the locus standi to accept and complete it. The Puranic plot of delegatus delagare is symbolic of the unity among the Trinity. Sadly, here below there is so much of unnecessary hair-splitting and competitive writing on the supremacy of the Gods. This is regrettable. It is true that personal Gods are named. Each finds his or her God superior but could it be begged to be understood that one is to transcend deities and comprehend that they are vehicles for Self-Realization. The murthis have to disappear some day to give way for jnana. The All-pervading Brahman is religionless. ‘Isavasyam-idam-sarvam’ He parvades everything, everyone, everywhere. ‘Yat kincha jagatyam-jagat’ – whatsoever the created world, everything is Anyway, hearing Hiranyaksha’s havocs’ Lord Vishnu saw in His wisdom the shortfall in the animal list which he stood protected. So Mahavishnu assumed the boar form and plunged into the depths of the primeval ocean to rescue Earth. There was a one thousand year war kill Hiranyaksha and to lift the earth up with his great white tusks. He calmed it, and made it ready for human use by molding its mountains and continents.