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Goddess Varahi


| Ekvaktraam Trinetram cha Chaturbhujaam Samanvitaam |
|| Krishnaambara Dharaam Devim Varahachakra Samayuktaam ||
| Halaamusala Hastaa Twam Vara Abhaya Bhujaam |
| Mahishvaahan Samaroodha Krita Mukutojwalaam |
|| Sarvaalankaar Sampannaam Varahim Pujayeth Budhaha ||

Means, The one who has one face and three eyes and four hands, wears dark coloured clothes who is the boar faced....with Plough in hand and with vara abhaya mudras...she rides on the buffalo with krita crown on the head, she is adorned with ornments I worship the Varaha Goddess who is fully enlightened.

Varahi is dark complexioned, with human body and boar's head, decorated with Kiritamakuta adorned with Crescent Moon. Her upper right hand holds a dark Danda or Hala and upper left an Ankusha. The lower right wields a Vajra or a sword, and the lower left has a Panapatra. Her vahana is Buffalo. When she has six arms, the right arms have Varadha gesture, Dandha and Sword, while the left arms show Abhaya Mudra.

Dandhanadha-Varahi, Swapna-Varahi, Suddha-Varahi are different forms described in Agamas. Boar faced golden Devi holds Sanghu, Chakra, Plough ( Kalappai ), Dandha ( Ullakai ), Pasa ( Noose ), Ankush ( Goad ) and Club ( Staff ) with two arms in Varadha-Abhaya Mudras and is called Dandhanadha-Varahi. The dark skinned ( Mega-varnam ) Boar faced Devi with three eyes and crescent Moon hold in her arms Sword, Kedayam ( Shield ), Noose and Sickle with two arms in Varadha-Abhaya Mudras and is called Swapna-Varahi.

The Blue coloured Boar faced Devi has projecting white tooth adorned with crescent Moon in her head and holds Trisula, Kapala ( Skull ), Ullakai, Serpent and is called the Suddha-Varahi.