||Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran||

||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 23 – The incarnation of Varaha /wild boar

Swayambhuva Manu and Shatharoopa prostrated before Lord Bhrama, stood before him with folded hands, and prayed “ Oh! The creator of all the living and-living things, kindly advises us how could we serve Your lotus feet? Kindly enlighten us which pious deed could bring fame in the world and Moksha after death.”

Lord Bhrama said “ Vathsa, I am highly pleased with your devotion. Oh! Bhoomipala, all the auspiciousness to you both, You have to produce virtuous offsprings, protect the Earth with an abundance of righteous deeds, worship Lord Hari with various fire sacrifices, that would make Lord Hari highly pleased.  Oh! Naprapathy wisely rules your Kingdom and protect your people and ensure their safety, welfare, and righteousness.   Lord Hari will get pleased.”

Manu said “ Oh! Papanashana, I shall obey your orders, Oh! Prabho, kindly allot a place on the Earth for me and for my subjects.  The Mother Earth is submerged under the ocean; kindly take immediate action to retrieve her.”  Lord Bhrama underwent deep meditation thinking about an immediate solution for the problem, but he could not find any, soon he thought of Lord Narayana and appealed to him.  While Bhrama was immersed in thoughts a thumb-sized boar emerged out of his nose, while watching it grew into a massive size, Bhrama assumed it must be Lord Narayana.  The huge boar had sharp protruding teeth, it produced defeaning roar that reverberated in all directions, Bhrama and deities were happy, and eulogized Lord Narayana.  Soon, the boar plunged into the ocean, in search of mother Earth.  It meticulously conducted a search under the ocean and heard a soft trembling voice of mother Earth from Pathalok, “ Oh! Yajjyavarahamoorthe, kindly protect me.” Varahamoorthi plunges deep down in the ocean, he moved to the direction where her frightening voice was heard, and elevated the Earth with his long protruding teeth and brought her on the surface of the ocean.  Immediately, extremely valorous Hiranyaksha who is the son of Dhithi and Kashyapa, approached Lord Varaha with his powerful mace, Lord Varaha sliced his head with his disc and the ocean water turned red in color.  Lord Varaha victoriously raised Mother Earth on his white sparkling teeth, the deities and Rishis eulogized Lord Varaha along Goddess Earth with the Vedic chants.

“Hail to Ajitha ! who is unconquerable, Hail to Yajjaswaroopa!” The deities and Rishis praised Yajjavarahamoorthi who symbolizes fire sacrifices and his limbs represents part of fire sacrifices, ingredients of fire sacrifices, priest of fire sacrifice and the provider of fruitful accomplishment of fire sacrifices. The Rishis and deities repeatedly prostrated before Yajjavarahamoorthi along Goddess Earth who symbolizes fire in the sacrifices.  The deities and all the living beings in the Janoloka, Thapoloka, and Sathyaloka were sanctified with the drops of water from the fur of the body of wild boar that splashed all over on his shake.  Whoever recites or listens to this glorious incarnation of Lord Varaha would be blessed with intense devotion and perpetual presence of Lord in their hearts.