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Varaha (Sanskrit: वराह, Varāha, "boar") is the avatara of the Hindu god Vishnu, in the form of a boar.Varaha is generally listed as third in the Dashavatara, the ten principal avataras of Vishnu.
Varaha means boar, specifically referring to the incarnation of Vishnu as a boar in Indian mythology. [1] The term Upanishad means it is knowledge or "hidden doctrine" text that belongs to the corpus of Vedanta literature presenting the philosophical concepts of Hinduism and considered the highest purpose of its scripture, the Vedas. [2]
The Varaha Purana (Sanskrit: वराह पुराण, Varāha Purāṇa) is a Sanskrit text from the Puranas genre of literature in Hinduism. [1] It belongs to the Vaishnavism literature corpus praising Narayana ( Vishnu ), but includes chapters dedicated to praising and centered on Shiva and Shakti (goddesses it calls Brahmi, Vaishnavi ...
Vishnu took the form of a tortoise to bear the weight of the mountain to allow them to complete their task. Varaha: The boar avatar. The gatekeepers of Vaikuntha, the abode of Vishnu, Jaya and Vijaya, are cursed by the Four Kumaras when they stop them from seeing Vishnu.
Whitney clarifies that "Vishnu" appears in Vedas as a form of Sun, and "Vishnu's highest place" is a Vedic phrase that means "zenith". [50] Madhvacharya, the Dvaita Vedanta scholar interprets this term differently, and bases his theistic interpretation of Katha Upanishad by stating that the term refers to the deity Vishnu. [51]
Vishnu Purana is one of the 18 major Puranas, and these text share many legends, likely influenced each other. [63] The fifth chapter of the Vishnu Purana was likely influenced by the Mahabharata. [68] Similarly, the verses on rites of passage and ashramas (stages) of life are likely drawn from the Dharmasutra literature.
When Vishnu appears before them, and the gatekeepers request Vishnu to lift the curse of the Kumaras, Vishnu says that the curse of the Kumaras cannot be reversed. Instead, he gives Jaya and Vijaya two options. The first option is to take seven births on earth as devotees of Vishnu, while the second is to take three births as his staunch enemies.
In Hinduism, Hiranyakashipu's younger brother, Hiranyaksha, was slain by the Varaha (boar) avatar of Vishnu. Angered by this, Hiranyakashipu decided to gain a boon of invulnerability by performing tapas to propitiate Brahma. After his subjugation of the three worlds, [2] he was slain by the Narasimha (man-lion) avatar of Vishnu. [3]