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Varaha

Varaha (Sanskrit: वराह, Varāha, "boar") is the avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, in the form of a boar. Varaha is generally listed as third in the Dashavatara, the ten principal avatars of Vishnu.

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Abode
Vaikuntha
Affiliation
Avatara of Vishnu
Children
Narakasura, Mangala
Consort
Bhumi
Devanagari
वराह
Festivals
Varaha Jayanti

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related to Bibliography · 113
Varaha → A-M, Addison, Agni Purana, Aiyangar, All-India Kashi Raj Trust, Anand Swarup, Artibus Asiae, Ashgate, Atlantic, Avatāra, Becker, Bhatt, Book Of Vishnu, Brahma Purana, Brahmanda Purana, Brahmavaivarta Purana, BRILL Academic, Brockington, Catherine, Chaitanya
related to Other legends and textual references · 39
Varaha → Another, Bhumi, Brahma, Due, Ghora, Hamsa, He, However, Ignoring Shiva's, In, Indra, It, Kalika Purana, Kanaka, Lingodbhava, Lokaloka, Narasimha, Once, Purana, Shaiva
related to Temples · 34
Varaha → According, Adi Varaha, Adi-Varaha Kshestra, Andhra Pradesh, Atri Samhita, Bhudevi, Earth, Garuda, Hence, His, In, It, Kridachala, Pralaya Varaha, Samurtarchanadhikara, Satya Yuga, Skanda Purana, Sri Varahaswami Temple, Svami Pushkarini, The
related to Evolution · 33
Varaha → Adi-varaha, Aihole, Badami, BCE, By, CE, Central India, Chola, Ellora Caves, Eran, In Karnataka, India, Jhansi, Karnataka, Kashmir, Khajuraho, Mahabalipuram, Mathura, Mihira Bhoja, Other
related to Saviour of the ancestors · 30
Varaha → Also, Bhauma, Brahma Purana, Chandra, Chaya, Cursed, Earth, Eulogized, Further, Harivamsa, Himalayan, In, Koka, Kokamukha, Mahabharata, Narakasura, Once, Pitr-yajna, Pitrs, Shraddha
related to Depictions · 23
Varaha → Apasadh, Badami, Badoh, Besides Khajuraho, Bhumi, Brahma, Early, Eran, Gwalior, However, In, Jhansi, Khajuraho, Muradpur, Often, Parvati, Sarasvati, Shiva, The, Udayagiri
related to Symbolism · 23
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related to Vedic origins · 23
Varaha → Arthur Anthony Macdonell, Arthur Berriedale Keith, Brahma, Even Vishnu, Hindu, However, In, Indra, Kurma, Macdonell, Matsya, Prajapati, Rigveda, Rudra, Sayana, Taittiriya Samhita, The, Two, Veda, Vedas
related to Creation legend · 22
Varaha → Brahma, Garuda Purana, In, Kurma Purana, Linga Purana, Mahabharata, Markendeya Purana, Narayana, Narayana-Vishnu, Padma Purana, Prajapati, Prajapati-Brahma, Rama, Ramayana, Shiva Purana, The Ayodhya Kanda, The Brahmanda Purana, The Puranas, The Yuddha Kanda, Vayu Purana
related to Children · 18
Varaha → After, Bhagavata Purana, Bhumi, Brahma Purana, From, Hiranyaksha, In, In Krishna, Krishna, Krishna's, Mangala, Mars, Narakasura, Satyabhama, The Brahmavaivarta Purana, The Vishnu Purana, Vishnu, Vishnu-Varaha

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purana vishnu boar earth vol motilal also brahma hiranyaksha form banarsidas demon depicted bhumi waters sacrifice padma may garuda called

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
VarahaAbodeVaikuntha1.00infobox
VarahaAffiliationAvatara of Vishnu1.00infobox
VarahaChildrenNarakasura, Mangala1.00infobox
VarahaConsortBhumi1.00infobox
VarahaDevanagariवराह1.00infobox
VarahaFestivalsVaraha Jayanti1.00infobox
VarahaMantraOm Bhuvarāhāya Vidmahe Hiranyakarabhāya Dhimahi Tanno Krodha Prachodayāt1.00infobox
VarahaSymbolsPadma1.00infobox
VarahaWeaponSudarshana Chakra, Kaumodaki (Gada)1.00infobox
Varahais aembodiment of the Supreme Being who brings order amidst chaos in the world by ritual sacrifice0.90text
Varahais aSri Varahaswami Temple in Tirumala0.90text
1.88.5instance ofin its verses0.80text

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