Varahi and the SriVidya tradition

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She is also called the Danda-natha ( Lady commander of the forces of

the mother-goddess, symbolizing the might of SriVidya). As Varahi (

"hog-faced' or 'the great consumer')she destroys evil forces that

obstructs the devotees' progress, paralyses the enemies, and lead the

devotees ultimately to Sri-Vidyas. She is classed as the fifth among

the seven "mother-like" divinities ( Saptmatrkas) and hence also

called Panchami. With Kurukulla, she is accorded the parental status

to Sri-chakra( Lalitha Tripura-Sundari ). While Kurululla represents

the full moon, Varahi ( the devouere) represents the new-moon. And

while Varahi represents the illumination ( prakasa) aspects of the

mother-goddess, Kurukulla is the "deliberation" ( vimarsa) aspect.

 

In another aspect, Varahi is also said to be one of the Yoginis,

taking the form of a boar. She is said to lift up the earth with her

tusks to confer benefits on all creatures.

She is imagined as an eight-armed and three-eyed lady with a face of

a

hog, seated under a palmyra tree, and functioning as a trusted

attendent of the Goddess as as her chief counsellor. In this form she

is known as Chaitanya-bhairavi ( the devotee's association of

strength)She is being described as a fierce ( Maha-Ghora ) and as

Commander of the forces, she moves about in a chariot frawn by boars.

She is said to reside in the ocean of sugar-cane juice ( ikshu ), one

of the four oceans that surrounds the mother goddess., holding her

court in the island of nine-jewels, and facing the mother-goddess.

 

Adapted from Sri-Chakra

Author : S.K Ramachandra Rao

Publisher : Sri Satguru Publications, A division of Indian Books

Centre, Delhi, India

ISBN : 81-7030-198-X

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nora55_1999 <nora55_1999 > wrote: She is also called the

Danda-natha ( Lady commander of the forces of the mother-goddess,

symbolizing the might of SriVidya). As Varahi ( "hog-faced' or 'the

great consumer')she destroys evil forces that obstructs the devotees'

progress, paralyses the enemies, and lead the devotees ultimately to

Sri-Vidyas. She is classed as the fifth among the seven "mother-like"

divinities ( Saptmatrkas) and hence also called Panchami. With

Kurukulla, she is accorded the parental status to Sri-chakra( Lalitha

Tripura-Sundari ). While Kurululla represents the full moon, Varahi (

the devouere) represents the new-moon. And while Varahi represents

the illumination ( prakasa) aspects of the mother-goddess, Kurukulla

is the "deliberation" ( vimarsa) aspect. In another aspect, Varahi is

also said to be one of the Yoginis, taking the form of a boar. She is

said to lift up the earth with her tusks to confer benefits on all

creatures. She is imagined as an eight-armed and three-eyed lady with

a face ofa hog, seated under a palmyra tree, and functioning as a

trusted attendent of the Goddess as as her chief counsellor. In this

form she is known as Chaitanya-bhairavi ( the devotee's association

of strength)She is being described as a fierce ( Maha-Ghora ) and as

Commander of the forces, she moves about in a chariot frawn by boars.

She is said to reside in the ocean of sugar-cane juice ( ikshu ), one

of the four oceans that surrounds the mother goddess., holding her

court in the island of nine-jewels, and facing the mother-goddess.

Adapted from Sri-ChakraAuthor : S.K Ramachandra RaoPublisher : Sri

Satguru Publications, A division of Indian Books Centre, Delhi,

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thanks nora and harsha and baba for giving a complete description of

varahi! it is most illuminating!

 

i specially enjoyed reading the 'symbolic' aspects of the 'boar'

imagery!

 

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