LalithA SahasranAma: visukra prAna harana vArAhi viryananditA

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visukra prAna harana vArAhi viryananditA : Rejoicing in the strength

of VarAhi, the taker of the life of Visukra.

 

VarAhi , a goddess, by name Dandini. The TripurAsiddhAnta explains

the word vArAhi as follows "Because Devi, the supreme, appeared

to VarAhAnandanAtha [ one of the gurus who was devoted to Devi],

and because she has the face of a boar, she is called VarAhi"

 

The sons of Bhanda are the stains called Anava, and others mala

[impurities]; visaNga : vi opposed to ; sanga, attachments or the

craving for worldly objects.

 

Or visa, poison; ga, to go, ie perceiving sensous objects with a

poison view. Hence, KsemarAja, commenting on the Siva-Sutra [iII,

30 : yovisastho JNAnasaktihetus ca] explains that the word avisa

refers to Mahesvari, and other energies that are opposed to visa ie

poison, evil. Visukra : Vi opposed to; sukra, tejas or light, ie the

embodied soul. Or vi more, suk pain; ra receeived, ie samsAra.

 

BalA, Mantrini and VarAhi represent certain internal modifications,

when these destroy the opposed tendencies [ indicated in the names

msg 14093 and msg 14102] his own divine Self becomes pleased.

 

BhAskararAya's Commentary

Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry.