2017-04-17 Mon

Hello, all…Hope you are excited about our today’s article, the third avatar of Lord Vishnu.

Do you know the story behind the Varaha avatar?
We are here to tell you…

Long ago… There was a demon named Hiranyaksha. He had a boon from Lord Brahma that no god, human, a demon would be able to kill him. This made him prove that he is immortal and no one can kill him. So, he started displaying his powers everywhere.

Once Hiranyaksha stole the Goddess Bhudevi (earth) and hid her under the oceans. Seeing this, all the Gods were alarmed and went to Lord Vishnu for help.

Vishnu remembered that Brahma had forgotten to grant Hiranyaksha immortality against Varaha, the two-tusked wild boar. Vishnu changed himself into a Varaha and dived into the ocean. Seeing Hiranyaksha there he challenged him to a fight. Soon, Vishnu beheaded Hiranyaksha and brought back the earth from the depths of the ocean.

India Post issued a commemorative stamp of Jayadeva’s Geet Govind which depicts Varaha avatar of Lord Vishnu.

Similarly to the other incarnations of Vishnu, this avatar is also portrayed on the coins of Kalyani Chalukya and Gurjara Pratihara.

You can read our previous article of Matsya and Kurma Avatar.

Wait till we come back with something like this and have a fun filled day!