Goddess Varahi - Chief of Army of Goddess Lalitha(dhandanatha)


Varahi is

Dhandanatha - Chief Commander of Army Universe

Ashwarudha Varahi - Chief - Army of Horses

Dhumra Varahi (Dhumavathi) - Annihilation of Universe 

Bagalamukhi is also form of Varahi




Varahi is one of the seven mother goddesses [ Saptha Mathas} in the Hindu religion. With the head of a sow, Varahi is the shakti (feminine energy) of Varaha, the boar avatar of the god Vishnu. In Nepal and North Eastern India, she is called Barahi.

Varahi is worshipped by four major practices of Hinduism : Shaivism (devotees of Shiva), Vaishnavism (devotees of Vishnu) and especially Shaktism (goddess worship). She is usually worshipped at night, using secretive Vamamarga Tantric practices. The Buddhist goddesses Vajravārāhī and Marichi have their origins from the Hindu goddess Varahi.

According to the Shumbha-Nishumbha myth of the Devi Mahatmyam from the Markandeya Purana religious texts, the Matrikas goddesses appears as shaktis (feminine powers) from the bodies of the gods. The scriptures say that Varahi was created from Varaha. She has a boar form, wields a chakra (discus) and fights with a sword.[1][2] After the battle described in the scripture.
The goddess Durga leads the eight Matrikas in battle against the demon Raktabija. The red-skinned Varahi  rides a buffalo and holds a sword, shield and goad.

The Markendeya Purana praises Varahi as a granter of boons and the regent of the Northern direction, in a hymn where the Matrikas are declared as the protectors of the directions.

The Devi Purana paradoxically calls Varahi the mother of Varaha (Varahajanani) as well as Kritantatanusambhava, who emerges from Kritantatanu. Kritantatanu means "death personified" and could be an attribute of Varaha or a direct reference to Yama, the god of death.[11] Elsewhere in the scripture, she is called Vaivasvati and described as engrossed in drinking from a skull-cup.

The Lalita Sahasranama, a collection of 1,008 names of the Divine Mother, calls Varahi the destroyer of demon Visukaran. In yet another context, Varahi is called Kaivalyarupini, the bestower of Kaivalya ("detachment of the soul from matter or further transmigrations") – the final form of mukti (salvation). Varahi is described as residing in a person's navel and governs the manipura, svadhisthana and muladhara chakras.[15]

Varahi Tantra mentions that Varahi has five forms of Varahi: Svapna Varahi, Canda Varahi, Mahi Varahi (Bhairavi), Krcca Varahi and Matsya

She is also depicted as a manifestation of the goddess Lalita Tripurasundari or as "Dandanayagi" or "Dandini" – the commander-general of Lalita's army.[16] The Sri Vidya tradition of Shaktism elevates Varahi to the status of Para Vidya ("transcendental knowledge").[16] The Devi mahatmya suggests evoking Varahi for longevity.[10] Thirty yantras and thirty mantras are prescribed for the worship of Varahi and to acquire siddhis by her favour.

Prayers dedicated to Varahi include Varahi Anugrahashtakam, for her blessing, and Varahi Nigrahashtakam, for destruction of enemies; both are composed in Tamil.

A 9th-century Varahi temple exists at Chaurasi about 14 km from Konark, Orissa, where Varahi is installed as Matysa Varahi and is worshipped by Tantric rites.[10][28] The famous Jaganath temple, Puri, is associated with and sends offerings to a Barahi temple, which is a centre of Tantric activities.[citation needed] In Varanasi, Varahi is worshipped as Patala Bhairavi. The historic  Brihadeeswarar temple (a Shaiva temple), Thanjavur, has a separate sannadhi for Varahi. .  Full moon days are considered sacred to Varahi.[14] There are some  ancient Varahi  temples in Uttari Bhawani in Gonda District. In Gujarat, in Dadhana village  as the Gotra-devi of a surname "Dadhaniya"and in Talaja town of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.

Recently a big temple for Varahi has come up in Sami Thottam, Naickenpalayam, Coimbatore. There are Varahi temples in Pontiac, Michigan, USA and in Lunas, Kedah , Malaysia.

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