Her remaining hands display the Abhaya and Varada mudras. Four of them carry things like the Danda, Khadga, Khetaka, and Pasa. The same source adds that she has 6 hands. The Vishnudharmottara says that she has a big belly. She sits on a Peetam under a Kalpaka tree and wields the Hala and Sakti. On her head is a Karanda-Makuta (casket-like crown), and she wears coral jewelry. She is boar-faced with a dark hue, evoking storm clouds. Varahi, along with the other Sapta Matrikas, helped Goddess Durga during her battle against the demons, Shumbha and Nishumbha. It has been speculated that Vishnu’s Varaha and Narasimha avatars have a tribal connection. They also offered blood sacrifices to them. Among tribes that have a fierce nature, the worship of female counterparts used to be fairly common. They were later embraced by Hinduism and became major deities in the Hindu pantheon. Some of the Hindu deities were tribal gods and goddesses once upon a time. She is also one of the Sapta Matrikas (excluding Durga) and the Ashta Matrikas (including Durga/Chandika). Varahi symbolizes the energy of Yama, the God of Death. Hence, she is one of his 3 Shakti energies. Goddess Varahi is a form of Goddess Parvati and was supposedly created from the boar avatar of Lord Vishnu.
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