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86) Svetha-kola-varaaya SrI VenkatEsaaya Nama:
Salutations to Lord Venkatesa , who took the
avathaaram of
a white Boar to destroy the asuran , Hiranyaakshan
and
bring back Bhumi Devi from the site under the
ocean !
Sri Venkatesa Mahaathmyam (slokam 3.20) celebrates
the incarnation of
Lord Venkatesa as a gigantic , beautiful
white Boar (Svetha Varaahan)
to kill the asuran, Hiranyaakshan and to
liberate Mother Earth (Bhumi Devi)
from the asuran's prison under the oceans. The
Lord lifted Bhumi DEvi
and gently placed Her on His tusk and arose out of
the waters of the ocean
and gave stability for Her on the earth . The
Venkatesa Maahaathmya Slokam
describing Svetha Kola Varaaha avathaaram takes
this form:
Varam Svetha-Varaahaakhyam samhaara-dharaneedharam
sva dhamshtraabhyaam dharoddhaaram Srinivaasam
bhaje anisam
Varaaha Puraanam ( Svetha Varaaha kalpam: Part I ,
Chapter 1 and 3)
also describes in detail the Svetha Varaaha
avathaaram . Bhumi Devi's
sinking in the Pralaya waters , our Lord taking
the Svetha Varaaha form
to rescue Bhumi Devi , our Lord's fierce fight
with Hiranyaakshan in Paathaalalokam ,
the killing of the asuran and bringing Bhumi Devi
out of the Ocean are described
in Varaaha Puraanam. Svetha Varaahan decided to
stay for a while on Earth
and protect the people . He asked Garuda to bring
Kiritaachalam from
Sri Vaikuntam and had it placed near
Svarnamukhari river and on
the banks of Swamy Pushkarani .
The devaas , who came to offer their worship were
frightened by the frightful
countenance of Svetha Varaahan with the gigantic
tusks and twisted eye brows
and His awesome weapons .The devaas appealed to
the Lord to display
a tranquil face for the people to approach Him
comfortably and the Lord
obliged and appeared with four arms and a
white face and accompanied
by Bhumi Devi . He told the Devaas that He liked
Venkataadhri more than
Sri Vaikuntam and that He will stay at
Venkataadhri to bless His devotees
and to grant them their desired wishes . He stays
even today there and
gave the name of Aadhi Varaaha Kshethram to
Thirumala.
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