Lord Sri Boomi Varaha Swami

Sri Sweta Varaha (the boar) is the third incarnation of Lord Sri Narayana. Lord Sri Narayana’s this incarnation has a boar’s head on a human body with four arms ( Upper Right hand holding Sudarsana Chakra ( wheel ) , upper left hand holding conch-shell , lower right hand be in the protection and boon giving mode and lower left hand with lotus ). Lord Sri Narayana turned himself as a while gigantic boar and descended to the bottom of the ocean to rescue the earth, which had been abducted and hidden there by HIRYANYAKSA a demon.

Story of Lord Sri Sweta Varaha

At that time Manu and his wife Shatarupa ruled over the earth. The great sage Kashyap, had four wives, Diti, Aditi, Vinita and Kudroo. Diti gave birth to demons and from Aditi were born gods, while from Vinita was born Garuda, the carrier of Vishnu. Out of the demons born of Diti, two - Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashyapu - were with terrific powers. They are supposed to be the famous twin gatekeepers of Vaikunda ( Vishnu's heaven ) , Jaya and Vijaya, cursed to fall from grace and find salvation only in opposition to Vishnu. Both of them performed so many religious practices and austerities that in course of time they gained limitless powers.

Younger brother Hiranyakcha wanted to control the whole world and even Brahma. He started harassing Indra and all the demigods. To the worst of all, the crucial demon stolen four Veda’s from Brahma, snatched away the earth from Manu and drowned it into the ocean. Mother Earth sank to the bottom of the ocean.

Manu and Shatarupa requested Brahma to get them the earth back. Brahma said, "Hiranyaksha will not be destroyed by me because I have granted him such a boon. Let's take the help of Vishnu!"

Lord Brahma followed by Lord Siva, Manu, His wife Shatarupa, Indra and all the demigods, went to the region of Vaikuntha, the spiritual and eternal world, where there is neither old age nor death. As they approached the first gate, they saw the watchmen guarding the gate and sitting on jeweled seats. The watchmen had beautiful dark blue bodies and looked effulgent. They had smiles on their faces, lotus like eyes, and four arms--each hand holding a conch, mace, disc and lotus. They wore yellow garments, were decorated with jeweled ornaments, and were garlanded with forest flowers..

Lord Brahma asked them for admittance and they nodded their approval. Then, after passing through sixteen gates, the group finally arrived before Lord Narayana. The assembly hall was filled with saints and four-armed attendants who resembled Narayana and were wearing Kaustubha jewels. The assembly hall was so brilliant with rays of light that it appeared as though the moon had just arisen. By Lord Narayana's mercy, there were diamonds, gems and necklaces of jewels placed in various areas. In some spots there were rows of pearls that shed their splendor and brilliance, and in other spots there were mirrors arranged in a circle. In certain areas there were jewels called Padmaragas which were artistically arranged to appear like lotuses spreading their radiant beauty everywhere. There were rows of steps made of Symantec jewels. Throughout the hall were wonderful pillars built of Indranilam jewels. There were sandal leaves strung high from pillar to pillar. There were also golden jars full of water. All around were parijata-flower garlands, sweet-scented sandal trees, and saffron and musk; the whole atmosphere was permeated with sweet fragrances.                          continue >>>