Bronze Varahi amman with 8 hands

Bronze Varahi amman

Measurements- single piece

Height -7 inches

Width-6 inches

Depth -3.5 inches

Description : Panchalogam Lord Varahi Sitting posture.

Varahi is one of the saptha mathrukas (seven mothers) who aided the devi in her fight against Shumbha, Nishumbha and their armies. She is described to have human body with eight arms, head of a boar and also having three eyes.

This Bronze Varahi amman is one of the Saivite Shakti deities with the group of goddesses known as SAPTAMATAS.

They are: Brahmi, Maheshwari, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Vaarahi, Mahendri and Chamundi. They are the Shakti (female) equivalents of their male counterparts. Varahi is the Shakti of Bhairavar who is one of the Amsam of Bhairavar.

Created from the boar avatara of Vishnu, Varahi is often associated with Goddess Kamala (one of the Mahavidyas). She is also called Dandini (Lady Commander of the forces of the Mother-Goddess, symbolizing the might of SriVidya). As Varahi (“hog-faced” or “the great consumer”)

she destroys evil forces that obstructs the devotees’ progress, paralyses the enemies, and led the devotees ultimately to SriVidyas.

She is also called Panchami). With Kurukalla, she is accorded the parental status to Sri-Chakra (Lalita Tripura-Sundari). While Kurukalla represents the full moon, Varahi represents the new-moon.