What is Varaha?
[[Image:Boaravatar.jpg|thumb|Varaha]] [[Hinduism|Hindus]] believe that [[Vishnu]] had many important [[Avatar]]s, and the Varaha avatar was the third avatar of Vishnu in [[Dashavatar]]. In this avatar, Vishnu took the form of a boar, Varaha is a Sanskrit language word that means a [[boar]]. The Hindu scriptures tell a story about this avatar. There was a [[daitya]] (a [[demon]]) named Hiranyaksha. He threw the [[Earth]] (called [[Prithivi]] by the Hindus) into the waters of the ocean. The earth was about to sink in the ocean. At this point, Vishnu took the form of a black boar. He entered the water and carried the earth on its body and brought the earth safely to where it should be. Thus, Vishnu as a varaha saved the earth from being destroyed. {{Commons category|Varaha}} {{religion-stub}} [[category:Hinduism]] [[category:Hindu mythology]]