The legend of the Varaha incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu saving the earth (Prithvi) from a huge flood is included in the Varaha Purana. The work also covers goddess mythology and Shiva, as well as the Dharmasamhita, a study of Karma and Dharma.
The Varaha Purana was written in an unknown century. Wilson put it in the 12th century, at the time of Ramanuja's influence. The majority of academics agree that this is a late Purana, with some speculating that the earliest version of the book was completed by the 10th century. The book takes its name from Vishnu's Varaha (boar) avatar, in which he saves Goddess Earth. The text is cited and described in the Matsya Purana, Skanda Purana, and Agni Purana manuscripts, however the description of the text in those texts implies that surviving Varaha Purana manuscripts are completely different from what it previously was. There are several versions of the text, each with substantial differences. Varaha Purana is classified as a Sattva Purana by the Padma Purana. Scholars believe the Sattva-Rajas-Tamas categorization to be "completely fictitious," and nothing in the text really supports this classification.
Many portions of the Varaha Purana were written before 800 AD,
while some were written before 1100 AD and others before 1500 AD. As a result,
the time of writing of the Varaha Purana might be estimated to be between 700
and 1500 AD. The era of the Varaha Purana, according to Dr. BaladevaUpadyaya,
was from the 9th to the 10th century AD.
Furthermore, the Varaha Purana's subject matter implies that the first half of the Purana was written in north India and the second half in Nepal.
The legend of the Varaha incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu saving the earth (Prithvi) from a huge flood is included in the Varaha Purana. The work also covers goddess mythology and Shiva, as well as the Dharmasamhita, a study of Karma and Dharma.
Varaha Purana, according to Naradiya
Purana, has a total of 24000 verses; however, Agni Purana claims that it only
had 14000 verses. Only 10000 poems are in the Calcutta Asiatic Society edition
and the Venkateshwara Press edition. As a result, several portions of the
Purana are considered to be inaccessible. The original text of the Varaha
Purana is supposed to begin with the Manavakalpa, however this is not included
in the present edition.
There are no sub-divisions in this Purana,
such as Skanda, Kanda, or Parva. It is split into chapters, which are known as
Adhyayas. There are 218 chapters in the Varaha Purana. The Purana has 217
chapters, with the last adhyaya listing the contents. A close examination of
the text reveals two maingroups. The first covers chapters 1 to 192, while the
second covers chapters 193 to 218. However, HaraprasadShastri divides the
chapters into three groups: 1 to 112, 113 to 192, and 193 to 218. Dr.Hajara, on
the other hand, splits it into four sections: 1 to 112, 113 to 192, 193 to 212,
and 213 to 218.
Because these four portions include dialogues between four distinct persons, the last division of Adhyayas is more acceptable and significant. The Gaudi and DakshinatyaPathas of the Varaha Purana are available. Gaudi is the most well-known of them all.
The 18 Maha Puranas
Agni Puran
Bhagavata Mahapuran
Brahma Mahapuran
BrahmandaPuran
BrahmavaivartaPuran
Garuda Puran
KurmaPuran
Linga Puran
MatsyaPuran
MarkandeyaPuran
NaradeeyaPuran
Padma Puran
Shiva Puran
Skanda Puran
Vamana Puran
VarahaPuran
Vayu Puran
Vishnu Puran
The Varaha Purana (Sanskrit:,Varaha Pura) is a Sanskrit book
belonging to the Puranas literary genre. It is part of the Vaishnavism literary
corpus honouring Narayana (Vishnu), although it also includes chapters
worshipping Shiva and Shakti (goddesses it calls Brahmi, Vaishnavi and Raudri).
There are several versions of the book, with large portions lost
to time. The book is thought to have been completed between the 10th and 12th
centuries, and has been constantly updated since then. The surviving
manuscripts of this work, like the Linga Purana, are remarkable in that they do
not include the PanchaLakshana (five qualities) that are anticipated in a
Purana. Scholars have questioned whether it truly qualifies as a Purana, and if
the existing manuscripts are just a religious handbook focusing mostly on
Vaishnava rituals, with portions that worship Shiva, Shakti, and other gods in
a secular manner.
The legend of the Varaha avatar of Vishnu saving the world from a
catastrophic flood is included in the Varaha Purana. The work also covers
goddess mythology and Shiva, as well as the Dharma Samhita, a study of Karma
and Dharma. A major amount of the book is devoted to mediaeval geography
Mahatmya (glories) to temples and locations in Mathura and Nepal, yet it oddly
lacks a section devoted to worshipping Krishna in Mathura like other Puranas.
The Varaha Purana was written in an unknown century. Wilson put it
in the 12th century, at the time of Ramanuja's influence. The majority of
academics agree that this is a late Purana, with some speculating that the
earliest version of the book was completed by the 10th century. The book takes
its name from Vishnu's Varaha (boar) avatar, in which he saves Goddess Earth.
The text is cited and summarised in the Matsya Purana, Skanda Purana, and Agni
Purana manuscripts, however the description of the text in those texts implies
that the surviving copies of Varaha Purana are not what they originally were.
There are several versions of the text, each with substantial
differences.Varaha Purana is classified as a Sattva Purana by the Padma Purana.
Scholars believe the Sattva-Rajas-Tamas categorization to be "completely
fictitious," and nothing in the text really supports this classification.
Depending on the version, there are 217 or 218 Adhyyas in the
printed versions of this book (Chapters). There are 215 chapters in the
critical edition. According to legend and other Puranas, this work comprised
24,000 verses; however, the number of verses found in extant manuscripts is
less than half that. This book is divided into two sections, according to the
Narada Purana: PurvaBhaga and Uttara Bhaga. While the PurvaBhaga recounted in
the Narada text largely corresponds to extant Varaha Purana manuscripts, the
Uttara Bhagasummarised in the Narada text is not found in surviving Varaha
manuscripts and is believed lost to history.The existing text, according to
Rajendra Hazra, is divided into four parts, each with its own set of
interlocutors and basic features. These parts were most likely written by
various authors at different times.
Suta is the narrator in the first section (Chapters 1 to 112), while Varaha and Prithvi are the interlocutors. Suta recounts what Prithvi informed Sanatkumara about the discussion between Varaha and herself in the second section (Chapters 113 to 192). Suta narrates the dialogue between king Janamejaya and sage Vaishampayana in the third part (Chapters 193 to 212). The Dharma Samhita is another name for this part. Suta describes the dialogue between Brahma and Sanatkumara in the concluding portion (Chapters 213 to finish).
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The Brahmanda Purana, the Vayu Purana, the Matsya Purana, the Harivamsa and the Linga Purana describes Varaha as 10 yojanas (The range of a yojana is disputed and ranges between 6–15 kilometres (3.7–9.3 mi)) in width and a 1000 yojanas in height. He is large as a mountain and blazing like the sun.
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CHAUKHAMBA SURBHARATI PRAKASHAN (1 January 2015)
The century in which Varaha Purana was composed
is unknown. Wilson suggested 12th-century, during the period of Ramanuja
influence. Most scholars concur that this is a relatively late Purana,
and a few suggest that the first version of this text was complete by the 10th
century.
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