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Why vArAhavathAram?


Sri kaliyan talks of Lord DhaivanAyakan as that of vArahavatharam. The possible 
reasons of why this should be, is explained aloud by Sri Sadagopan swAmi.

"yEanam adhAi" 3-1

Lord  DhaivanAyakan as the One who incarnated 
as VarAha BhagavAn to bring back BhUmi Devi 
from under the Ocean , where She was hidden by
the Raakshasan , HiraNyAkshan. After the MahA VarAha 
Moorthy destroyed HiraNyAkshan and arose out of 
the ocean waters carrying BhUmi Devi on His powerful 
tusk, our compassionate Mother requested the Lord 
to instruct Her on the sure way to save the destitute 
human beings from their SamsAric afflictions and 
for them to attain mOkshAnugraham.

Our Lord responded to His divine consort and blessed us 
all , Their children , with the powerful and reassuring 
Varaha Charama slOkam in this  context. Along with 
the other two charama slOkams blessed to us by Lord  
Raamachandra and Lord  KrishNaa , the VarAha charama slOkam is 
a marga darsi (path definer ) for the suffering
humans to find the means for liberation from the cycles of 
births and  deaths. Thus , it is no surprise that Kaliyan
chose  VarAha Moorthy behind this most powerful of the three
Charama slOkams at the beginning of his eulogy of the Lord of
ThiruvahIndrapuram.There may be other reasons Kaliyan's choice 
of VaraahAvathAram first . Let us explore them:   

(1)Kaliyan was not  too far from the Svyam Vyaktha kshEtram
( Sacerd abode of the Lord , where He is self-manifested)
of SrI MushNam . The worship of that beautiful archA 
of Adhi VarAhan might have been lingering in the mind
of Kailyan , when he  arirved at ThiruvhIdhrapuram.
Although Kaliyan has  not left us any paasurams about
the ancient SrImushNam PerumAL , it is very possible
that he might have visited this abhimAna sthalam .

(2)There is yet another possibility for Kaliyan selecting
VarAhAvathAram first over all the other avathArams of 
the Lord. Earlier , Kaliyan has performed MangaLAsAsanam 
for Adhi Varahan , who is revered as as Jn~AnappirAn 
at the dhivya  dEsam of Thiruvidaventhai , which is
on the way to Mahabalipuram . The archA Moorthy of 
Adhi Varahan at this dhivya desam is also most beautiful. 
The lingering sweetness of the earlier the sevai of 
Jn~AnappirAn might also have been in Kaliyan's mind.

(3)Finally , ThiruvahIndhrapuram is generally considered
as VarAha KshEthram just as Thirumalai since Dhaiva 
Naayakan is recognized as Lord  SrInivAsan taking His
residence at this  Nadu Naattu Thiruppathi .
(to be continued by Sri Sadagopan swami)
 
(to be continued by Sri Sadagopan swami)



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