Vishnu as the Boar (Varaha) Rescues the Earth

The suppression of evil and promotion of good have always been the purpose of the incarnations in Hindu religion. This is very well-expressed in the Gita, "Oh scion of Bharata! Whenever piety declines and sin prevails, I then take unto myself a form. To succour the pious, to suppress evil – doers and to establish righteousness, I incarnate myself from age to age."

Though there are many lists pertaining to the number of incarnations of Lord Vishnu, ten is their most commonly accepted number. The ten incarnations are – the fish (Matsya), The Tortoise (Kurmma), The Boar (Varaha), the Man-lion (Narsimha), the Dwarf (Vamana), (Parashu) Rama, (Dashrathi) Rama, (Bala) Rama, Buddha and Kalki.

In the incarnation of Varaha that the present sculpture depicts, Lord Vishnu rescued earth which had disappeared under the primordial waters, and established it again above the water level. The subsidence is ascribed to different causes: 1. To weight of the excess of population 2. To the weight of sin of the sinful 3. To the Deluge, 4. To Vishnu's unbearable splendour.

The Varaha (boar) incarnation of Lord Vishnu has been depicted in different mediums of art in various ways. The present sculpture has a face of a boar and body of a human. He is standing on a beautiful lotus- flower. It may be mentioned here that the images of Lord Vishnu in standing (sthanaka) position have comparatively less representation. Here the figure has four hands, the upper right hand holds a wheel (chakra), while the lower one is in the abhaya-mudra (the gesture of protection or blessing of fearlessness). The upper left hand holds a lotus flower, the lower a mace (gada). He is lifting the globular earth by the upper portion of his mouth with the support of left tusk. He is adorned with a crown, necklaces, sacred-thread, a long garland, armlets, bracelets, and a waistband. The upper portion of his body is naked except for some beautiful ornaments. Moreover, he is wearing a long dhoti, embossed with slanted strips from top to bottom.

The figure is slim and adequately executed.

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