Goddess Varahi

Goddess Varahi is one of the Saptamatrukas (Mothers) created from
the boar avatara of Lord MahaVishnu. She is classed as the fifth
among the seven "mother-like" divinities. Except for Chamundi all
the Saptamathrukas represent the female (Shakthi) aspects of the
various Gods. Thus, Brahmani represents Brahma, Maheshvari
represents Shiva, Kaumari represents Skanda or Muruga, Vaishnavi
represents Vishnu, Varahi represents Varaha, the boar incarnation of
Vishnu and Indrani that of Indra and Chamundi is the annihilator of
Chamunda.

Varahi is the Shakthi energy of the Vishnu Avatar Varaha. She is
often associated with Goddess Kamala (one of the Mahavidyas). She is
also called the Danda-natha or Lady Commander of the forces of the
mother-goddess, symbolizing the might of SriVidya. Varahi is
also "Vakdevi" on the snout of Varaha avatara of Lord Vishnu. This
Vak (word) is the power of speech of Vishnu in His manifestation
as "Yajna Varaha".

Varahi has dominion over the intellect (Bhuddhi) and is worshiped
through dhyana yoga. As Varahi she destroys evil forces that
obstructs the devotees' progress, paralyses the enemies, and leads
the devotees ultimately to Sri-Vidya. With Kurukulla, she is
accorded the parental status to Sri-Chakra (Lalita Tripura-Sundari).
While Kurukulla represents the full moon, Varahi represents the new-
moon. And while Varahi represents the illumination (prakasha)
aspects of the mother-goddess, Kurukulla is the "deliberation"
(vimarsa) aspect. In another aspect, Varahi is also said to be one
of the Yoginis, taking the form of a boar. She is said to lift up
the earth with her tusks to confer benefits on all creatures. She is
imagined as an eight-armed and three-eyed lady with a face of a hog,
seated under a Palmyra tree and functioning as a trusted attendant
of the Goddess as her chief counselor. In this form, she is known as
Chaitanya-bhairavi (the devotee's association of strength). She is
being described as a fierce (Maha-Ghora) and as Commander of the
forces, she moves about in a chariot drawn by boars. She is said to
reside in the ocean of sugar-cane juice (ikshu), one of the four
oceans that surrounds the mother goddess, holding her court in the
island of nine-jewels and facing the mother-goddess.