Editing Varaha (section)

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The ''[[Vishnu Purana]]'', the ''[[Brahma Purana]]'' and the ''Bhagavata Purana'', in the episode of the killing of the demon [[Narakasura]] by [[Krishna]] avatar of Vishnu, mentions that he was the foster son of Varaha and the earth goddess Bhumi.{{sfn|Wilson|1862a|p=90}}{{sfn|Brahma Purana|1955|p=484}}{{sfn|Shastri|Tagare|1999|p=1634}} In some versions of the tale, Vishnu-Varaha promises the earth that he will not kill their son, without any consent. In Krishna form, Vishnu slays the demon with the support of [[Satyabhama]], Krishna's consort and the avatar of Bhumi.{{sfn|Shastri|Tagare|1999|p=1628}}

The ''Brahmavaivarta Purana'' narrates that Varaha slew Hiranyaksha and rescued the earth from the waters. Varaha and the earth goddess were attracted to each other and made love. After they regained consciousness, Varaha worshipped the earth and decreed that the earth be worshipped at specific occasions, such as the construction of a house, lakes, wells, dams, etc. From their union, [[Mangala]], the god of the planet [[Mars]], was born.{{sfn|Nagar|2005|pp=188-9}}

The ''Avantikshetra Mahatmya'' of the ''Skanda Purana'' states that after slaying Hiranyaksha, the [[Shipra River]] springs from the heart of Varaha. Thus, the sacred river is described as the daughter of Varaha.{{sfn|Skanda Purana|2003|pp=203-8}}