Sunday, 09 February 2025 [Mayapur, West Bengal, India Time]

Appearance Day of Lord Varāhadeva (Varāha-dvadaśī)

Srila Prabhupāda: “…lifted the world when it was submerged within the water of Garbhodaka Ocean. The universe which we are seeing, it is only half. The other half is filled with water, and in that water is Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu lying. So one demon, Hiraṇyākṣa, he pushed this earthly planet within that water, and Lord Kṛṣṇa delivered this earthly planet from water in the shape of a boar. So that auspicious day is today, Varāha-dvadaśī. This is called Varāha-dvadasi. So on this day it is better to sing, to glorify the different incarnations of Lord within this universe….”

(Lord Varāha’s Appearance Day Lecture, Dasāvatāra-stotra Purport —Los Angeles, February 18, 1970)

Srila Prabhupāda: “Today, Varāha-dvādaśī, appearance of Kṛṣṇa’s taking the incarnation of Varāha, boar… Keśava dhṛta-śūkara-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare […] When keśava dhṛta-śūkara-rūpa or kesava dhṛta-varāha-rūpa does not mean that He is varāha, or He is crocodile, or He is something like… No. He’s everything. But that is not by karma.”

(Varaha-dvadasi, Lord Varaha’s Appearance Day Lecture — Bhuvanesvara, January 31, 1977)

Srila Prabhupāda: “Jaya, as Hiraṇyākṣa, had to fight with Varāhadeva, and that same Varāhadeva is mentioned in regard to the Raivata millennium. The fighting, however, took place during the reign of the first Manu, Svāyambhuva. Therefore according to some authorities there are two Varāhas. According to others, however, Varāha appeared during the regime of Svāyambhuva Manu and stayed in the water until that of Raivata Manu. Some may doubt that this could be possible, but the answer is that everything is possible. If one could count the atoms within the universe, one could count the qualities of Lord Viṣṇu. But the atoms of the universe are impossible for anyone to count, and similarly no one can count the transcendental qualities of the Lord.”

(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.5.6 » Purport | 1976 Edition)

For more in-depth information about Lord Varāhadeva, you can refer to Srimad-Bhagavatam > Canto 3: Chapter Thirteen – The Appearance of Lord Varāha 📖: [Read here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CKQK-nwctC-sJcyIjzxpy4AF9MvYB7R1/view?usp=drivesdk )