Varahi, with other Matrikas, is created by Shiva to help him kill the demon Andhakasura, who has the ability – like Raktabija – to regenerate from his dripping blood. The Matsya Purana tells a different story of the origin of Varahi. Varahi is said to represent the vice of envy ( asuya) in the same Purana. Varahi appears seated on Shesha- nāga (the serpent on which the god Vishnu sleeps) from the posterior of Vaishnavi, the Shakti of Vishnu. In the Varaha Purana, the story of Raktabija is retold, but here each of Matrikas appears from the body of another Matrika. In the Raktabija episode, Varahi is described as having a boar form, fighting demons with her tusks while seated on a preta (corpse). The Mother promises the gods that the Matrikas will fight demons when needed.
The Devi Bhagavata Purana says Varahi, with the other Matrikas, is created by the Supreme Mother. In another instance in the same Purana, she is described as riding a buffalo. The Markendeya Purana praises Varahi as a granter of boons and the regent of the Northern direction, in a hymn where the Matrikas are declared as the protectors of the directions. In the Vamana Purana, the Matrikas arise from different parts of the Divine Mother Chandika Varahi arises from Chandika's back. When the demon Shumbha challenges Durga to single combat, she absorbs the Matrikas into herself. Folio from a Devi MahatmyaĪccording to a latter episode of the Devi Mahatmya that deals with the killing of the demon Raktabija, the warrior-goddess Durga creates the Matrikas from herself and with their help slaughters the demon army. The red-skinned Varahi (bottom row, leftmost) rides a buffalo and holds a sword, shield and goad. The goddess Durga leads the eight Matrikas in battle against the demon Raktabija.
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