[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.185 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.185 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.185 - **Language:** English ### [c5.185](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.185) 3. Varāha. ‘The boar.’ The old legend of the Brāhmanas concerning the boar which raised the earth from the waters has been appropriated to Vishnu. A demon named Hiranyāksha had dragged the earth to the bottom of the sea. To recover it Vishnu assumed the form of a boar, and after a contest of a thousand years he slew the demon and raised up the earth. - [Previous: c5.184](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.184) - [Next: c5.186](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.186) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Brāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.185](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.185) · Pramāṇa