Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.157
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.157
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v2.c4.s7.157
Varāha, ‘boar,’ is found in the Rigveda¹ and later.² The god Rudra is described as the ‘boar of heaven.’³ The use of dogs to hunt the boar is once alluded to.⁴ The variant form of the word, Varāhu, is not used except metaphorically of divinities.⁵