The focus of this book is on goddess Varahi who is the atmasakti of Varaha
responsible for lifting up the earth goddess from the Nether region. The author
presents the various aspects of Varahi including the iconographic features of
the different forms as well as mantras and yantras associated with the worship
of Varahi based on the ancient texts, Puranas and Silpa-Sastras. It consists of
six chapters deals with the antiquity and development of the worship of mother
goddess in the pre-Vedic and the Vedic periods; the evolution of the
identification of three female deities Vak, Sarasvati and Varahi and their
fusion and synchronization into one; the