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Goddess Varahi is one of the Sapta Matrikas. The boar-faced Goddess is the commander-in-chief of Goddess Lalita Devi’s army and the feminine power of Varaha, the boar-faced avatar of Vishnu. The Markendeya Purana extols Varahi as a granter of boons as well as the ruler of the Northern direction, though other texts say that she rules the South-east direction.   Elsewhere in the Markandeya Purana , she is described as riding a buffalo. The Devi Bhagavata Purana claims that Varahi and the other Matrikas were created by the Supreme Mother, who assures the gods that the Matrikas will fight demons whenever needed. In the Raktabija episode, Varahi is described as fighting demons with her tusks while sitting on a preta (corpse). The Matsya Purana says that Varaha created Varahi to protect Goddess Parvati when Shiva was not around.   Another legend relates her origin to the demon Raktabija. It says that the Sapta Matrikas emerged from different parts of Goddess Kali to help her fight...