Laghu Vārāhī (Unmatta Bhairavī) | Canvas Art Print

Laghu Vārāhī, also called Unmatta Bhairavī as the consort of Unmatta Bhairava, is the Mātṛkā Vārāhī most of us know — and one of the Raśmimālā dēvatās.

This canvas art print by Swaroop is part of the Forms of Vārāhī series.

“I bow to the Unmatta (fierce) Bhairavī, who, with great fangs, and a massive body, lifts the Earth (Vasundharā) placed in the great ocean (oceanic void of space). I bow to Vārāhī, who is holding a mace, a sword, a plough, a shining bell, a pestle, and granting boons, with a complexion like that of a rain cloud.”

Source: Nityōtsava Tantra.

• Complexion: like a rain cloud
• In her hands: a mace, a sword, a plough, a bell and a pestle, with the varada mudrā
• Act: lifting the Earth from the great ocean on her tusks

Dēvī Laghu Vārāhī, also known as Unmatta Bhairavī for being the consort of Unmatta Bhairava, is the Mātṛkā Vārāhī we are familiar with. She appears as the female energy of Varāha Avatāra of Viṣṇu and also from the back of Kauśikī. She fights the clan of Śumbha along with the other Mātṛs and also appears to drink the blood of Andhakāsura.

With the name Unmatta Bhairavī, she fought with Malada, a warrior of Bhaṇḍāsura during his war with Lalitā. She stays in the northwestern regions of the Cintāmaṇi Gṛha in Maṇidvīpa. She, along with many other goddesses, stays with Mahāvārāhī Daṇḍanāthā in the golden palm forest, getting intoxicated on palmyra liquor. She is an aṅgavidyā of Daṇḍanāthā.

While helping Durgā kill Mahiṣāsura, she killed demon Bāṣkala. She is also one of the goddesses of the Pañcadaśākṣarī Mahātripurasundarī Mantra mentioned in the Bahvṛcōpaniṣad.

She is also a Śaktipīṭha goddess in Kāśī (apart from Viśālākṣī/Maṇikarṇikā) in the Kratuvarāha Kṣētra. She is usually the fifth Mātṛkā among the Sapta, Aṣṭa, and Nava Mātṛ Kramas which is why she is known as Pañcamī.

• Medium: cotton canvas, matte finish, 300–350 GSM
• Sizes: 12 × 18″, 24 × 18″, 24 × 20″, 30 × 20″, 36 × 24″, 30 × 40″, 36 × 48″ and 40 × 60″ (canvas size; the blank border adds 4″ to each side measurement, e.g. 12 × 18″ becomes 16 × 22″ outer)
• Border: a blank border on all sides, ready for stretching or framing
• Proportions: the artwork keeps its original proportions — it is never cropped or stretched; any extra space is left blank
• Format: unframed, shipped rolled in a protective tube
• Made to order: printed in 2 working days, dispatched on the 3rd working day
• Artist: Swaroop

The print arrives rolled and unframed. Any local framer can stretch it on a wooden frame (gallery stretch) or mount it under glass; the border gives them room to work. Hang it away from direct sunlight and damp walls, and dust it gently with a soft, dry cloth.