The Origin of Creation (Continued) - Verse 34-39

Writers on Smrtis, Tantra and even Sankara adopted it, e.g. Vi^iu Smrti 1. 3-12, Sankara on Visyu Sahasranama 119—explanation of Tajftdnga. The comparison between Varaha and sacrifice (yajna) will be clear from the following attributes of the Varaha in the text e.g. 6.16b : Agni~jikva~~ Agni (fire) is the tongue of gods. Through the fire gods eat the food (offered in sacrifice). A Vedic concept—Cf. RV. IV. 57. 1 darbha*roma : The darbha grass spread on the altar is compared to the shaggy hair on the body of the boar. Brahmahr^ah i Brahma is the knowledge of the Vedas—Naturally its position is the highest, viz. the head.