महापुराण १२ · Sattvika
Narrated by Vishnu in his boar form to Bhudevi, the Earth Goddess he had just rescued. It focuses on worship, vows and the holy places of Mathura and elsewhere.
पृथ्वी का उद्धार करने के बाद वराह भगवान ने भूदेवी को यह पुराण सुनाया – इसमें पूजा-विधि, व्रत और मथुरा आदि तीर्थों का वर्णन है।
A story from this Purana
When the demon Hiranyaksha dragged the Earth to the bottom of the cosmic ocean, Vishnu took the form of a mighty boar, dived into the waters, slew the demon and raised Bhudevi on his tusks.
