How did it happen? We will see later…

The mighty Boar was the embodiment of “Yagna” with all parts of the body formed from the various components of “Yagna”. With fierce looks but compassionate glance at the prayerful Sages, Lord Varaha entered the ocean in search of Earth with wild splashes of water. The ocean was frightened and shaken, it expressed its anguish with giant-like waves. The Lord in the form of Varaha searched for the “Gandham” (smell) and finally found Bhoomidevi who was hiding in “Pathalam”. He lifted Earth with His tusk and dashed back upwards. Seeing this, the Asura “Hiranyaksha” raced to the Lord with a mace to fight with Him. It was a terrible battle that lasted for a very long time. It looked as if there was no end to it. Seeing this, Lord Brahma and other Devas prayed to Lord Hari so that the Asura be killed before sunset, as the demons’ power increases at that time.

Then the Lord took His “Sudarsana Chakram” and killed him. Then He came up with the Earth securely upheld on His tusk and placed it in the right position.

Note – Here Hiranyaksha represents a person whose eye(Akshi) is fixed on Hiranya(Gold). This means that when your focus is on Hiranya, or the materialistic wealth and pleasure, mind gets lost in the darkness