वाराहपुराण — {purāṇa} n. N. of one of the 18 Purāṇas (said to have been revealed to the Earth by Vishṇu in his form of {varāha}, q.v##it contains an account of the creation, the various forms or incarnations of Vishṇu, and a number of legends and directions relating to the Vaishṇava sect) IW. 514 &c