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0073/SB 3-3-1

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Painting title	Battle Between Varaha and Hiranyaksa
Artists	Pariksit Dasa
Keywords	Hiranyaksa Varaha Fight
Keywords 2017	Hiranyaksa Varaha Clubs Battle Fighting Earth Swan airplanes Garbhodaka Ocean Demon Asura Boar
Used in books	EN SB 2 1987 EN SB 3.3 1974
Keywords status	Updated
Info status	In progress
Source catalog	Art Catalog updated

File info

Image height	6 460 px
Image width	4 920 px
Location	Art 0073
Filename	0073/SB 3-3-1
Colorspace	LAB
File size	90.90 MB

Physical painting info

Medium	oil
Substrate	canvas

Legal info

Copyright owner	BBTI
Year	1974
First publication year	1974

Picture section(s)

EN SB 2 1987 EN SB 3.2 1987 EN SB 3.3 1974

Captions

Language	Caption
English	EN SB 2 1987: As Lord Varāha, the boar incarnation, lifted the earth up from the depths of the Garbhodaka Ocean, the ferocious demon Hiraṇyākṣa attacked Him. A great battle ensued.
English	EN SB 3.3 1974: The demon and the Lord struck each other with their huge maces, each enraged and seekin his own victory.
English	EN SB 3.2 1987: The demon Hiraṇyākṣa quickly sprang upon the Lord and swung his powerful mace at Him. But by moving slightly aside, the Lord dodged the blow, just as an accomplished yogī would elude death.