The Vishnudharmottara Purana describes the iconography of Nri-varaha ("human-boar"), with a human body and boar head. Varaha be depicted standing in the combative alidha pose (With a leg held straight and the other leg bent a little) on the four-armed serpent Shesha with folded arms. He holds a conch in his left land; on this elbow he supports the earth goddess who depicted with folded hands. He also holds mace, lotus and chakra (discus). He may also be depicted hurling the chakra at Hiranyaksha or raising a spear at the demon. Varaha can be also depicted in meditative posture like the sage Kapila or offering pindas. He can depicted in battle surrounded by demons or zoomorphically as boar supporting the earth. The text prescribes Varaha worship for prosperity; the demon personifies adversity and ignorance while Varaha is wisdom, wealth and power.
thE vishNUDHarmOtTara pUrAna DescRIbes tHe IcOnoGraphy of NrI-varaha ("HuMAN-bOaR") with A HuMAn BodY aND boAr hEAd VarAha be depicteD standiNG in the coMBATIVe alidha pose (With a leg helD sTraIGHT AND tHe other leg Bent A litTlE) On tHE fOur-ARmed sErPeNT Shesha witH folded arms he holds a conCh in his lEFt land; On thIs ElBOw he SuppoRTs tHe eArth godDesS who dEpictED WitH fOldED HANDs he ALso HoldS maCe loTus aNd cHaKra (Discus) he may aLSo be depICteD hurlinG The ChAkRA At hiRaNYakSHa or raIsing a sPear At tHe DEmon VaRAHa Can BE also depicted in meditATive POstUre Like the sage kApILa Or OfferiNg pIndaS he CAn DEPictEd in BaTtle suRRoundeD by demoNs or ZoomoRphicaLLY as boar sUpporting tHe earth The texT pResCRiBes VArAha Worship foR prOsPerITy; The dEmon personifIes adversiTy and IgnOrAnce While vaRAha iS WisdOm weAlTh AnD power