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Is it because it is convenient to be male or that most people would respond to a male avatar than a female? Just would like to hear your opinions.

2007-07-03 17:26:54 · 8 answers · asked by Amma's Child 5 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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it is due to the need of the time...

Vishnu incarnated twice as Female.... once as Mohini avatar to cheat the asuras on nectar

secondly to kill Bhasmasur, who wished to kill lord shiva.

Since Vishnu is the preserver, he has to incarnate again and again to sustain the creation....and this he does most as male as he himself is Consciousness (male).

Shakti incarnates as shakti many times as female and sometimes direct arrival in the form of Durga , Kali ,parvati etc.

2007-07-03 19:38:52 · answer #1 · answered by ۞Aum۞ 7 · 5 1

Because Vishnu is The male form and The female form is Laxmi. So Laxmi Vishnu, Radha Krishna, Sita Rama, Laxmi Nrishhma. The male aspect is Purusha and the feminine is His consort. She is in a sense also God but takes a position of subordination. That is why women are also to take a subordinate position to men. But because we have been exploited from time immemorial we are reluctant to do so. But When one takes the subordinate position with God He becomes pleased, and many time He will become subordinate to the devotee. Like Krishna took a subordinate position as chariot driver to Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita. Read Gita As it is On line asitis.com Totally enlightening. Krishna is the source of all incarnations including Vishnu, and All of us. Namaste. Hari Bol!

2007-07-04 19:18:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

The male aspect of divinity takes a multitude of forms, whether it be as Vishnu, or any other God. Secondly as Lord Vishnu is a Male his avatars are also Male. The avatars are in human or animal form to counteract an evil in the world. So it is immaterial if the avatars are male or female. It was necessary to take the avatars in female form and hence avatars in male form were taken with an exception MOHINI AVATAR (This is one of the avatar of Lord Vishnu as per Bhagawatha Purana) where he had to come as a female to attract the asuras to save Amritham for Devas. Again Lord Vishnu as the same Mohini at the request Shiva killed Basmasura-

2007-07-04 01:08:16 · answer #3 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 0 2

If you look at the Vaishnavites, they worship Vishnu as the Supreme God, being all the manifestation of Gods & Goddesses.
I think Vishnu is neither male nor female. God is pure energy.

2007-07-05 19:40:18 · answer #4 · answered by Maheswari 2 · 0 0

Dasavatara the ten avatars of vishnu in the Garuda Purana.

*Matsya, the fish, appeared in the Satya Yuga.
*Kurma, the tortoise, appeared in the Satya Yuga.
*Varaha, the boar, appeared in the Satya Yuga.
*Narasimha, the half-man/half-lion appeared in the Satya Yuga.
*Vamana, the dwarf, appeared in the Treta Yuga.
*Parashurama, Rama with the axe, appeared in the Treta Yuga.
*Rama, Ramachandra, the prince and king of Ayodhya, appeared in the Treta Yuga.
*Krishna (meaning 'dark coloured' or 'all attractive') appeared in the Dwapara Yuga along with his brother Balarama. According to the Bhagavata Purana Balarama is said to have appeared in the Dwapara Yuga (along with Krishna) as an incarnation of Ananta Shesha. He is also counted as an avatar of Vishnu by the majority of Vaishnava movements and is included as the ninth Dasavatara in some versions of the list which contain no reference to Buddha.
*Buddha (meaning 'the enlightened one') appeared in the Kali Yuga (specifically as Siddhartha Gautama).
*Kalki ("Eternity", or "time", or "The Destroyer of foulness"), who is expected to appear at the end of Kali Yuga, the time period in which we currently exist, which will end in the year 428899 CE.

Actually there are 25 avatars of Vishnu are listed numerically in the first Canto of the Bhagavata Purana.

Mohini is one of the 25 avatars of Vishnu found in the Puranas. The main story, or lila, concerning Mohini is the Sagar or Samudra manthan, a lila that includes: Indra, Lakshmi, Kurma, Dhanvantari, and numerous other Hindu divinities. This lila details the conflict between the Daitya (demons) and the Adityas (gods), as well as their quest for amrita. In this lila, there is a time when the demons overpowered the gods and take possession of the amrita. In order to rescue the gods, Vishnu takes the form of a beautiful woman, Mohini, and approached the demons. When the demons saw the enchanting beauty of Mohini, they lost all composure. While the demons were enchanted by Her beauty, Mohini seized the nectar and distributed it amongst the gods, who drank it immediately. During this lila, Mohini also decapitates the asura Rahu. In Hindu mythology, Rahu is a snake that swallows the sun or the moon causing eclipses. He is depicted in art as a dragon with no body riding a chariot drawn by eight black horses. According to legend, during the Samudra manthan, the asura Rahu drank some of the divine nectar. But before the nectar could pass his throat, Mohini (the female avatar of Vishnu) cut off his head. The head, however, remained immortal. It is believed that this immortal head occasionally swallows the sun or the moon, causing eclipses. Then, the sun or moon passes through the opening at the neck, ending the eclipse.

Why don't you think Mohini is better than the other 24 male avatars?

2007-07-04 01:53:11 · answer #5 · answered by Ragnarok 2 · 3 1

vishnu the creator is also the master of will and strength. Male avatars such as monkey god and buddha are good example for this. Hanuman the monkey present strength and justice and Gautama the buddha is symbol of will and intelligence.

2007-07-04 00:33:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2 1

male or female -doesnt matter to me because that one is still my God

2007-07-04 01:17:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2 1

i think its because the indian dont really favor their women to be anything but..'their' women..not their gods..just..their shadows

2007-07-04 00:30:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 4

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