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There are ten avatars of Vishnu (dashavatara) commonly considered as the most prominent


1. Matsya, the fish.


2. Kurma, the turtle.


3. Varaha, the boar.


4. Narasimha, the Man-Lion (Nara = man, simha = lion).


5. Vamana, the Dwarf Brahmana (priest).


6. Parashurama, Rama with the axe, who appeared in the Treta Yuga.


7. Rama, Sri Ramachandra, the prince and king of Ayodhya.


8. Krishna (meaning 'dark coloured' or 'all attractive') appeared in the Dwapara Yuga along with his brother Balarama. Balarama is included as the eighth or ninth Dasavatara in some versions of the list which either contain no reference to Buddha, or list Krishna as the source of all avatars.


9. Buddha (meaning 'the enlightened one') appeared in the Kali Yuga (specifically as Siddhartha Gautama).


10. 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.

Some versions of the above list include Hayagriva amongst the Dasavataras.

Apart from the above mentioned ten principal avatars, another 22 avatars are given in Chapter 3, Canto 1 of the Srimad Bhagavatam. Following this list the Bhagavatam states that as well as these avatars "the incarnations of the Lord are innumerable, like rivulets flowing from inexhaustible sources of water"

There has also been some comparison between the avatars of Vishnu and Darwin's Theory of Evolution, as the incarnations generally mirror increasing phylogenetic sophistication in keeping with the theory's proposal of terrestrial reptiles and mammals evolving from aquatic and amphibian life.

Love & Blessings
Milly

2007-11-05 23:29:30 · answer #1 · answered by milly_1963 7 · 2 0

The ten avataras are Matsyavatara (fish), Koorma (tortoise), Varaaha (boar), Narasimha (the man lion), Vaamana (the dwarf), Parasurama (the angry man), Rama (the perfect human), Balarama and Krishna (the divine statesman). The 10th avatar which is yet to appear is Kalki.

2007-11-05 21:09:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Kalki Avtar are Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

Read in Arthra Veda , Purana , Rig Veda.

2007-11-05 22:18:40 · answer #3 · answered by Acid 3 · 0 1

Its really amazing to see that,
science says that first on earth was water borne life, then came life that can go both water borne and earth borne, then it advanced one by one...

soo much similarity between avatars and the evolution of life on earth.

2007-11-06 03:14:07 · answer #4 · answered by sita 3 · 1 0

I enjoyed the replies of Kumar, Sri Vidya sir and others additionally. Sir, each Avthar or Lord has a speciality of its very own. Nrisimha Avthar is replete with many specialities. The Lord replace into affected person with the evil King who replace into tormenting his very own son, for his faith in Narayana (via know-how implanted in the womb of his mom itself, by utilising St Narada who replace into protecting the queen in his Ashram from the wrath of the Deva's). The Lord replace into in simple terms protecting the blessed toddler and not showing least anger on the demon King. The messages for us are many: that the an ardent devotee choose no longer concern approximately even an invincible demon like Hiranayakasipu. the 2nd message is that no evil guy or woman might desire to beat his destiny by utilising any smart layout, even nonetheless careful and suited the layout. the story is going that the 2nd the demon went to do penance to get the marvelous boons from Brahma, his enemy replace into seeded in his very own spouse's womb. So the 2nd we plan an evil act, the counter is likewise seeded in some extraordinary way, by utilising our very own movements! The Lord who has his palms and ft everywhere (Sarvathah paani paatham.. B Geetha) filled each entity along with his atypical variety, no longer out of any doubt yet out of grace. the full international contaminated by utilising the vibrations of Demon's call fairly of the Lord's have been as a effect purified by utilising the comfortable Nrisimha variety in all Nrisimha replace into livid even after killing the demon, he replace into in lots excitement, via fact he had to kill the only that replace into 'questioning of him extra suitable than the Prince Prahlada'.. sure, the Lord would not differentiate from love and hate as far as his call is stated as. The krodha chintha replace into additionally a unusual bhakthi for the Lord, who felt undesirable that he had to kill the demon who replace into ever questioning of him..! those are another very intersting techniques wherein the creation is defined and praised. Had no longer Vedanta Desigar defined the mum hood of a pillar in his very own way, for praising its involuntary place in 'offering a womb' to the Lord? Naryana Narayana Narayana.

2016-10-03 11:15:29 · answer #5 · answered by lishego 4 · 0 0

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