The Divine Manifestation of Lord Vishnu In Dashavatars

Dashavatars are the ten primary avatars of Hindu god Vishnu, who are believed to descend in the form of an avatar to restore cosmic order. The list of avatars varies across sects and regions, with the most accepted list being Krishna, Buddha. In traditions that omit Krishna, he often replaces Vishnu as the source of all avatars. Some traditions include regional deities in penultimate positions. All avatars have appeared except for Kalki, who will appear at the end of the Kalki . 

1. Shri krishna is biologically born and brought up on this earth

2. The dharm he taught us is our life lessons 

3. By book geeta he taught crore people the true  path  who can  be  big  like krishna 

4. Who is a better doctor than him who gave advice on medical health

5. Who is more heroic than him who said to fight for righteousness Who is a king better than him who saw the hardship of drought

6. Who is the climatologist who understood nature better than he who brought rain with sacrifices

7. Who is the Kinetic Engineer better than him to control the Sudarshan Chakra spinning at uncontrollable rpm?

8. Who is the Kinetic Engineer better than him to control the Sudarshan Chakra spinning at uncontrollable rpm?

9. Who is a greater architect than him who built the city of Dwarka in the middle of the ocean for protection

10. Who is a better psychologist than him who speaks his mind with his eyes Who is a better musician than him who can bind the cows and gopis with the singing of venu

11.Athanu oka writer, singer, teacher, warrior what not..? He is Everything..! His Aura is Eternal His more than God to me I worship his Excellence

 

 IN THE PURANAS

The common Dashavatara list (Krishna, Buddha) is mentioned in the Agni, Padma, Garuda, Linga, Narada, Skanda, and Varaha Puranas. There are two lists in the Garuda Purana: a longer list with Krishna and Buddha, and a list featuring Balarama and Buddha, which replaces Rama with Vamana.  Balarama and Krishna are found in the Shiva Purana. The list containing Krishna and Buddha can also be found in the Garuda Purana Saroddhara, which is a commentary or "extracted essence" of the Purana (not the Purana itself, which is often confused). The list includes the following ten names: Parasurama, Rama, Krisna, Buddha, and Kalki. The wise should always ponder over these ten names. Recitation of them by those close to the sick is referred to as relatives.

                                                 AVATARS OF GOD VISHNU 

 

                                                                              MATASYA 

 The Sanskrit word "matsya" means "fish" and may have originated from the root "mad," meaning "joyful one." The term is also derived from the words "syand" and "madhu," meaning "to float" or "floating in water." The Prakrit word "maccha" and the Sanskrit word "matsya" are cognate.

 The Matsya Purana associates Vishnu, not Brahma, as the fish-savior, our Matsya .  The story of Manu opens the Purana, which takes its name from Matsya.  Manu the King gives up the world. Satisfied with his penance in the Malaya Mountains, which are considered to be Kerala in Southern India , Brahma fulfills his desire to save the world during the pralaya, or the dissolution at the conclusion of a kalpa.  Similar to previous renditions, Manu comes upon a small fish that seems to get larger over time. He quickly moves the fish to the Ganges and then the ocean.  In the fish, Manu identifies Vishnu. The fish alerts him of Kalpa's approaching fiery demise, which would bring the pralaya and a deluge of water. The fish has once more. 

                                 KURMA 

  The Sanskrit word 'Kurma' translates to 'tortoise' and 'turtle', and is also used in post-Vedic literature like the Bhagavata Purana to refer to Vishnu's tortoise incarnation.

 Kurma is not mentioned in the Rigveda, the oldest Hindu text, but the hymns in the text refer to the seer Kashyapa, who is associated with Kurma.  Kashyapa, who is referenced alongside or connected with Prajapati, is regarded by the Atharvaveda as svayambhu ("self-manifested"). Later Hindu texts such as the epics and Puranas refer to Kashyapa as the grandfather of Manu, the ancestor of humanity. He is called one of the Prajapatis ("agents of creation") in addition to being one of the Saptarishi (seven great sages). He marries 13 daughters of Daksha and fathers gods, demons, animals, birds, and other living things. A.A. Macdonell deduces, along with other animal-based tribal traditions, that the seer Kashyapa, the tortoise, was referred to as the parent of creatures in the later Vedic writings.

                  

                                  VARAHA

 Varaha, a deity in Hinduism, is derived from the Sanskrit word varāha, meaning "boar" or "wild boar". The word originates from the Proto-Indo-Iranian term *warāȷ́ʰá, meaning boar. Varaha is associated with the Vedic demon Vritra and Soma, and is also used in Rigveda verses to mean "wild boar" or "rain cloud". The Vedic group of Angirases is called varahas or collectively a varahavah. Varaha is also referred to by the epithet sukara, meaning "wild boar" and "the animal that makes a peculiar nasal sound in respiration".

 Varaha, a form of Prajapati, is believed to have originated in the Vedas, the oldest Hindu scriptures. It was initially described as a form of Prajapati, equated with Brahma, but evolved into the avatar of Vishnu in later Hindu scriptures. The legend is based on two verses in the Rigveda, where Vishnu, aided by Indra, steals hundred buffaloes from a boar. Indra kills the beast, and Vishnu, the sacrifice, brings the slain boar as a sacrificial offering to the gods. The tale is also recalled in Charaka Brahmana and Kathaka Brahmana, with the latter calling the boar Emusha. There are two distinct boar mythologies in Vedic literature: one depicts Prajapati as a form of Prajapati, and another as an asura named Emusha fights Indra and Vishnu. The earliest versions of the classical Varaha legend are found in the Taittiriya Samhita and the Shatapatha Brahmana, with scholars arguing which version is the core version.

 

 

                                  NARASIMHA

 Narasimha, a man-lion avatar of Vishnu, is known by various names in Sanskrit and other Indian languages. He is also referred to as Nrisimha, Nrisingha, Narasingha, Narasingh, Narasimba, and Narasinghar in derivative languages. Other names include Agnilochana, Bhairavadambara, Karala, Hiranyakashipudvamsa, Nakhastra, Sinhavadana, and Mrigendra.

 The Bhagavata Puraṇa tells the story of Vishnu, who killed the evil asura Hiranyaksha. The demon king Hiranyakashipu, who hated Vishnu, sought revenge and underwent years of penance to gain special powers. Brahma granted Hiranyakashipu a boon, granting him the ability to avoid death by any means, including humans, animals, and demigods. Hiranyakashipu's son, Prahlada, rebelled against his father and became a devotee of Vishnu. Prahlada refused to acknowledge Vishnu as the supreme lord of the universe and claimed that Vishnu was all-pervading and omnipresent.

Hiranyakashipu, unable to control his anger, smashed a nearby pillar, and Vishnu, in the form of Narasimha, appeared to attack Hiraṇyakashipu. Narasimha, a part-human, part-animal, disemboweled Hiraṇyakashipu using his sharp fingernails as weapons. Brahma sent Prahlada to pacify Narasimha, and he became peaceful 'Soumya' or 'Shant' Narasimha. The Kurma Puraṇa describes the battle between the Purusha and demonic forces, where he escapes a powerful weapon called Paśupāta.

 

                   VAMANA 

There are other Puranic references to the common Dashavatara list: Agni, Padma, Garuda, Linga, Narada, Skanda, and Varaha. The Garuda Purana has two lists that include Krishna and Buddha. Balarama and Krishna are also mentioned in the Shiva Purana. Those who are wise should focus on the 10 names.

 The daitya known as Bali, the king of the asuras and the great-great grandson of Kashyapa and Diti, defeats Indra, the monarch of the devas and the son of Kashyapa and Aditi. The devas eventually seek sanctuary with Vishnu, who consents to reinstate Indra. To do this, Vishnu takes on the form of Vamana, the son of Kashyapa and Aditi. Under Bali's rule, the devout Bali performs ritual sacrifices, which the asuras join in but the devas do not. Vamana attends one such sacrifice and asks for just three feet (steps) of land, usually to construct a fire-altar. Bali accepts even after learning—typically from his instructor, the sage Shukra, a Bhrigu descendant—of Vamana's actual identity as Vishnu. Vamana expands in stature and three . 

                 PARSHURAMA 

Parashurama, also known as Rama Jamadagnya, Rama Bhargava, and Virarama, is the sixth avatar of the Dashavatara of Vishnu in Hinduism. He is believed to be one of the Chiranjivis, appearing at the end of the Kali Yuga to be the guru of Vishnu's tenth and last incarnation, Kalki. Born to Jamadagni and Renuka, Parashurama was foretold to appear during a time of overwhelming evil. He destroyed the Kshatriya warriors twenty-one times and is married to Dharani.

 In the Ramayana, Rama's party encounters inauspicious signs and faces a confrontation with Parashurama, who challenges him to combat. Rama seizes the bow from Parashurama, causing him to become bereft of his divine power. Parashurama acknowledges Rama as an incarnation of Vishnu and requests the prince to return to the mountain Mahendra for yoga practice and merit accumulation.

In the Mahabharata, Parashurama intercedes on Princess Amba's behalf, promising to command his disciple Bhishma to marry her after her abduction. Bhishma refuses, and Parashurama threatens him with death. The battle lasts 23 days, but Parashurama ends it with a deadly weapon, at the behest of Narada and the devas.

Parashurama is also mentioned in geographical myths, such as the retrieval of the western coast from the sea by a warrior sage, Parashurama. The legend tells of Parashurama throwing his battle axe into the sea, resulting in the emergence of the land from the waters. The land was filled with salt and unsuitable for habitation, so Parashurama invoked the snake king Vasuki, who converted the soil into fertile, lush green land.

In present-day Goa, a temple dedicated to Parashurama is located in Canacona.

                                RAMA     

Rama, also known as Ram, Raman, Ramar, or Ramachandra, is a Vedic Sanskrit word with two contextual meanings: "dark, dark-colored, black" in Atharva Veda and "pleasing, delightful, charming, beautiful, lovely" in other Vedic texts. The word is sometimes used as a suffix in Indian languages and religions, such as Pali in Buddhist texts. Rama appears in Vedic literature as a first name, associated with patronymic names Margaveya and Aupatasvini, and as the author of hymn 10.110 of the Rigveda in Hindu tradition. The Vishnu avatar Rama is also known by other names, such as Ramachandra, Dasarathi, Raghava, Ram Lalla, Ramavijaya, Phreah Ream, Phra Ram, Megat Seri Rama, Raja Bantugan, Ramudu, and Ramar.

 The ancient epic Ramayana claims in the Balakanda that Ayodhya, a city on the banks of the Sarayu River, is the birthplace of Rama and his brothers, Kaushalya and Dasharatha. The circumstances of Rama's early life are also mentioned in the Jain versions of the Ramayana, including Vimalasuri's Paumacariya, which translates as "deeds of Padma." The dates of the Jain texts vary, but they are mostly pre-500 CE, meaning that they were written sometime in the first five centuries of the common era. According to Moriz Winternitz, the Jain Paumacariya poem, which belongs to the second half of the first century CE, recast the Valmiki Ramayana, making it already well-known. This poetry predates a comparable retelling contained in the Buddha-carita of Asvagosa, which dates to the first half of the second century CE.

 According to the Ramayana's Balakanda portion, Rama had three brothers. Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna were these. The text's surviving manuscripts provide a brief account of their upbringing and schooling as young princes. Rama is presented as a kind, restrained, morally upright young man who is always willing to provide a hand. The Vedas, the Vedangas, and the martial arts were all part of his schooling.

 The Balakanda part of the Ramayana states that Rama had three brothers. These included Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna. The extant copies of the text recount their schooling and training as young princes, but they are brief. Rama is portrayed as a courteous, self-controlled, moral adolescent who is always willing to help others. His schooling includes Vedas, Vedangas, and martial arts.

Later Hindu literature, such as Tulsidas' Ramavali, go into far more detail on Rama's childhood years. The template is similar to that discovered for Krishna, although in Tulsidas' poetry, Rama is a softer and more restrained introvert than Krishna, who is a prank-playing extrovert.

In Mithilā kingdom, Rāma wins a bow-stringing event.

 

   KRISHNA

  The name "Krishna" comes from the Sanskrit word Kṛṣṇa, which means "black", "dark", or "dark blue". The waning moon is known as Krishna Paksha, which is derived from the term "darkening". The name can also be taken as "all-attractive".

Krishna is the 57th name in the Vishnu Sahasranama. Krishna, based on his name, is sometimes represented in idols as having black or blue skin. Krishna is also recognized by a number of other names, epithets, and titles that reflect his diverse associations and characteristics. Among the most frequent names are Mohan "enchanter", Govinda "chief herdsman",Keev "prankster", and Gopala "Protector of the 'Go'", which signifies "soul" or "the cows".  Some names for Krishna have regional significance; Jagannatha, found in Puri Hindu temple, is a popular incarnation in Odisha state and nearby regions of eastern India. 

The tradition of Krishna in ancient India is a blend of various independent deities, with Vāsudeva being the earliest attested deity. Vāsudeva was a hero-god of the Vrishnis tribe, worshipped from the 5th-6th century BCE. The Vrishnis and Yadavas/Abhiras tribes fused to form a single deity, identified with Vishnu in the Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita.

 The Chandogya Upanishad mentions Krishna as a student of the sage Ghora, possibly related to Neminatha, the twenty-second tirthankara in Jainism. This phrase, "To Krishna the son of Devaki", has been suggested as a potential source of fables and Vedic lore about Krishna in ancient literature. However, some scholars disagree, citing later-age compilations like the Narayana Upanishad but never citing this verse. Other scholars associate Krishna with his Vrishni origins, as seen in Yāska's Nirukta and Shatapatha Brahmana and Aitareya-Aranyaka. The ancient grammarian Pāṇini's Ashṭādhyāyī mentions Vāsudeva and Arjuna as recipients of worship in the same sutra. The Buddhist Pali canon and Ghata-Jâtaka also mention Krishna-related legends, suggesting that Krishna theology was important in the religious landscape observed by non-Hindu traditions of ancient India. The ancient Sanskrit grammarian Patanjali in his Mahabhashya also references Krishna and his associates in later Indian texts . 

 

    BUDDHA 

The Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, is the ninth avatar of the god Vishnu in Hinduism. Born around 563 BCE or 480 BCE, he was a member of Dashavatara and died around 483 BCE or 400 BCE. The Buddha has been a significant force in the origins of Hinduism, with regional Hindu texts presenting a spectrum of views on Buddhism. In contemporary Hinduism, the Buddha is revered by Hindus who consider Buddhism to be another form of Hinduism. However, some Hindus reject Gautama Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu, referring to the Puranas and identifying the two as different individuals. The Buddha was integrated into Vaishnavism through its mythology in the Vaishnava Puranas.

The adoption of the Buddha in texts relating to Hindu gods, and of Hindu gods in Buddhist texts, is difficult to place chronologically. According to Doniger, the myth of the Buddha avatar first appeared in the pre-Gupta period, when orthodox Brahminism was threatened by the rise of Buddhism and Jainism, and by foreign invaders. According to Doniger, "Hindus came to regard the Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu between A.D. 450 and the sixth century," first appearing in the vishnu purana (400-500 CE). According to John Holt, "The replacement of the Buddha as the "cosmic person" within the mythic ideology of Indian kingship occurred at about the same time the Buddha was incorporated and subordinated within the Brahmanical cult of Vishnu."


The adoption of Buddha may also have been a way to assimilate aspects of Buddhism into the fold of Hinduism. According to Wendy Doniger, "Helmuth von Glasenapp attributed these developments to a Hindu desire to absorb Buddhism in a peaceful manner, both to win Buddhists to Vaishnavism and also to account for the fact that such a significant heresy could exist in India."


According to Donald Swearer, the understanding of Buddha in Hinduism is a part of his wider and diverse influences. Even within Buddhism, states Swearer, Buddha and his ideas are conceptualized differently between Theravada, Mahayana, Tibetan, Japanese and other traditions. Similarly, in various traditions of Hinduism (and elsewhere), Buddha is accepted and interpreted in different ways.

                              kalki

The name Kalki is derived from Kal, which means "time" (Kai Yuga). The original term may have been Karki (white, from the horse) which morphed into Kalki. This proposal is supported by two versions of Mahabharata manuscripts that have been found, where the Sanskrit verses name the incarnation to be karki.


Kalki is an avatara of Vishnu, a divine descendant who appears at the end of the Kali Yuga to remove adharma and usher in the Satya Yuga. Born into the Vishnuyashas and Sumati family in Shambala, Kalki undergoes military training under the care of Parashurama. He worships Shiva and receives a divine white horse, a powerful sword, and a parrot named Shuka. Kalki fights evil and establishes moral law in four-fold varṇas, guiding people towards righteousness. He returns to Shambala, inaugurates a new Yuga for the good, and goes to Vaikuntha. The Agni Purana describes Kalki's role as the son of Viṣṇuyaśas, who would destroy non-Aryans and establish moral law in four-fold varṇas. The Devi Bhagavata Purana invokes Kalki's avatara to redress grievances and restore righteousness in the future.

The Cyclic Concept of Time, known as the Puranic Kalpa, predicts that Kalki will appear on a white horse on the day of pralaya to end Kali Yuga and recreate the world. The description of Kalki varies, with some stating he will be born to Awejsirdenee and Bishenjun, while others suggest he is born to Sumati and Vishnuyasha. In the Kanchipuram temple, two relief Puranic panels depict Kalki fighting and defeating asura Kali.




Kedareshwar Cave Temple is located at Harishchandragad , a hill fort in Ahmednagar district. Though there were four pillars surrounding the Linga, now there is only one pillar intact. Some believe the pillars to be symbols of yuga or time, namely, Satya, Treta, Dvapara , and the Kali Yuga. The temple was designed in the Hemadpanti style and is dedicated to Harishchandreshwar. The Kalachuri dynasty built this fort in the 6th century, according to locals, however, the Harishchandragad Fort caverns were discovered in the 11th century.

Satya Yuga, the first and best of the four yugas in Hinduism, lasts 1,728,000 years. The Kedareshwar Cave Temple in Ahmednagar, India, features one of the four pillars, believed to be symbols of yuga or time. The temple, dedicated to Harishchandreshwar, was built in the 6th century. Satya Yuga is known as the "Golden Age" and is governed by gods, with Dharma representing morality.

Sanatan Dharma, with its rich tapestry of philosophical wisdom, spiritual practices, and cultural heritage, has long been a source of inspiration for many, fostering a sense of unity, compassion, and respect for all living beings. Its emphasis on dharma, karma, and the pursuit of self-realization provides valuable guidance for leading a purposeful and harmonious life.

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