Dasavatharam is never spoken anywhere until we read the matsya puranam, Smd Bhagavatham etc -a later period. The concept of dasavatharam is pertaining to Vaishnavism that took place around 1000 AD. Different avatarams are discussed even after Ramayanam . However as an avatharam of 10 to 23 and 25, 26 are recited within 2000 years. This is discussed in detail in the book MATSYA PURANA A STUDY BY V S AGARWAL. " The doctrine of incarnation (*avatāra <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/avatara#purana>*) is a special feature of Vaiṣṇavism <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/vaishnavism#hinduism>. Lord Viṣṇu <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/vishnu#purana> comes down to earth assuming the form of a man or an animal for fulfilling some specific purpose. These forms of Viṣṇu are called his avatāras <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/avatara#purana>. The *Matsyapurāṇa <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/matsyapurana#purana>* says that Lord Viṣṇu takes birth whenever He finds it necessary to re-establish *dharma <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/dharma#purana>*.[1] <https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/essay/matsya-purana-critical-study/d/doc628447.html#note-e-171828>
In the *Śrīmadbhagavadgītā*, Lord Kṛṣṇa <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/krishna#purana> declares that whenever there is decline of righteousness and unrighteousness is in the ascendant, He will incarnate himself: *yadā* *yadā* *hi dharmasya glānirbhavati bhārata <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/bharata#purana>/abhyutthānam adharmasya tadātmānaṃ* *sṛjāmyaham//paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṃ* *vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām/dharmasaṃsthāpanāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge//* [2] <https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/essay/matsya-purana-critical-study/d/doc628447.html#note-e-171829> When injustice, lawlessness abounds in the universe Viṣṇu takes incarnations in different forms in this earth by His power of *māyā <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/maya#purana>*. It is stated that for the destruction of the demons and for the welfare of the world Lord Viṣṇu takes incarnation.[3] <https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/essay/matsya-purana-critical-study/d/doc628447.html#note-e-171830> According to the *Matsyapurāṇa*, Bhṛgu <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/bhrigu#purana>’s curse to Lord Viṣṇu to be born seven times on the Earth for his offence of beheading his wife is also regarded as the reason of the earthly incarnation of Viṣṇu. Mahāviṣṇu <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mahavishnu#hinduism> became seven times the son to Aditi <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/aditi#purana>.[4] <https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/essay/matsya-purana-critical-study/d/doc628447.html#note-e-171831> The purpose and functions of different avatāras are described in the Purāṇas <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/purana#purana>. The *Matsyapurāṇa* has given detailed descriptions of different avatāras in its different chapters. Regarding the number of avatāras there are differences in different Purāṇas. Generally the avatāras are regarded as ten in number. The popular *daśāvatāras <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/dashavatara#hinduism>* (ten incarnations) are: 1. Matsya <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/matsya#purana>, 2. Kūrma <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kurma#purana>, 3. Varāha <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/varaha#purana>, 4. Vāmana <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/vamana#purana>, 5. Narasiṃha <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/narasimha#purana>, 6. Paraśurāma <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/parashurama#purana>, 7. Rāma <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/rama#purana>, 8. Kṛṣṇa, 9. Buddha <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/buddha#purana> and 10. Kalki <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kalki#purana>. hOWEVER THE EVOLUTION THEORY IS THE DASAVATHARAM WHICH DARWIN REPEATED AS THE THEORY OF THE WEST RECENTLY. KR IRS 13522 On Fri, 13 May 2022 at 14:24, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > QUES ANSW DIVINE 05-2022-09 > > Dear friends, > > These are information compiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2004’s and stored in > my computer. They are posted by *very learnt members*. > > *BEING COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS.* > > Sincerely, > > *R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 13-05-2022* > > Q1 What is Dasavataram? > > A1 Lord Vishnu is said to have manifested himself in various incarnations, > called Avatars, for the destruction of evil or restoration of faith and > justice in the world. These incarnations are said to have been in the > human form, in the animal form and even in the combined human-animal form. > It is believed that out of the ten incarnations (called Dashavatar) that > are popularly believed in, nine have already been manifested while the > tenth is yet to appear. > > This list is included in the Garuda Purana (1.86.10-11) and denotes those > avatars most prominent in terms of their influence on human society. > > The first four are said to have appeared in the Satya Yuga (the first of > the four Yugas or ages in the time cycle described within Hinduism). > > The next three avatars appeared in the Treta Yuga, the eighth incarnation > in the Dwapara Yuga and the ninth in the Kali Yuga. The tenth is > predicted to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga in some 427,000 years time. > > Also according to the Vishnu Purana and Bhagavata Purana, the Kali-yuga > will end with the apparition of Kalki-avatara, who will defeat the wicked, > liberate the virtuous, and initiate a new Satya Yuga. > > At that time, the Supreme Personality of Godhead will appear on the earth. > Acting with the power of pure spiritual goodness, He will rescue eternal > religion. > > Lord the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the spiritual master of all > moving and nonmoving living beings, and the Supreme Soul of all takes birth > to protect the principles of religion and to relieve His saintly devotees > from the reactions of material work. (Bhagavata Purana) > > Q2 What is Matsya Avatar - Lord Vishnu in the form of Fish ? > > A2 In the first incarnation the Lord rescued the Vedas during the > apocalypse, saving the most sacred and ancient scriptures from the demon > Sankhasura, who had stolen the same. The demon had the shape of a conch and > was hiding in the bottom of the deep ocean. The Lord vanquished the demon > and taking the form of a giant Fish, he negotiated the turbulent > apocalyptic deluge or pralaya with utmost ease. Assuming the character of > a boat, the Lord in his Fish form saved the Vedas for his devotees. > > Q3 What is Kurma Avatar - Lord Vishnu in the form of Turtle > > A3 In his second incarnation the Lord assumed the form of a giant tortoise. > During the process of the new creation, His vast back was the base on which > stood the Mandara Mountain. The latter was used as the staff for churning > the milk ocean with the divine serpent Vasuki being pulled by the gods and > the demons on two sides. This yielded the nectar, the Kamadhenu or the > wish-fulfilling sacred cow, the Parijata flower and the Airabata elephant > among others. The process of churning left on the vast back of the Lord > large calluses in the shape of a wheel. The wheel mark also indirectly > alludes to the celestial wheel, which is a mark of Vishnu-Krishna and the > Sudarsana Chakra, their ayudha or weapon. > > Q4 What is Varaha Avatar - Lord Vishnu in the form of Boar > > A4 During the apocalyptic deluge mother earth sank to the bottom of the > ocean. The Lord emerged as tiny boar from the nasal cavity of Brahma and > soon grew in size to huge proportions. He rushed into the raging sea to > rescue Mother Earth. As he emerged out of the sea, carrying Mother Earth at > the tip of his great tusk, he was challenged by the demon Hiranakshya. > > The Lord vanquished the demon and killed him. In the Puri temple, the > Varaha Avatara is one of the Parswa Devatas, the other two being Trivikrama > or Vamana and Narasimha. Mother Goddess Earth is conceived as a spouse of > Lord Vishnu-Jagannatha. She is called Bhudevi, and a small metal image of > the Goddess is placed on the Ratna Simhasana in Srimandira along with the > principal Deities. The exquisitely beautiful visual imagery presented by > Jayadeva brings out the tender love of the divine couple. > > Q5 What is Narsimha Avatar - Lord Vishnu in the form of Half - Man and > Half - Lion > > A5 As the fourth Avatara, the Lord vanquished Hiranyakashipu, the brother > of the demon Hiranakshya, who fought with him in his Boar incarnation. > Hiranyakashipu, the demon king was totally opposed to Hari but his young > son Prahlada, was devoted to the Lord and constantly chanted Hari Nama. The > demon king was furious that his son was devoted to his enemy and forbade > him from doing so. His father in many ways tortured the child devotee > without any success in changing his loyalty to Hari. The demon king, who > had himself done great penance had been granted a boon that he could not be > killed by man or animal, in day or night and neither inside the house nor > outside it. He therefore considered himself invincible. Prahlada saw God > everywhere and his father challenged him by asking if he saw him in the > pillar of the palace. On Prahlada├втВмтДвs reply that indeed the Lord was > present there, > > in a fit of rage, he kicked the pillar and the Lord taking the form of a > Man-Lion, emerged from the pillar. It was the twilight hour, neither day > nor night and the Lord carrying the demon in one sweeping movement reached > the threshold of the palace. With one foot outside and one inside the house > he gored the heart of the demon with his sharp nails and killed him at > once. Prahlada and Dhruva, another child devotee, are considered as being > the greatest of bhaktas. > > Narasimha is identified with Vishnu and as a cult Deity, predates > Jagannatha. The making of the images of Srimandira was done after > initially worshipping Narasimha and a temple dedicated to him exists close > to the Gundicha temple to the east of the sacred Indradyumna tank at > Srikshetra, Puri. This is known as the Yagna Narasimha temple. Within the > Srimandira, a temple of Narasimha to the south of the Audience Hall of the > main temple stands even today, and this is older than the main temple. This > temple has numerous stone inscriptions inscribed over centuries. Some > scholars believe that this was perhaps the original temple and site where > Nilamadhava, the precursor of Lord Jagannatha, was worshipped. > > Q6 What is Vamana Avatar - Lord Vishnu in the form of a Dwarf > > A6 Bali, a progeny of Prahlada, was a demon king who had terrorized the > gods. He was well known for his charity and never refused anything asked > for as a gift. The Lord took the body of a dwarf and approached Bali as a > Brahmin seeking alms. When the demon king took a vow that he will not > disappoint the holy Brahmin and give him whatever he asked for, the Lord > asked for land equal to his three footsteps. With his first step he covered > heaven and with his next he covered the whole earth. The king had no more > land to offer and proffered his own head for the Lord to cover his third > footstep. The Lord placed his foot on the head of Bali and pressed him to > the nether world and thus rid the world of the oppression of the demon > king. At the same time the Lord emancipated Bali. > > There are two variations of this theme depicted in sacred art one > showing the Lord as a dwarf Brahmin with an umbrella and a kamandalu, a > water pot with a spout, and another showing the Lord in his normal shape > but with one of his legs raised to cover the skies. Sculptures of the > latter, known as Trivikrama, are ubiquitous in Orissan temples and one is > worshipped as one of the three principal parswa devatas in the Srimandira. > > Q7 What is Parshurama Avatar - Lord Vishnu in the form of a Brahmin > > A7 In his incarnation as Parasurama, the sage and priest, the Lord > relieved the agony of the earth suffering from the excesses of the > Kshatriyas, a warrior class. > > Parasurama means Rama with the Parasu or battle-axe. He was the son of > sage Jamdagni, a descendant of Bhrigu, and was a great scholar and master > of all the Vedas. His wife was Renuka, who bore him five sons, including > Parasurama. Once her mind had been disturbed and excited by the sight of a > pair of Gandharvas engaged in love play. As her thoughts were polluted, she > lost her natural lustre. Jamadagni, on noticing this became wild and in a > fit of anger ordered his sons to cut off her head. The first four sons > refused to carry out this horrible command of their father but Parasurama > promptly severed her head with one stroke of his battleaxe without the > slightest hesitation. Jamadagni, pleased with his loyalty and obedience > offered him a boon and Parasurama asked for the life of his mother to be > restored and the sage granted this immediately. > > Once the king Kartavirya, visiting the hermitage of Jamadagni, took away > Kamadhenu, the sacred cow, which could fulfill any wish. On learning this, > Parasurama fought with the king and killed him. The sons of the king took > revenge by killing Jamadagni when Parasurama was absent from the ashram. > Confronted with this catastrophe, Parasurama took a vow that he would > destroy the Kshatriya race twenty-one times from the earth. Eventually he > fulfilled his vow. > > The sage, although a Brahmin, is considered as one of the greatest > warriors of all times in the legendary accounts. Interestingly a few > temples dedicated to Parasurama can be found in Kerala where he is > worshipped as a cult Deity by some. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1500330831.2183600.1652432064481%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1500330831.2183600.1652432064481%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoqWLxOgpO0dGTuKJS53B7VA9_-5hnippbo4q0N-0xgxHw%40mail.gmail.com.
