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Vishnu is said to descend in the form of an avatar to restore cosmic order. [1] The word Dashavatara derives from daśa , meaning "ten", and avatāra , roughly equivalent to " incarnation ". The list of included avatars varies across sects and regions, particularly with respect to the inclusion of Balarama (brother of Krishna ) or Gautama Buddha .
The Mahabharata lays the foundation for the avatar concept in Vishnu theology; the term pradurbhava ("manifestation") appears in the early lists, instead the term avatara. Varaha is listed as one of the four incarnations of Narayana-Vishnu who "relieve the burden of the earth" in an early list; in another list which may be a later addition to ...
Bhumi (Bhumi is an avatar of Lakshmi) Satyaki: One of the Maruts Satyavati: Acchoda Savitri and Satyavan: Dattatreya (combination of Trimurti) and Gayatri (avatar of Saraswati or Anagha (fem version of Dattatreya and combination of Tridevi) Senabindu Tuhunda Shalva: Ajaka Shalya: Sahalada Shakuni: Dvapara: Shantanu: Mahabhisha Shikhandi: Amba ...
In Shaivism, he is a powerful manifestation, or avatar, of Shiva. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In the tradition of Kashmir Shaivism , Bhairava represents the Supreme Reality, synonymous to Para Brahman . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Generally in Hinduism, Bhairava is also called Dandapāni ("[he who holds the] danda in [his] hand"), as he holds a rod or danda to punish ...
In the Rupamandana, Batuka Bhairava is prescribed to be depicted with eight arms, in which six hold the khatvanga (club), the pasha (whip), the shula (spear), the damaru (drum), the kapala (skullcup), and a snake, with the other two carrying a piece of flesh and expressing the abhaya mudra.
He is the fifth avatar of Vishnu and the first Dashavatara in the Treta Yuga, after Narasimha. [ 9 ] First mentioned in the Vedas , Vamana is most commonly associated in the Hindu epics and Puranas with the story of taking back the three worlds (collectively referred to as the Trailokya ) [ 10 ] from the daitya -king Mahabali by taking three ...
Dashavatar is a 2008 animated film based on the ten incarnations (Dashavatara) of Vishnu. [2] [3]The film is produced by Vimal Shah under the banner of Phoebus Media. It is directed by Bhavik Thakore.
The Ashta Bhairavas (Sanskrit: अष्टभैरवः, romanized: Aṣṭabhairavah, lit. 'eight Bhairavas') are the eight manifestations of the Hindu god Bhairava, [1] a ferocious form of Shiva.