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The Dashavatara (Sanskrit: दशावतार, IAST: daśāvatāra) are the ten primary avatars of Vishnu, a principal Hindu god. 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".
[10] [26] The ten major Vishnu avatars are mentioned in the Agni Purana, the Garuda Purana and the Bhagavata Purana. [33] [34] The ten best known avatars of Vishnu are collectively known as the Dashavatara (a Sanskrit compound meaning "ten avatars"). Five different lists are included in the Bhagavata Purana, where the difference is in the ...
The Bhagavata Purana (c. 16th century) is centred around Krishna, a Vishnu avatar. Vishnu is the primary focus of the Vaishnavism-focused Puranas genre of Hindu texts. Of these, according to Ludo Rocher, the most important texts are the Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu Purana, Nāradeya Purana, Garuda Purana and Vayu Purana. [92]
Pages in category "Avatars of Vishnu" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Avatar;
The Ganga Kings respected all the ten avatars of Vishnu, considering Jagannath as the cause of all the avatars. The Vaishnava saint Nimbarkacharya visited Puri, establishing the Radhavallav Matha in 1268. [148] The famous poet Jayadeva was a follower of Nimbaraka, with a focus on Radha and Krishna.
Vishnu: Paundraka Vasudeva: Vena: Pradyumna: Kamadeva: Radha: Lakshmi: Revati: Nagalakshmi: Rohini: Sumitra: Rukmi: One of the Krodhavasas Rukmini: Lakshmi: Rochamana Ashvagriva Sahadeva: One of the Ashvins Samba: Kartikeya: Samudrasena One of the Kalakeyas Satyabhama: Bhumi (Bhumi is an avatar of Lakshmi) Satyaki: One of the Maruts Satyavati ...
The Devi Bhagavata Purana features the devas hailing Vishnu, invoking his Kalki avatara: [28] When almost all the persons in this world will turn out in future as Mleccas and when the wicked Kings will oppress them, right and left, Thou wilt then incarnate Thyself again as Kalki and redress all the grievances! We bow down to Thy Kalki Form! O Deva!
Vamana is listed as fifth in Dashavatara, the ten principle incarnations of Vishnu (Part 1: 86.10-11) 'Vamana' is one of the names of Vishnu to repeat at a sacred rite to take place 'On the eighth day in the dark half mingled with the Rohini star' (Part 1: 131.3; 10–16)