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Avataar
See also
Avataar-2 for all the 24 Avataar
Avataar means incarnation. Avataar word is
used normally in the reference of God. Krishn Himself has said in Geetaa that whenever Dharm deteriorates
I take Avataar to correct the situation. If god himself comes, it
is called His Avataar, but when a person who has already taken birth
once on Prithvi, comes again, it is called Punarjanm, or Janmaantar Janm...
so goes the Kaarmik cycle.
Two
types of Avataar are said - Poorn (complete) Avataar and Ansh (part)
Avataar. When Bhagavaan takes Avataar with all His powers, He is called
Poorn Avataar; and when He comes with His limited powers, that Avataar
is called His Ansh Avataar. Among all the Avataar, His Krishn Avataar is
said to be His Poorn Avataar. It means that Krishn was He, the God,
Himself with all of His powers. His all other Avataar are Ansh Avataar.
Bhaagvat
Puraan, 1/3,
describes 22 Avataar -
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Avataar |
For |
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1.
Sanakaadi Muni |
Sanak,
Sanandan, Sanaatan and Sanak Kumaar |
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2.
Varaah Avataar |
To
take out Prithvi from Rasaatal; To kill Hiranyaaksh |
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3.
Naarad |
Devarshi |
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4.
Nar-Naaraayan |
As
the son of Dharm and Moorti |
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5.
Kapil Jee |
As
the son of Kardam Rishi and Devahooti |
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6.
Dattaatreya |
As
the son of Atri Rishi and Anusooyaa |
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7.
Yagya |
As
the son of Ruchi Prajaapati and Aakooti |
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8.
Rishabh Dev |
As
the son of king Naabhi and Meru Devee |
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9.
King Prithu |
As
the son of Vane |
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10.
Matsya Avataar |
In
the end of Chaakshush Manvantar to protect Vaivaswat Manu of
next Manvantar |
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11.
Kashchap Avataar |
At
the time of Saagar Manthan to lift Mandaraachal Parvat on His
back |
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12.
Dhanvantari Avataar |
To
bring Amrit from the Sea |
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13.
Mohinee Avataar |
To
distribute Amrit to Devtaa and Daitya |
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14.
Nrasinh Avataar |
To
kill Hiranyakashyap |
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15.
Vaaman Avataar |
To
give back Swarg to Indra from Bali |
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16.
Parashuraam Avataar |
As
the son of Jamadagni and Renukaa. Killed all Kshatriya 21 times. |
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17.
Ved Vyaas Jee |
As
the son of Paraashar and Satyavatee to divide Ved |
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18.
Raam Avataar |
As
the son of Dasharath and Kaushalyaa to kill Raavan and Kumbhkarn |
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19.
Balraam Avataar |
As
the son of Vasudev and Rohinee |
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20.
Krishn Avataar |
As
the son of Vasudev and Devakee |
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21.
Buddha Avataar |
As
the son of Ajan |
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22.
Kalki Avataar |
In
the end of the Kali Yug, as the son of Vishnu Yash Braahman |
Here only 22
Avataar are given, but 24 Avataar are popularly known. Some complete the
counting of 24 like this - Besides Raam and Krishn, there are 20 Avataar
are given here; the remaining 4 Avataar are of Krishn only - Kesh, for
Sutapaa and Prishni, Sankarshan, and Parbrahm.
Other learned
people say, that besides the 22 Avataar given above, there are two more Avataar - Hans and Hayagreev.
10 Most Popular Avataar
The most popularly known 10
Avataar are counted like this :
(1) Varaah Avataar - As
Varaah, Vishnu took out Prithvi from the depth of the sea. Hiranyaaksh
Daitya took her there and hid her there. When Vishnu was bringing her
back, He killed Hiranyaaksh Daitya.
(2) Matsya Avataar - This Avataar He took in the end of Chaakshush
Manvantar to save Manu for the next Manvantar.
(3) Kashchap Avataar - This Avataar He took to support Mandaraachal
Parvat so that it should not shake while Devtaa and Daitya were churning
the sea to extract Amrit.
(4) Mohinee Avataar - This Avataar He took to distribute Amrit to
Devtaa only, so that Daitya should not get Amrit and should not become
immortal.
(5) Nrasinh Avataar - This Avataar He took to kill Hiranyakashyap
and protect His Bhakt Prahlaad from him. In this Avataar His face was of
lion and the rest of the body was of a human being. The reason for this
was the type of Var Hiranyakashyap got from Brahmaa Jee.
(6) Vaaman Avataar - This Avataar He took to get Swarg back from
Raajaa Bali by asking only three feet land and measured the whole Tri-Lok
in two feet and then sending him to Rasaatal.
(7) Raam Avataar - This Avataar He took to kill Raavan and
Kumbhkarn.
(8) Krishn Avataar - This Avataar He took to kill many Raakshas -
Shishupaal, Dantvakra, Kans etc.
(9) Buddha Avataar -
(10) Kalki Avataar - This is a future Avataar - in the end of the
Kali Yug. In this Avataar He will kill all evil people and establish Sat
Yug.
Relationship of Avataar
With Nava Graha
The unborn Lord has
many incarnations. He has incarnated, as the 9 Grahas (0 planets) to
bestow on the living beings the results due to their Karm. He is Janaardan.
He assumed the auspicious form of Graha to
destroy the evil forces and sustain the divine beings.
From Soorya He is incarnated as Raam,
from Chandra He is incarnated as Krishn,
from Mangal He has incarnated as Nrasinh,
from Budh He is incarnated as Buddha,
from Guru He is incarnated as Vaaman,
from Shukra He has incarnated as Parashuraam,
from Shani He has incarnated as Koorm (Tortoise),
from Raahu He has incarnated as Varaah (Pig); and
from Ketu He has incarnated as Meen (Fish) Avataar.
Out of these 9 Avatar, four incarnations Raam, Krishn, Nrasinh and Varaah
are wholly endowed with Paramatmaa's Ansh while the others have in them
Jeevaansh too. The beings with more Paramatmaa's Ansh are called Divine
beings. The beings with more Jeevatmaa's Ansh are mortal beings. The high
degree of Paramatmaa's Ansh from the Graha, viz. Soorya etc. did
incarnate, as Raam, Krishn etc. After completing the mission, the
Paramatmaa's Ansh (of the respective Avataar) Graha again merged in their
respective Graha.
The Jeevaatmaa portions from the Graha take births, as human beings and
live their lives according to their Karm and again merge in the Graha. And
at the time of Great Destruction the Graha as well merge in
Lord Vishnu.
[From Brihat Paraashar Horaa Shaastra (BPHS), Ch 2-Great
Incarnatons]
[From Devee Bhaagvat]
Chaakshush
Manvantar -> Dharm Avataar, his sons were Nar and Naarayan
Vaivaswat Manvantar -> Dattaatreya Avataar
[From
Bhavishya Puraan, 3/16]
Bhavishya
Kalp -> Vaivaswat Manvantar -> 28th Dwaapar Yug -> Krishn
Avataar
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