Avatāra: Incarnations – प|ज|स भारत

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Avatāra

Sanjay Rath September 24, 2013

Mahāṛṣi Parāśara speaks of the dasa avatāra at the beginning of the work Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra and dedicated a whole chapter titled avatārakathana adhyāyaḥ to the study of the incarnations (avatāra) of Viṣṇu. Of the list of eleven avatāra, Parāśara omits Balarāma as, strictly speaking, Balarāma is an incarnation of Vāsuki, the divine serpent guardian of Viṣṇu.

Table 2: Parāśara dasa avatāra

Graha
Sun
Moon
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter

Avatāra
Rāmacandra
Kṛṣṇa
Nṛsiṁha
Buddha
Vāmana

Graha
Venus
Saturn
Rāhu
Ketu
Lagna

Avatāra
Paraśurāma
Kūrma
Varāha
Matsya
Kalki

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