Dashavatar; 10 Incarnation of LORD VISHNU

BY; Yashraj

 



''Whenever there is a decline in righteous and wherever there is a predominance of unrighteousness, I incarnate on earth'' - BHAGVAT GITA

It is believed that whenever there is an evolution in the history of  mankind, God incarnate on earth.

Hindu mythology has various fascinating to tell. one of them is of lord Vishnu and his 10 incarnation or 'Dashavatara'. whenever there is danger on mankind the incarnation take place as desire.


Following are the 10 incarnation of Lord Vishnu;




1.Matsya

when Manu believed to be first person on earth, was stuck in the great flood, then lord Vishnu incarnated himself as Matsya, a huge fish save the life of Manu at the beginning of Satya Yuga.




2.Kurma

Appearing in the form of a giant tortoise. lord Vishnu carried the huge mountain Mandrachala. Mandrachala was initially used to churn the ocean but as the ocean too deep, it started to drawn and hence lord Vishnu descended on earth.




3.Varaha

A demon named 'Hiranyaksha' took the whole of the earth to the bottom of the sea. lord Vishnu came in the form of Varaha a 'wild boar' and kept the earth back to its place.


4.Narasimha

Hiranyakashipu a demon had a boon that he could be killed neither by human nor by an animal, neither inside or outside the house, not at day nor at night, not on earth and not on the sky and not by any weapons' .Hence Lord Vishnu took the form of half lion and half human and killed the demon at dusk, with his nails on the thighs.


5.Vamana

In Treta Yuga, Lord Vishnu incarnated himself as brahmin to end the rule of the generous demon king 'Bali'. The demon king forcefully captured three different world, when Lord Vishnu a brahmin asked for three feet of land, Bali agreed to give away his head after he realized that it was lord Vishnu. He get 'Moksha' after Vamana stepped over Bali's head.


6.Parashurama

Lord Vishnu took the form of a brahmin to end the tyrannical rule of unrighteous kings and unchaste women. Parashurama prayed to lord  Shiva and acquired an axe which is used to terminate the race.


7.Lord Rama

The famous Hindu mythology, Ramayana where the good prevailed over the evil saw the seventh form of lord Vishnu. appearing as king Rama, he defeated demon king 'Ravana' after a huge battle.


8.Lord Balarama

In the ninth avatar of lord Vishnu, he incarnated himself as Balarama, elder brother of lord Krishna.


9.Lord Krishna

Fundamental figure from another Hindu epic, Mahabharata Lord Vishnu incarnate himself as lord Krishna in the 'Dwapara Yuga' for two significant event. In the first lord Krishna defeated his evil maternal uncle 'Kansa'. and in the second half, He was the mentor of the 'Pandavas' during the battle of Kurukshetra.


10.Kalki

It is believed that Lord Vishnu will appear on a white horse with a mighty sword in the present Yuga of the Kali Yuga and destroy the evil existing in mankind and laid the foundation of truth. Interestingly it is said that the entire cycle of four worlds will restart after kali Yuga end.





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