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  2. Dashavatara - Wikipedia

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    Balarama, the elder brother of Krishna, is regarded generally as an avatar of Shesha an extension of Ananta, a form of Vishnu. Balarama is included as the eighth avatar of Vishnu in the Sri Vaishnava lists, where Buddha is omitted and Krishna appears as the ninth avatar in this list. [8] He is particularly included in the lists where Krishna is ...

  3. Shaktyavesha avatara - Wikipedia

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    The Garga Samhita states that a shaktyavesha avatara is one of the six forms of incarnation of the deity Krishna, identified with Vishnu. The purpose of such an incarnation is regarded to be to enter a jiva (living being) in order to perform a given mission, after which the deity departs from this form.

  4. Krishna - Wikipedia

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    Krishna's childhood illustrates the Hindu concept of Lila, playing for fun and enjoyment and not for sport or gain. His interaction with the gopis at the rasa dance or Rasa-lila is an example. Krishna plays his flute and the gopis come immediately, from whatever they were doing, to the banks of the Yamuna River and join him in singing and ...

  5. Avatar - Wikipedia

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    The avatar concept was further developed and refined in later Hindu texts. One approach was to identify full avatars and partial avatars. Krishna, Rama, and Narasimha were full avatars (purna avatars), while others were partial avatars (ansha avatars). [29] Some declared, states Noel Sheth, that every living creature is an avatar of Vishnu. [29]

  6. Chaubis Avtar - Wikipedia

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    The two avatars of Vishnu, Rama and Krishna, comprise the longest part of the Chaubis Avtar. [1] Modern era scholars state that verse 863 of the Rama Avatar section of the text rejects worship of particular gods, reject the scriptures of both Hinduism and Islam, and instead reveres the "Sword-bearing lord" ( Asipani ). [ 13 ]

  7. Ashtabharya - Wikipedia

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    The hierarchy of the wives is under three groups according to their regal status and symbolises Krishna's sovereignty. In the first group, Rukmini, an avatar of the Material Prakriti (Shri), stands for the majesty and wealth of Krishna; Satyabhama, the avatar of the Elemental Prakriti (), represents the kingdom and the realm of the deity as well.

  8. List of Hindu deities - Wikipedia

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    The most prominent of these incarnations are Rama and Krishna. ... Avatars. Durga, the goddess of strength, the slayer of Durgamasura and Mahishasura; Annapurna, ...

  9. Avatars in the Mahabharata - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of the avataras of the epic Mahabharata, and their ... Other wives of Krishna: Various other aspects and/or avatars Lakshmi: References