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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... The following is a list of the avataras of the epic Mahabharata, and their original devatas (deities) and ...
The Mahabharata manuscripts exist in numerous versions, wherein the specifics and details of major characters and episodes vary, often significantly. Except for the sections containing the Bhagavad Gita which is remarkably consistent between the numerous manuscripts, the rest of the epic exists in many versions. [ 1 ]
The Mahabharata (1989 film) Mahasathi Anasuya; Mahaveera Bheeman; Mahishasura Mardini; Manichitrathazhu; Manickavasagar (film) Markandeya (film) Maya Maschindra (1975 film) Mayabazar; Mayabazar (1936 film) Meenakshi Thiruvilayadal; Mohini Bhasmasur
Krishna, a central character in the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita, the slayer of Kamsa; Buddha, the deluder of the asuras; Kalki, the vanquisher of adharma, expected to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga
Devatas often occur in many Buddhist Jatakas, Hindu epics such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata and in many other Buddhist holy scriptures. The island of Bali is nicknamed Pulau Dewata ( Indonesian : "islands of devata or island of gods") because of its vivid Hindu culture and traditions.
The Maha bhagavata Purana and Brihaddharma Purana however, list Shodashi (Sodasi) as Tripura Sundari, which is simply another name for the same goddess. [8] The Todala-Tantra associates the Mahavidyas with the Dashavatara, the ten avatars of Vishnu, in chapter ten. They are as follows: [citation needed]
Generally numbering eight and classified as the Ashtavasu, [4] they are described in the Ramayana as the children of Kashyapa and Aditi, and in the Mahabharata as the sons of Manu or Dharma and a daughter of Daksha named Vasu. [5] They are eight among the thirty-three gods featured in the Vedas.
The Ramayana story is also recounted within other Sanskrit texts, including: the Mahabharata (in the Ramokhyana Parva of the Vana Parva); [12] Bhagavata Purana contains a concise account of Rama's story in its ninth skandha; [13] brief versions also appear in the Vishnu Purana as well as in the Agni Purana.