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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 ...
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 ]
Krishna: The eighth avatar of Vishnu who incarnates to re-establish righteousness in the world. He slays Kamsa, the tyrant of Mathura and his uncle, and participates in the Kurukshetra War as the charioteer of Arjuna. [45] Buddha (debated) The historical Buddha, who incarnates to delude the asuras from the path of the Vedas, ensuring the ...
The Chaubis Avatar (24 avatars) section is about Vishnu's 24 avtar which include Rama, Krishna, and Buddha. It is divided into 24 sections for each of the 24 avatars. 9: Brahma Avtar: Avatars of Brahma ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਅਵਤਾਰ: Narrative on the seven incarnations of Brahma, who is already mentioned in the Chaubis Avatar section [42 ...
Krishna – the transcendental, primeval Personality of Godhead, avatar of Vishnu – is directly referred to as 'Bhagavan' throughout this scripture. It is stated in canto 1, chapter 3, verse 28, "kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam" which A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada translates as, "Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the original Personality of ...
At this stage that Vishnu of the Rig Veda was assimilated into Krishnaism and became the equivalent of the Supreme God. [22] The appearance of Krishna as one of the Avatars of Vishnu dates to the period of the Sanskrit epics in the early centuries CE. The Bhagavad Gita was incorporated into the Mahabharata as a key text for Krishnaism.
Sometimes one regards him as one of the avatars (incarnations) of Krishna (i.e., Buddha-Jagannath) or Vishnu (i.e., Vamana). [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 51 ] His name does not appear in the traditional Dashavatara (ten avatars) of Vishnu, [ 52 ] though in certain Odia literature , Jagannath has been treated as the avatar of Krishna, as a substitute for or ...
The concept of the avatar is most developed in Vaishnavism tradition, and associated with Vishnu, particularly with Rama and Krishna. [ 155 ] [ 156 ] Vishnu takes numerous avatars in Hindu mythology. He becomes female, during the Samudra Manthana , in the form of Mohini , to resolve a conflict between the devas and the asuras .