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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 Chaitanya Charitamrita offers six categories of the shaktyavesha avatars of Krishna and their purposes: [3] Shesha, empowered for the personal service of Vishnu (sva-sevana-śakti) and bearing all the planets within the universe (bhū-dhāraṇa-śakti) Brahma, empowered for the creation of the cosmos (sṛṣṭi-śakti)
Vishnu is said to descend in the form of an avatar to restore cosmic order. The word Dashavatara derives from daśa , meaning "ten", and avatar ( avatāra ), roughly equivalent to "incarnation". Various versions of the list of Vishnu's avatars exist, varying per region and tradition.
Bhumi (Bhumi is an avatar of Lakshmi: Satyaki: One of the Maruts Satyavati: Acchoda Savitri and Satyavan: Dattatreya (combination of Trimurti) and Gayatri (avatar of Saraswati or Anagha (fem version of Dattatreya and combination of Tridevi) Senabindu Tuhunda Shalva: Ajaka Shalya: Sahalada Shakuni: Dvapara: Shantanu: Mahabhisha Shikhandi: Amba ...
Krishnaism is a term used in scholarly circles to describe large group of independent Hindu traditions—sampradayas related to Vaishnavism—that center on the devotion to Krishna as Svayam Bhagavan, Ishvara, Para Brahman, who is the source of all reality, not simply an avatar of Vishnu.
The Bhagavata Purana has been the most popular and widely read Purana texts relating to Vishnu avatar Krishna, it has been translated and available in almost all Indian languages. [99] Like other Puranas, it discusses a wide range of topics including cosmology, genealogy, geography, mythology, legend, music, dance, yoga and culture.
Dashavatar is a 2008 animated film based on the ten incarnations (Dashavatara) of Vishnu. [2] [3] The film is produced by Vimal Shah under the banner of Phoebus Media. It is directed by Bhavik Thakore. Music is by Anand Kurhekar with lyrics by Sandeep Khare. The movie centers on the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu as seen by two children.
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 .