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14. THE CONCEPT OF AVATARS
Narasimha Avatar Conquest of HiranyaKasipu by Vaishnavites. Indus - Taxila area. Kingdom of Gondaphorus
Brahmaputra
Vamana Avatar Conquest of Maha Bali by Vaishnavites. Maha Bali was the great grandson of Hiranya Kasipu.. He ruled all Dravidia Vamana met him at the banks of Narmada in Gujarat region (5c AD)
Arabian
Sea
Krishna
Parasu Rama Avatar Conquest of Keralap utras by Vaishnavites. Parasurama brought in 64 Brahmin families (óc AD) who eventually became king makers by force of military activities.
Rama Avatar Conquest of Sri Lanka (Ravana) by Vaishnavites. Ravana was the grandson of Mahabali.
Indian Ocean
We can actually see the sequence of Vaishanavite conquest in the figure.
Avatar
Dravida Asura King killed
1. Boar (Varaha) 2. Man-Lion (Narasimha) 3 Dwarf (Vamana) 4. Parasu Rama (Rama with the axe)
Hiranyaksha Hiranyakasipu (Brother of Hiranyaksha) Maha Bali (King of Dravida) great grandson of HiranyaKasipu
Lifting Kerala out of the sea and giving to Brahmins
5. Rama
Ravana - The King of Sri Lanka Ravana was a great-grandson of
Mahabali. First of all we notice that all the incarnations were Vishnu incarnations. Hence they are a history connected with the Vaishnavite traditions and, it is the history which tells how Vaishnavism defeated their opponents.
The opponents were all Daityas - who are usually considered as Dravidian Kings and Kingdoms Second all the victims were of one family coming from one lineage. The placement of the events are also interesting.
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