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14. THE CONCEPT OF AVATARS
nature, various types of avatars are formed to classify them. Here is a table that gives some examples. There is no limit to the incarnations of the Supreme Lord and depending on the roles they play, some avatars can be overlapping to more than one kind...
Kinds of avatars 1 Purusha-avatara
2 Lila-avatara
3 Guna-avatara
4 Manvantara-avatara
5 Kalpa-avatara
6 Saktyavesa-avatara
Serial No According to Hari Vamsa 1. Varaha
2. Narasinha
3. Vaman
4. Parshuram
5. Rama
6. Krishna
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Examples of actual avataras
Karanodakasayi Vishnu, Garbhodakasayi Vishnu and Ksirodakasayi Vishnu Matsya, Varaha, Kurma, Narasimha, Vamana, Parasurama, Rama, Krishna, Bala-Rama, Kalki.
AVATARS OF VISHNU
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Brahma (Rajas), Vishnu (Satvic) and Siva (Tamas).
Innumerable manu avataras (504,000 Manus manifest in the life time of one Brahma): Main 14 also called as vaibhava-avatars: Yajna, Vibhu, Satyasena, Hari, Ajita, Vamana, Sarvabhauma, Rsabha, Visvaksena, Dharmasetu, Sudhama, Yogesvara and Brhadbhanu.
Kumaras, Narada, Varaha, Matsya, Yajna, Nara-narayana, Kardami Kapila, Dattatreya, Hayasirsa, Hamsa, Dhruvapriya, Rsabha, Prthu, Narasimha, Kurma, Dhanvantari, Mohini, Vamana, Parasurama, Raghavendra, Vyasa, Balarama, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki. (All these 25 avatars happen every one day of Brahma!)
Kapila, Rsabha, Ananta, Brahma, Catuhsana, Narada, Prthu, Parasurama, Buddha, ...
According
to Narayani Akhyan
Hansa
Kurma
Matsya
Varaha
Narasinha
Vaman
Parshuram
Rama
Krishna
Kalkin
According to Varaha Purana
Kurma
Matsya
Varaha
Narasinha
Vaman
Parshuram
Rama
Krishna
Buddha
Kalkin
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According to Vayu Purana
Narasinha
Vaman
Varaha
Kurma
Sangram
Adivaka
Tripurari
Andhakarh
Dhvaja
Varta
Halahal
Kolhahal
According to Bhagwat
Purana Sanatkumar
Boar
Nara-Narayan
Kapila Datlatraya
Jadna
Rashabha
Prithi
Matsya
Kurma
Dhanwantari
Mohini
Narasinha
Vaman
Parshuram
Ved Vyas Naradeo
Rama
Krishna
Buddha
Kalkin
