Thursday, February 22, 2007

Various Avataraas

Varaha. Purana (15.9.18) mentions 10 Avatars,

(Bhag.P 3.6.25), Ahir.S. (5.50.57) list 39 and some others mention many more
1. MATSYA AVATARAM:
Mats. P. (Ch. 1) Bhag. P (8.24), Agni P.(Ch. 2), Vara.P. (Ch. 9), Sata. Br (1.8.1.to 6), MB (3.190; 2.156.)
The accounts vary very slightly in details in the various narrations.
2. KURMA AVATARAM :
Bhag.P (8.7), MB (1.18), SVR (1.45); Agni P. (Ch.3), Kurma P(.Ch.259),
VP (1.9),Pad.P.(6.259), Sat. Br. (7.5and 1.5 ), Mark. P (58.47)
3. VARAHA AVATARAM :
Taitt.S. (7.1.5), Taitt. Br. (1.1.3to6), Taitt. Ar. (10.1.8), Sata.Br. (14.1.2to11), MB.(2.45, 3.144,1.29 and 12.208 ),VD. P. (1.3 and 1.12), Pad. P. (6.264), Vayu.P. (Ch.6) Agni P. (Ch.4), Brhm.P. (Ch.213), Linga P. (Pt.1 Ch94), Kurm.P.1-6, and VP. (1.4.45 to50)
4. NARASIMHA AVATARAM:
Avya.Up (.2.3), NPTUp. (2.13), Bhag.P. (Ch.8to10), AgniP. (Ch.4), Mats.P. (Ch.161-165), Brhm.P. (Ch.189), VP (1.17to22), Pad.P. (Pt.6Ch.265), Ling.P. (41.Ch95-96), MB (3.273.57to61), HV (3.42), DeviP. (4.16), Taitt.Ar. (10.1 to7, 16)
5. VAMANA AVATARAM:
Vama.P. (Ch.25-31and89-94), Bhag.P. (8.17-22), Agni.P. (Ch.5), Mats.P. (Ch.161-167&244-248), Brhm.P. (Ch.73 and 213), Pad.P. (Ch.266-267), VD.P (1.121.6 -7), Devi P. (4.16), MB (2.47.1-30 &3.273.62-71), SVR (1.29 and 2.21). This Avatar has been referred to in Rig-Veda 1.2.2 and NrPT.Up .2.13 also.
6. PARASURAMA AVATARAM:
MB. (3.116-118), VayuP. (Ch.91-93), Bhag.P. (Pt.9.15-16), AgniP. (Ch.6), Brhm.P. (Ch.10), Pad.P. (6.268), Mats.P. (Ch.47), Devi P. (4.16), SVR. (1.74-76)
7. SRI RAMA AVATARAM:
The story of Rama occurs almost in the entire range of our scriptures and more especially in Pad.P (Pt.4. Ch.1-68, Pt.6. Ch.269-271), AgniP. (Ch.5-11), Brhm.P. (Ch.213.2.2.3), RPT.Up. (1.1,1.11,4.18-19,4.7-16), DeviP. (3.28), Kurm.P (1.21), Ling.P (.2.5), MB.2.50, 3.98,149,150,274-293,7.59,12.28) Devi Up. (Ch.2), Tara.Up (.2.2-5)
8. BALARAMA AVATARAM:
Bhag.P. Skanda 10 and 11 deal with this story.
VP. Amsa (5), Brhm.P (Ch.7.33- 34,182-210), AgniP. (Ch.12) RUT.P. (2.101-107) Kurm.P (. Pt.1Ch.24-25) Vara.P. (Ch.15), MB 5.7.31; 9.61.3-12), BrmV.P.
(Krishnajanma KhaaNDa, Ch.13)
9. KRISHNA AVATARAM:
This Avatar is the main theme of Bhagavata Purana. Agni P. (Ch.12-15), VP (5.1-33), Brhm.P. (Ch.180-212), Pad.P. (Pt.4. Ch.69-83 and Pt.6 and Ch.272-279), DeviP.4.23-24, Ling.P. (Pt.1.Ch.68-69), GPT. Up.1.5,), Kris.Up (.1.2and 1.3), GUT.Up. (Ch.50), Kali Up. (Ch.2)
10. KALKI AVATARAM
This story is the main theme of Kalki Purana, MB. (2.50,3.192), Bhag.P. (1.3,10,11,26), Brhm.P.(Ch.213), AgniP.9Ch.16), Vayu.P. (Ch.98-104), Ling.P. (Pt.1Ch.40), Vara.P. (Ch.15) Bavi.P (.3.4.26)
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PART 16: REFERENCES FOR AUXILIARY AVATARAS ?
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Besides the above 10 Avatars, numerous Avatars some of them by Anupravesa (i.e.) entering the forms of worthy individuals and others by AvEsa (i.e.) giving extraordinary powers to certain individuals without entering their forms have been mentioned. Swami Desikan mentions "thirty and odd" in 'Tatvatraya Chintana' chapter of his "Srimad Rahasya Traya Saram" while Pancharatra Sastras refer to 39 such auxiliary avatars. We give in brief a few of these auxiliary Avatars in alphabetical order. Most of these Avatars have been described in BHAGHAVATA PURANA. and PANCHARATRA SAMHITA
(Please See footnotes below for references to some of these indicated by numbers in brackets against them)
11. AMRITHA HARANA
12.ANANTHA
13 BADABAVAKTRAN
14.BUDDHA (1)
15.DHANVANTRI (2)
16.DHARMAN
17.DATTAATREYA (3)
18 DRUVAANUGRAHA (4)
19 GAJENDRAVARADA (5)
20 HAMSA
21. HARI
22 HAYAGRIVA (6)
23 JANAARDHANA
24 KAALANEMIGNAN
25.KAPILA (7)
26 KRODAATMA
27.KUMAARA
28 MADHUSOODHANA
29 MANVANTARA
30. MOHINI (8)
31.NAIMISAARANYA
32 NARA NAARAYANA (9)
33 NAARADA (10)
34 PADMANAABHA
35 PAARIJAATHA HARANAN
36 PAATALASAYANAN
37 PRITHU (11)
38 PURUKUTSA
39 RAHUJIT
40 RISHABA (12)
41 SAKTYAATMA
42 SANAT KUMARA
43 TRIVIKRAMA
44 VADAPATRASAYEE
45VEDAVYASA(13)
46.VIHANGAMA
47.VISWA ROOPA
48.YAJNA (14)

Ref: http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/srirangasri/archives/srsvol/msg00064.html

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