I have an assignment that I need help finding the answer to. I cannot find the answer anywhere on the internet. I don't have the book for my class to help me.
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Srimad Bhagavatham (Canto 1.3) speaks about 22 avatars of Vishnu- vedabase.com/en/sb/1/3– Nithin SridharCommented Oct 8, 2015 at 16:58
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Maybe I can help you. What is the book that's used in your class?– Keshav Srinivasan ♦Commented Oct 8, 2015 at 19:35
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There are scriturally mentioned either 22 or 24 avataras of Lord Vishnu or they are counted as innumerable . In any case there are no texts that explicitly gives terms like "30 Avataras of Vishnu"– ViviktaCommented Mar 27, 2021 at 8:14
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Below are the 24 Avtaras of lord Vishnu. Out of which, 23 happened already. Kalki is said to be 24th Avtara in future.
1- श्री सनकादि मुनि (Shri Sankadi Muni) :
2- वराह अवतार (Varaha Avtar) :
3- नारद अवतार (Narad Avtar) :
4- नर-नारायण (Nar-Narayan Avtar) :
5- कपिल मुनि ( Kapil Avtar) :
6- दत्तात्रेय अवतार (Dattatraya Avtar) :
7- यज्ञ ( Yagya Avatar) :
8- भगवान ऋषभदेव (Rishabh Avtar) :
9- आदिराज पृथु (Prithu Avtar) :
10- मत्स्य अवतार (Matsya Avtar) :
11- कूर्म अवतार (Kurm Avtar) :
12- भगवान धन्वन्तरि (Dhanwantari Avatar) :
13- मोहिनी अवतार (Mohini avatar) :
14- भगवान नृसिंह (Narsih Avatar) :
15- वामन अवतार (Vaman Avatar) :
16- हयग्रीव अवतार (Hayagreeva Avatar) :
17- श्रीहरि अवतार ( Shri Hari Avtar) :
18- परशुराम अवतार (Parshuram Avatar) :
19- महर्षि वेदव्यास ( Vyas Avatar) :
20- हंस अवतार (Hans Avatar) :
21- श्रीराम अवतार (Ram avatar) :
22- श्रीकृष्ण अवतार (Krishna Avatar) :
23- बुद्ध अवतार (Buddha Avatar) :
24- कल्कि अवतार (Kalki Avatar) :
Apart from those, Shrinathji & Swami Narayana can also be considered as re-incarnations of lord Shri Krishna.
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1Good collection. Perhaps Shrinathji & Swami Narayana can also be considered as Avatars. There is a famous story that, Swamy Narayana's parents were cursed by Ashwatthama that their son will not be able to possess any weapons; since he foresaw that it's going to be Krishna's incarnation. Commented Oct 9, 2015 at 6:13
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was there any avatar of vishnu by name ADI PURUSHA avatar?– The Destroyer ♦Commented Oct 9, 2015 at 7:43
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@AnilKumar yes this link describe avatarsofbrahmavishnumahesh.blogspot.in/2013/07/… Adi Purusha Incarnation as the Pre-eminent man– BhavinCommented Oct 9, 2015 at 8:41
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@BhavinChhatrola i know that link. In fact i came to know about that avatar from that page. But i want to know whether it was mentioned in any of the puranas? Is that Adi Purusha Avatar is Lord Narayana , amsa of Vishnu who lives in Vaikunta?– The Destroyer ♦Commented Oct 9, 2015 at 9:51
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1@iammilind Srinathji isn't a separate incarnation; the Srinathji statue is just a statue of Krishna, as I discuss in my answer here: hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/2950/36 As far as Swaminarayan goes, pretty much only members of the Swaminarayan sect believe he's an incarnation, although the site some scriptures to support their view, like the Skanda Purana quote in my question here: hinduism.stackexchange.com/q/6623/36 Commented Oct 9, 2015 at 17:35
1 Ajita (from Vishnu Purana)
2 Balarāma (from Bhāgavata Purāṇ)
3 Buddha (from Bhāgavata Purāṇ)
4 Dattatreya (from Bhāgavata Purāṇ)
5 Dhanvantari (from Bhāgavata Purāṇ)
6 Haṁsa (from Bhāgavata Purāṇ)
7 Hari (from Vishnu Purana)
8 Hayagreeva (from Bhāgavata Purāṇ)
9 Kalki
10 Kapila (from Bhāgavata Purāṇ)
11 Krishna
12 Krishna Dvaipāyana (28th Vyasa)
13 Kumāras (from Bhāgavata Purāṇ)
14 Kurma
15 Mánasa (from Vishnu Purana)
16 Mandhata (from Vayu Purana)
17 Matsya
18 Mohini
19 Nārada (from Bhāgavata Purāṇ)
20 Nārāyaṇa Rishi
21 Nrisimha
22 Parashurama
23 Pṛthu (from Bhāgavata Purāṇ)
24 Rama
25 Ṛṣabha (from Bhāgavata Purāṇ)
26 Satya (from Vishnu Purana)
27 Vaikuntha (from Vishnu Purana)
28 Vámana
29 Varaha
30 Yajna (from Vishnu Purana)
