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Samādhi Collective on Instagram: "DAŚĀVATĀRA दशावतार — translated from Sanskrit daśa means “ten” and avatāra means “incarnation,” typically referring to the appearance of a deity in a particular form. The term daśāvatāra is used to refer to the ten manifestations of the deity Viṣṇu, who is the preserver of the Universe and one of the trimūrti, or three principal deities. The daśāvatāra of Viṣṇu become manifest to fulfil Viṣṇu’s role as maintainer or preserver, by restoring order to the Universe when it is out of balance.

The ten different forms in order are:
Matsya - the fish
Kūrma - the tortoise
Varāha - the boar
Nārasiṃha - the half-lion, half-man
Vāmana - the dwarf
Paraśurāma - the deity with the axe
Rāma - the prince of the epic Rāmāyaṇa
Kṛṣṇa - the central figure of the epic Mahābhā Matsya Avatar, Half Man, Pooja Room, Hindu God, Hindu Art, Sacred Art, Sanskrit, The Fish, Being Used

Samādhi Collective on Instagram: "DAŚĀVATĀRA दशावतार — translated from Sanskrit daśa means “ten” and avatāra means “incarnation,” typically referring to the appearance of a deity in a particular form. The term daśāvatāra is used to refer to the ten manifestations of the deity Viṣṇu, who is the preserver of the Universe and one of the trimūrti, or three principal deities. The daśāvatāra of Viṣṇu become manifest to fulfil Viṣṇu’s role as maintainer or preserver, by restoring order to the…

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