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From: Madhavakkannan V (srivaishnavan_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Sep 07 2000 - 05:01:34 PDT
Sri:
Srimathe Gopaladesika mahadesikaya Namah:
Dear Smt Kalyani,
The Hamsa (swan) avtaar took place also for retrieving Vedas.
The forms (avtaars?) are generally are Para, vyuha, vibhava, archa and
antharyaami.
Avtaar means coming down. It is not "non- vedic". Purusha suktha says
"ajAyamaanO bahudhA vijAyathE"- who is not born takes many births".
The Lord can simply by His will (being Sarvashakthan), can destroy asurAs
and protect dharmA. But He comes down for our enjoyment too. He takes archA
avtaars in the Divya Desams for our enjoying his Divine Beauty.
It is told that there are about 36 avtaars as per Vishvaksena samhitha while
there are also 39 as per Pancharathra text.
In addition to the popular ten avtaars, others are: Nara, Narayana, Hari,
trivikrama, Hamsa, Hayagriva, Kapila, Viswaroopa, Vaamana deva, Vedavid,
Paarijathara, Dattaatreya, PaataaLa sayana to name few.
Erudite scholars may add further please
Regards
Narayana Narayana
adiyEn
Dear Bhaktas,
Dasavataras of Sriman Narayana are well known. But what are His other
Avataras ?
His Avatara as Sri Hayagriva was recently elaborately explaind by Sri
Sadagopan and Sri Madhavakkannan. Can anyone narrate when Sri Narayana took
Hamsavatara as mentioned in Divyaprabhandam?
adiyen, Kalyani.R
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