![]() ![]() Kalki the Horse - Destroyer of the world. ![]() ![]() Krishna the Divine Cowherder - told the Epic poem Bhagavad-Gita to the warrior Arjuna.ġ0. Noble Rama - Rescued his wife Sita and killed the demon Ravana. Parashurama the Brahmin - Destroyed the warrior caste.ħ. Vamana the Dwarf - Subdued king Bali, a powerful demon.Ħ. Narashima, half-man, half lion - Destroyed a tyrant demon king.ĥ. Varaha the Boar - Raised the earth out of water with his tusks.Ĥ. Kurma the Turtle - Helped create the world by supporting it on his back.ģ. Matsya the Fish - Saved humanity and the sacred Veda text from the flood.Ģ. The most important are Rama, fearless upholder of the law of dharma and Krishna youthful hero of the Bhagavad-Gita Vishnu's final avatar is expected to arrive at a time when the earth is at the end of its present cycle, with the purpose of destroying the world and subsequently recreating it.ġ. Nine are said to have descended already: three in non-human form, one in hybrid form and five in human form. The avatars arrive either to prevent a great evil or to affect good upon the earth. Vishnu's preserving, restoring, and protecting powers have been manifested in the world in a series of ten earthly incarnations known as avatars. ![]()
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