Details of the 22 avatars of Vishnu mentioned in Bhagavata Purana. Dasavatara of Vishnu are popular among people, however there are more than 40 avatars of Mahavishnu which are not so popular. Below is the list of 22 Vishnu Avatars taken from Srimad Bhagavatam.
1) Four Kumaras – The Four Kumaras also known as Catursana are the four mind born sons of Lord Brahma.
2) Varaha – In Varaha avatar, Vishnu took the form of a boar to defeat Hiranyaksa who had taken Prithvi (earth) to the bottom of the cosmic ocean
3) Narada – Narada Muni was the divine sage who played an important role in many Hindu puranas such as Ramayana and Srimad Bhagavatam.
4) Nara-Narayana – Nara and Narayana is the twin brother incarnation of Lord Vishnu. In Mahabharata, Sree Krishna and Arjuna are often referred to as NaraNarayana.
5) Kapila – Sape Kapila was a Vedic sage and is believed to be the descendant of Manu. Kapila is one of the founders of Samkhya school of philosophy.
6) Dattatreya – Dattatreya is a combined avatar of Lord Brahma, Narayana and Mahadeva.
7) Yajna – In Yajna avatar, Lord Vishnu is regarded as an embodiment of the Hindu sacrifice ritual or Yajna. Yajneshwara is considered the Lord of sacrifice.
8) Rishabha – Rishabha Rishi was the father of King Bharata and Bahubali.
9) Prithu – Prithu is a sovereign king who is mentioned in legends associated with Bhumidevi or the Goddess of Earth.
10) Matsya – Matsya avatar is the first among the Dashavatara of Lord Vishnu. In Matsya avatar Mahavishnu saved seeds of all lives and Manu, the King of Dravidadesa.
11) Kurma – Kurma avatar is the second of Dashavataras. In this avatar, Lord Vishnu helped Devas and Asuras in Samudra Manthan by supporting the Mount Mandara.
Hindu Devotional Blog will be posting the remaining 11 avatars of Lord Vishnu taken from Bhagavata Purana in a new article soon.
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