Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
(O God, O God's Great Power may I always be busy in service to You)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.28:
ete camsa-kalah pumsah
krsnas tu bhagavan svayam
indrari-vyakulam lokam
mrdayanti yuge yuge
(All of the above-mentioned incarnations are either plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of the Lord, but Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the original Personality of Godhead. All of them appear on planets whenever there is a disturbance created by the atheists. The Lord incarnates to protect the theists.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.1:
suta uvaca
jagrhe paurusam rupam
bhagavan mahad-adibhih
sambhutam sodasa-kalam
adau loka-sisrksaya
(Sūta said: In the beginning of the creation, the Lord first expanded Himself in the universal form of the puruṣa incarnation and manifested all the ingredients for the material creation. And thus at first there was the creation of the sixteen principles of material action. This was for the purpose of creating the material universe.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.2:
yasyambhasi sayanasya
yoga-nidram vitanvatah
nabhi-hradambujad asid
brahma visva-srjam patih
(A part of the puruṣa lies down within the water of the universe, from the navel lake of His body sprouts a lotus stem, and from the lotus flower atop this stem, Brahmā, the master of all engineers in the universe, becomes manifest.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.3:
yasyavayava-samsthanaih
kalpito loka-vistarah
tad vai bhagavato rupam
visuddham sattvam urjitam
(It is believed that all the universal planetary systems are situated on the extensive body of the puruṣa, but He has nothing to do with the created material ingredients. His body is eternally in spiritual existence par excellence.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.4:
parsyanty ado rupam adabhra-caksusa
sahasra-padoru-bhujananadbhutam
sahasra-murdha-sravanaksi-nasikam
sahasra-mauly-ambara-kundalollasat
(The devotees, with their perfect eyes, see the transcendental form of the puruṣa who has thousands of legs, thighs, arms and faces — all extraordinary. In that body there are thousands of heads, ears, eyes and noses. They are decorated with thousands of helmets and glowing earrings and are adorned with garlands.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.5:
etan nanavataranam
nidhanam bijam avyayam
yasyamsamsena srjyante
deva-tiryan-naradayah
(This form [the second manifestation of the puruṣa] is the source and indestructible seed of multifarious incarnations within the universe. From the particles and portions of this form, different living entities, like demigods, men and others, are created.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.6:
sa eva prathamam devah
kauraram sargam asritah
cacara duscaram brahma
brahmacaryam akhanditam
(First of all, in the beginning of creation, there were the four unmarried sons of Brahmā [the Kumāras], who, being situated in a vow of celibacy, underwent severe austerities for realization of the Absolute Truth.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.7:
dvitiyam tu bhavayasya
rasatala-gatam mahim
uddharisyann upadatta
yajnesah saukaram vapuh
(The supreme enjoyer of all sacrifices accepted the incarnation of a boar [the second incarnation], and for the welfare of the earth He lifted the earth from the nether regions of the universe.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.8:
trtiyam rsi-sargam vai
devarsitvam upetya sah
tantram satvatam acasta
naiskarmyam karmanam yatah
(In the millennium of the ṛṣis, the Personality of Godhead accepted the third empowered incarnation in the form of Devarṣi Nārada, who is a great sage among the demigods. He collected expositions of the Vedas which deal with devotional service and which inspire nonfruitive action.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.9:
turye dharma-kala-sarge
nara-narayanav rsi
bhutvatmopasamopetam
akarot duscaram tapah
(In the fourth incarnation, the Lord became Nara and Nārāyaṇa, the twin sons of the wife of King Dharma. Thus He undertook severe and exemplary penances to control the senses.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.10:
pancamah kapilo nama
siddhesah kala-viplutam
provacasuraye sankhyam
tattva-grama-vinirnayam
(The fifth incarnation, named Lord Kapila, is foremost among perfected beings. He gave an exposition of the creative elements and metaphysics to Āsuri Brāhmaṇa, for in course of time this knowledge had been lost.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.11:
sastham atrer apatyatvam
vrtah prapto ‘nasuyaya
anviksim alarkaya
prahladadibhya ucivan
(The sixth incarnation of the puruṣa was the son of the sage Atri. He was born from the womb of Anasūyā, who prayed for an incarnation. He spoke on the subject of transcendence to Alarka, Prahlāda and others [Yadu, Haihaya, etc].)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.12:
tatah saptama akutyam
rucer yajno ‘bhyajayata
sa yamadyaih sura-ganair
apat svayambuvantaram
(The seventh incarnation was Yajña, the son of Prajāpati Ruci and his wife Ākūti. He controlled the period during the change of the Svāyambhuva Manu and was assisted by demigods such as His son Yama.a)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.13:
astame merudevyam tu
nabher jata urukramah
darsayan vartma dhiranam
sarvasrama-namaskartan
(The eighth incarnation was King Ṛṣabha, son of King Nābhi and his wife Merudevī. In this incarnation the Lord showed the path of perfection, which is followed by those who have fully controlled their senses and who are honored by all orders of life.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.14:
rsibhir yacito bheje
navanam parthivam vapuh
dugdhemam osadhir vipras
tenayam sa usattamah
(O brāhmaṇas, in the ninth incarnation, the Lord, prayed for by sages, accepted the body of a king [Pṛthu] who cultivated the land to yield various produces, and for that reason the earth was beautiful and attractive.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.15:
rupam sa jagrhe matsyam
caksusodadhi-samplave
navy aropya mahi-mayyam
apad vaivasvatam manum
(When there was a complete inundation after the period of the Cākṣuṣa Manu and the whole world was deep within water, the Lord accepted the form of a fish and protected Vaivasvata Manu, keeping him up on a boat.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.16:
surasuranam udadhim
mathnatam mandaracalam
dadhre kamatha-rupena
prstha ekadase vibhuh
The eleventh incarnation of the Lord took the form of a tortoise whose shell served as a pivot for the Mandarācala Hill, which was being used as a churning rod by the theists and atheists of the universe.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.17:
dhanvantaram dvadasamam
trayodasamam eva ca
apayayat suran anyan
mohinya mohayan striya
(In the twelfth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Dhanvantari, and in the thirteenth He allured the atheists by the charming beauty of a woman and gave nectar to the demigods to drink.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.18:
caturdasam narasimham
bibhrad daityendram urjitam
dadara karajair urav
erakam kata-krd yatha
(In the fourteenth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Nṛsiḿha and bifurcated the strong body of the atheist Hiraṇyakaśipu with His nails, just as a carpenter pierces cane.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.19:
pancadasam vamanakam
krtvagad adhvaram baleh
pada-trayam yacamanah
pratyaditsus tri-pispatam
(In the fifteenth incarnation, the Lord assumed the form of a dwarf-brāhmaṇa [Vāmana] and visited the arena of sacrifice arranged by Mahārāja Bali. Although at heart He was willing to regain the kingdom of the three planetary systems, He simply asked for a donation of three steps of land.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.20:
avatare sodasame
pasyan brahma-druho nrpan
trih-sapta-krtvah kupito
nih-ksatram akaron mahim
(In the sixteenth incarnation of the Godhead, the Lord [as Bhṛgupati] annihilated the administrative class [kṣatriyas] twenty-one times, being angry with them because of their rebellion against the brāhmaṇas [the intelligent class].)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.21
tatah saptadase jatah
satyavatyam parasarat
cakre veda taroh sakha
drstva pumso ‘lpa medhasah
(Thereafter, in the seventeenth incarnation of Godhead, Śrī Vyāsadeva appeared in the womb of Satyavatī through Parāśara Muni, and he divided the one Veda into several branches and subbranches, seeing that the people in general were less intelligent.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.22:
nara-devatvam apannah
surya karya cikirsaya
samudra nigrahadini
cakre viryany atah param
(In the eighteenth incarnation, the Lord appeared as King Rāma. In order to perform some pleasing work for the demigods, He exhibited superhuman powers by controlling the Indian Ocean and then killing the atheist King Rāvaṇa, who was on the other side of the sea.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.23:
ekonavimse vimsatime
vrsnisu prapya janmani
rama-krsnav it bhuvo
bhagavan aharad bharam
(In the nineteenth and twentieth incarnations, the Lord advented Himself as Lord Balarāma and Lord Kṛṣṇa in the family of Vṛṣṇi [the Yadu dynasty], and by so doing He removed the burden of the world.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.24:
tatah kalau sampravrtte
sammohaya sura-dvisam
buddho namnanjana-sutah
kikatesu bhavisyati
(Then, in the beginning of Kali-yuga, the Lord will appear as Lord Buddha, the son of Añjanā, in the province of Gayā, just for the purpose of deluding those who are envious of the faithful theist.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.25:
athasau yuga-sandhyayam
dasyu-prayesu rajasu
janita visnu-yasaso
namna kalkir jagat-patih
(Thereafter, at the conjunction of two yugas, the Lord of the creation will take His birth as the Kalki incarnation and become the son of Viṣṇu Yaśā. At this time the rulers of the earth will have degenerated into plunderers.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.26:
avatara hy asankhyeya
hareh sattva-nidher dvijah
yathavidasinah kulyah
sarasah syuh sahasrasah
(O brāhmaṇas, the incarnations of the Lord are innumerable, like rivulets flowing from inexhaustible sources of water.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.27:
rsayo manavo deva
manu-putra mahaujasah
kalah sarve harer eva
saprajapatayah smrtah
(All the ṛṣis, Manus, demigods and descendants of Manu, who are especially powerful, are plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of the Lord. This also includes the Prajāpatis.)
Bhagavata Purana 1.3.28:
ete camsa-kalah pumsah
krsnas tu bhagavan svayam
indrari-vyakulam lokam
mrdayanti yuge yuge
(All of the above-mentioned incarnations are either plenary portions or portions of the plenary portions of the Lord, but Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the original Personality of Godhead. All of them appear on planets whenever there is a disturbance created by the atheists. The Lord incarnates to protect the theists.)
Varaha Avatara
One time, a demon named Hiranyaksha commit a crime with the earth drowning in the universe that is in the sea Garbhodaka, is due to taste aversion in Sri Visnu therefore he tries to do something that is not known by the Lord Sri Visnu. He forgot that Sri Visnu is God who infiltrated all things, he did not know that there is God in his heart. However he was trying to hide something from God, God will always know. As we know, the more levels down the planet, the place is dirty too. As a result of the earth is a dirty place, and we know that pigs like to raise anything from a dirty place, God incarnated as a boar to lift the earth with his tusks and also killed the giant Hiranyaksha.
Nrsimha Avatara
Once upon a time there lived an atheist giant named Hiranyakashipu brother of Hiranyaksha, he wants to master the universe as a revenge from his brother's death. Therefore, he did hermitage. After a thousand years Brahma Deva finally pleasing to him and asked what was chilled by the giant Hiranyakashipu. Hiranyakashipu giant asked the Deva Brahma, "I want to be blessed to not be dead, by weapons, not by the Deva, or human, not above, or below, during the day, or night, outside, or inside". Deva Brahma then blessed the request would. Of these giants now have power. With the blessing, he killed the Rsi, asking that all people must worship him as Lord and leave Sri Visnu, helpless human being for it. But unlike his son Prahlada, his son was so strong heart to worship Narayana. The father who was a giant not like it. His father forced him to leave Sri Visnu worship but worship him as God. However, Prahlada refused. As a result, Hiranyakashipu trying to kill a disobedient child. First, children removed from a high cliff, but under existing Sri Visnu for help and saved the life of Prahlada. For the second time, Hiranyakashipu ordered his sister which is a giant who has the power of fire. Prahlada placed near his sister, then with his strength, out of the fire from burning his body with the intention of Prahlada. But Sri Visnu blesses Prahlada, even his own aunt could not stand the fire power of himself and his aunt finally burned to death. Hiranyakashipu despair, he spoke to her at length, a time Hiranyakashipu asked "Where is God?", "God is everywhere," said his son Prahlada. "Is God in this pole?" Asked Hiranyakashipu, "There" Prahlada said. "Fine, I'll prove it" Hiranyakashipu replied, taking a cudgel to destroy the pillar. Hiranyakashipu even hit the pole until destroyed, how shocked Hiranyakashipu when he see Nrsimha, God incarnate half-lion, on the pole, even Prahlada was so surprised. Soon later Nrsimha catch Hiranyakashipu have placed in her lap helpless he at the entrance. In Nrsimha lap, claiming Hiranyakashipu Brahma Deva, 'Am I not dead? ", Deva Brahma said to Hiranyakashipu," I bless you with a meeting request, but you have a lot of crime, now you're going to die, not with weapons, but with the nails He was, you did not die by Deva, as well as humans, but you will die by a half-lion, you do not die on, or below, but you will die in His lap, you do not die during the day, or night, but on sandikala (between afternoon and evening (maghrib)), you do not die out, and within, but you're dead in the entrance ". With a full sense of bhakti, Prahlada Nrsimha prostrate before seeing his father murdered. Prahlada was not upset but he was so happy to see God Nrsimha.
There was a wise king who had mastered three of the world named Maharaja Bali. Maharaja Bali has sworn to meet all demand a Brahmin. Once Maharaja Bali wanted to do a magnificent yajna ceremony. The gods will fret yajna performed by Maharaja Bali considering the power of the king. Therefore ask the gods to please Sri Vishnu down to cancel the yajna ceremony was massive. Finally, Sri Vishnu down to the ceremony in the form of dwarf Brahmin. He respectfully visit Maharaja Bali, and with full respect for all that wise king asked Vamana to the purpose of his presence. Finally, Vamana asked for a piece of land along the three steps he told the king to build asram. The king was so surprised, "let alone three steps of land, I could give more than that, O noble Brahmins." But Sri Vishnu in the form of Vamana kept asking all the three steps of land. However, before the king's demand, a subordinate said, "Oh King, do not fulfill the request, apparently he's not ordinary Brahmins, he must Narayana incarnate". The king said, "If he is correct Narayana, how this ceremony was perfect because He was pleased out directly." And finally the king's demand. At that time, Vamana showed the original form as Narayana or Sri Vishnu four-armed giant size and the king demanding appointments. Only with His two steps, three of the world has passed. Narayana said, "O king, I have to walk two steps and the whole of powers has passed, where I can put My third step so you can keep your promise?" With great surprise, the king said, "oh God, place your Padma foot on my head as the third step so that I can fulfill the promise servant "and finally Sri Vishnu put third step to Maharaja Bali's head. The king drowning in tears of joy emotion because the Lord desires falling directly in the ceremony, that is a real joy for the Maharaja Bali.
Kurma Avatara
One time, the gods and the giants were busy fighting over a drink or Amertha eternity in the ocean. Overcome this, God incarnated in the form of a giant tortoise to take the Amertha. Mount Mandara used as a tool to shuffle Dates sea where the axle and Avatara at the same time God was on the mountain in order to balance it. Mount Mandara entwined by Basuki Dragon as a rope to move the mountain. On one side of the Naga Basuki held by the giants and the other side is held by the gods. At that time there came out a variety of goods, they are waiting Amertha it out, at that time also God incarnated as Dhanvantari carrying that Amertha forward to, to share equitably the Lord re-incarnated as a beautiful girl who was so stunning. With His greatness, He shares original Amertha to the gods and distributing false Amertha on the giants. This is known by a demon named Rahu. Therefore, he infiltrated the place of the gods in order to get the original Amertha. At that time, he got a turn and when Amertha going to realize in throat Sri Visnu know it and Hi throw His Cakra. When Amertha has reached in his throat, at the same time Cakra Sri Visnu had cut off his head so that the Rahu eternal life with his head only.
