Yadaa Yadaa hi dharmasya glaanirbhawati Bhaaratah,
Abhyuthaanadharmasya tadaatmaanam srijaayaham.
Paritraanaaya hi saadhunaam vinaashaya ch dushkritaam,
Dharmasansthaaphanaaya damhawaami yuge yuge.
Gita 4-7,8(92)
"Whenever righteousness declines and un-righteousness prevails. I manifest myself.
For the protecion of the good and the destruction of the wicked and for the establishment of righteousness, I come into bring from age to era' Reincarnation of God takes place to protect the good and for the distruction of the wicked, and to establish righteousness, at the end of every era.
There are then main Avtaras in sanatan, they are:
1. Matsya : fish, the first stage of evolution
2. Kurma: the second stage of evolution
3. Varaha: bringing up the earth from spiritual ocean
4. Narsinha: killing demon Hiranyakashipu
5. Vamana: vanquishing Bali, sent him to Patala planet
6. Parasurama: extirpating Kshatriya
7. Rama: killing the egocentric demon ravana
8. Krishna: Purna, eight. Stage of evolution
9. Balram: Haldhar with Lord Krishna
10. Buddha: teacher of non-violence
11. Kalki: to end the era.
Other Avtaars
Nar-Narayan, Sanakadik, Kapil,
Dattatreya, Yaksha,
Rishabh, Hansa, Dhanwantari,
Hayagriva, Vyaasa, Prithu,
Narayan for dhruva,
Narayan for Gajendra
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