Deity

十大化身

दशावतारDaśāvatāra

verses
17
books
7
chapters
15

What the texts say

In the Agni Purana, the Dashavatara are the ten incarnations of Vishnu. Agni Purana 1.16.12 The Bhagavata Purana tells how Vishnu took the form of a fish, Matsya, and protected Vaivasvata Manu on a boat when the whole world lay deep in water. Bhagavatam 1.3.15 In the same text, Vishnu took the form of the boar Varaha and lifted the earth from the nether regions of the universe. Bhagavatam 1.3.7 Vishnu became Kurma the tortoise, whose shell was the pivot for Mount Mandara, the churning rod of the gods and the asuras. Bhagavatam 1.3.16 In the Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu will appear at the beginning of Kali Yuga as Buddha, the son of Anjana. Bhagavatam 1.3.24 At the meeting of two yugas, Vishnu will be born as Kalki, son of Vishnu Yasha, when almost all rulers have become plunderers. Bhagavatam 1.3.25

Where to read

Every verse that names 十大化身, book by book.

  1. Skanda Purana

    5 verses · 4 chapters

    • 2.7.20.32

      他复次安立, 各归其位, 仙人、诸天、祖先、诸界、正法及种姓;持轮之神毗湿奴的十种化身亦复显现。

    • 7.2.18.48

      “噢,神啊,你怎会不知当时梵天所言——说你的十种化身,自摩蹉(鱼)与俱尔摩(龟)起,往昔为神圣的戏乐(līlā)而示现?”

    • 7.4.8.62

      具九种印相时,祂为九重显现(navavyūha),赐予一切,连诸天亦难得亲近。具十种印相时,祂为十化身(Daśāvatāra);第十印相赐予王权,此无疑也。

  2. Agni Purana

    4 verses · 4 chapters

    • 1.16.12

      化身(avatāra)不可胜数——有过去的、未来的等等。凡人若诵读或聆听毗湿奴十化身(Daśāvatāra)的记述……

    • 3.43.7

      在北方安置以摩蹉(Matsya)为首的十种(形相);在东南方安置旃提迦(Caṇḍikā);同样,在西南方先安置安比迦(Ambikā),并在西北方安置辩才天女(Sarasvatī)。

    • 3.46.13

      他是Puruṣottama(至上之人),具足八重轮(圆盘)之形;他安立为九种Vyūha,并以九种殊胜标志为印记。他是十化身(Avatāra)之主;在“十”与“其上一”(超越十者)之中,他即Aniruddha。他具十二重本质;而超越十二者,他是无尽者Ananta。

  3. Narada Purana

    4 verses · 3 chapters

    • 1.3.71.159

      愿努利哈利(Nṛhari,人狮之主)光辉如众月齐明,慈爱之目凝注于吉祥天女拉克希米(Lakṣmī)之容颜,并与十化身(daśāvatāra)同在,赐予安乐。

    • 1.4.119.14

      于是,噢最上等的再生者,于那婆娑耶月(Bhādrapada)白半月之第十日(Daśamī),应受持名为“十化身誓”(Daśāvatāra-vrata)的斋誓;并于其时在水池中沐浴净身。

    • 2.1.28.29

      为护持正法,能令万有生起的全能主毗湿奴,示现十种化身;而在取诸化身之时,亦以多种方式经历苦难。

  4. Narasimha Purana

    1 verse · 1 chapter

    • 1.54.6

      王啊,我已经向你讲述了除罪者哈里的十大化身。那位每日倾听此事的那罗希摩信徒,必将归于毗湿奴。

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