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How did Dashavatara Disappear/Die? There are different stories of how the 10 avatars of Lord Vishnu disappear/die. 1. Matsya: The Matysavatara merged into Lord Vishnu after he saved Manu. 2. Kurma: Merged into Lord Vishnu. 3. Varaha: A. Merged into Lord Vishnu.
- Matsya (Fish) A Satya Yuga Avatar. When the world was at the brink of extinction Manu was instructed by God to rescue the life form on earth, he chooses 1 male and 1 female from every species, also collects plants of different species and loads them all on the big ship he had already built.
- Kurma (Tortoise) A SatyaYuga Avatar. When the devas and asuras were churning the Ocean of milk in order to get amrita, the nectar of immortality, with serpent Vasuki as the rope and the mount Mandara as the churning staff, the mountain starts to sink, Vishnu took the form of a tortoise to bear the weight of the mountain.
- Varaha (Boar) A SatyaYuga Avatar. When the demon Hiranyaksha stole the earth (goddess Bhudevi) and hid her in the primordial waters, Vishnu appeared as Varaha to rescue her.
- Narasimha ( half-man/half-lion) A SatyaYuga Avatar. The younger brother of Hirṇayakṣa, Hiraṇyakaśipu wanted revenge on Viṣṇu and his followers. He undertook many years of austere penance to take revenge on Viṣṇu for the death of his brother.
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- Matsya (The Fish) Matsya is said to be the avatar that rescued the first man, as well as other creatures of the earth, from a great flood.
- Kurma (The Tortoise) Kurma (or Koorma) is the tortoise incarnation that relates to the myth of churning the ocean to obtain treasures dissolved in the ocean of milk.
- Varaha (The Boar) Varaha is the boar that raised the earth from the bottom of the sea after the demon Hiranyaksha dragged it to the bottom of the sea.
- Narasimha (The Man-Lion) As the legend goes, the demon Hiranyakashipiu obtained a boon from Brahma that he could not be killed or harmed by any means.
- Matsya Avatar – The Fish. Matsya avatar is depicted as a fish or half-man, half-fish form. He warned Manu about the great flood and helped him save all living beings and the Vedas.
- Kurma Avatar – The Tortoise. Kurma avatar supported Mount Mandara on his back during the Samudra Manthan. The devas and asuras churned the ocean of milk on Mount Mandara to obtain amrita, the nectar of immortality.
- Varaha Avatar – The Boar. Varaha avatar fought the demon Hiranyaksha for 1000 years and killed him. He then rescued the earth goddess Bhudevi from the bottom of the cosmic ocean.
- Narasimha Avatar – The Man-lion. Narasimha avatar killed the demon king Hiranyakashipu who was persecuting Vishnu’s devotee Prahlada. He took the form of a human-lion to kill the demon as per the boon granted to Hiranyakashipu.
The Dashavatara (Sanskrit: दशावतार, IAST: daśāvatāra) are the ten primary avatars of Vishnu, a principal Hindu god. Vishnu is said to descend in the form of an avatar to restore cosmic order. [1] The word Dashavatara derives from daśa, meaning "ten", and avatāra, roughly equivalent to "incarnation".
The Dashavatara are the 10 avatars of Lord Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. They represent the 10 times Vishnu descends to earth in order to restore cosmic order. Each of these incarnations has a particular mythology and is the object of devotion.
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The 10 avatars of Lord Vishnu appeared on earth at different times and in succession. The circumstances around their appearance were different in each of the avatars, however, the reason for their appearance always remained and will remain the same.
