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Sep 30, 2018 · 131K. 24M views 5 years ago #Avatharam #RadhikaKumaraswamy #Bhanupriya. Ever since childhood, Rajeswari has been an ardent devotee of Goddess Akkamma. She's married to a rich man. Meanwhile,...
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Avatharam (transl. Incarnation) is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language fantasy film written and directed by Kodi Ramakrishna in his last Telugu film before his death in 2019. The film stars Radhika Kumaraswamy, Bhanupriya, and Rishi, while Satya Prakash, Prudhvi Raj, and Annapoorna play supporting roles. The music was composed by Ghantadi Krishna.
In the Mahabharata, according to Hiltebeitel, Kalki is an extension of the Parashurama incarnation legend, where a Brahmin warrior destroys Kshatriyas who were abusing their power to spread chaos, evil, and the persecution of the powerless. The epic character of Kalki restores dharma, restores justice in the world, but does not end the cycle of ...
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The Sanskrit word 'Kurma' (Devanagari: कूर्म) means 'Tortoise' and 'Turtle'. The tortoise incarnation of Vishnu is also referred to in post-Vedic literature such as the Bhagavata Puranaas 'Kacchapam' (कच्छप), 'Kamaṭha' (कमठ), 'Akupara' (अकूपार), and 'Ambucara-Atmana' (अम्बुचर-आत्मना), all of which mean 'tortoise' or 'form of a tortoise'.
The Dashavataras are compared to evolution; Kurma - the amphibian - is regarded the next stage after Matysa, the fish. Firmness / Steadiness: W. Caland notes that in relation to 'Akupara Kashyapa' in the Pancavimsa Brahmana and Jaiminiya Brahmana, the tortoise is equal to 'a firm standing... and Kashyapa (The Tortoise) is able to convey (them) acro...
A.A. Macdonell, A.B. Keith, J. Roy, J. Dowson, and W.J. Wilkins all state that the origin of Kurma is in the Vedas, specifically the Shatapatha Brahmana (related to the YajurVeda), where the name is also synonymous with Kashyapa, one of the Saptarishi(seven sages). The Shatapatha Brahmana is the earliest extant text to mention Kurma, the tortoise. ...
Swami Achuthananda states that although varied like other legends, Vishnu's role is "limited" as Kurma, compared his other avatars. The epics present the earliest known versions of the popular Samudra Manthana narrative. In the Adi Parva Book of the epic Mahabharata, the god Narayana (identified with Vishnu) suggests the gods (devas) and the demons...
J.W. Wilkins states that the 'probable' origin of Kurma is as an incarnation of Prajapati (i.e. Brahma) in the Shatapatha Brahmana (7:5:1:5-7), but as 'the worship of Brahma became less popular, whilst that of Vishnu increased in its attraction, the names, attributes, and works of one deity seem to have been transferred to the other'. Kurma as well...
Iconography
The Samudra Manthana is popular in iconography and even found in South East Asia. Notable depictions include the relief at Angkor Watwith Vishnu and Kurma in the centre and the gods and demons on either side churning the ocean. The earth below the temple represents Kurma in Khymer iconography, the earth goddess being Vishnu's consort. The Vishnu on the top of Mandara symbolizes him as the shining midday Sun. Kurma is depicted either zoomorphicallyas a tortoise. In the anthropomorphic form, th...
Locations
Srikurmam was initially a Shiva temple, which was converted into a Vaishnava one by the Vaishnava saint Ramanuja. The sanctum has an icon of Vishnu, as well as of Kurma with the tail and back to the devotee and face to the west. This is in contradiction to scriptural mandate that the central icon should face the east. According to a legend, the Kurma icon turned to the west back wall in honour of a tribal Bhilking who worshipped him from the back of the temple. Nanditha Krishna suggests that...
M. Vettam notes that there are ten Vayus(Winds) in the body, one of which is called 'Kurma' in regards to opening and closing the eyes. The 'kurma-Nadi' (or Kūrmanāḍī, Sanskrit कूर्मनाडी), meaning 'Tortoise-Nerve' or 'Canal Of The Tortoise', is in relation to steadying the mind (slowing down thoughts) in Yogic practice. 'Nadi' itself means 'Vein', ...
Bibliography
1. Aiyangar, Narayan (1901). Essays On Indo Aryan Mythology. Madras: Addison and Company. 2. J. L. Brockington (1998). The Sanskrit Epics. BRILL Academic. ISBN 90-04-10260-4. 3. Roshen Dalal (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6. 4. Nanditha Krishna (2009). Book Of Vishnu. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-306762-7. 5. Rao, T.A. Gopinatha (1914). Elements of Hindu iconography. Vol. 1: Part I. Madras: Law Printing House. 6. Shastri, J. L.; Bhatt,...
The Power Avatharam - Full Cast & Crew. Based on a true story from Kerela, it shows on how good and evil are forced to stay in the boundaries of Garula Kotta....
The Power Avatharam. 2014. 2 hr 35 mins. Drama, Family. NR. Watchlist. Based on a true story from Kerela, it shows on how good and evil are forced to stay in the...
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