Avatar

Avatar (Sanskrit: अवतार, avatāra; pronounced [ɐʋɐtaːrɐ]), Hindu dharam me  Sanskrit sabd se aais hae isake matalb 'vanshaj' hois hae. Ii dhartii par ek shaktishaalee devata, devee ya aatma ke bhautik (physical) roop ya avataar ke prateek hae. Jaise Bhagwan Ram, Vishnu je ke saatve avatar hae.

 Vishnu ke 42 avatar (Manava Purana) 

 Adipurusha
 Chaar Kumar (Chatursanas)
 Narada
 Dattatreya
 Kapila
 Nara- Narayana
 Yajna
 Vibhu
 Satyasena 
 Hari
 Vaikunta 
 Ajita 
 Sharvabhouma 
 Vrishbha 
 Visvaksena
 Dharmasetu 
 Sudhama
 Yogeshwara
 Brihadbhanu 
 Shaligram
 Hayagriva
 Hamsa
 Vyasa
 Matsya
 Kurma
 Dhanvantri
 Mohini
 Prithu
 Vrishbha deva
 Varaha
 Narasimha
 Vamana
 Parashurama
 Ram 
 Krishn
 Buddha
 Vikhanasa
 Venkateswara
 Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
 Dhyaneshwar
 Kalki

 Parvati ji ke Avataar 

 Mahakali
 Sati
 Mahavidyas- Kali, Tara, Tripurasundari, Bhuvaneshwari, Bhairavi, Chinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi
 The 64 Shakti Peethas
 Navadurgas - Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kaalratri, Mahagauri, Siddhidhatri
 Annapurna
 Kaushiki
 Durga
 Shitala
 Maheshwari
 Jayadurga
 Ardhanarishvara
 Vindhyavasini
 Bhramari
 Shakambhari
 Raktadantika
 Bhimadevi
 Twarita
 Ugrachanda
 North India me- Khodiyar, Bahuchara Mata, Naina Devi, Jwala etc.
 Western India me - Bhavani, Saptashrungi, Ekvira, Amba etc.
 East India me -Dakshina Kali, Kamakhya, Jagadhatri etc.
 South India me - Meenakshi, Vishalakshi, Kamakshi, Abhirami, Mookambika, Akilandeswari, etc.

References

Ii bhi dekho
 Ramayana

Bahaari jorr
 Avatars (Incarnations or Descents) of Vishnu
 Meher Baba's interpretation of the Avatar's origin

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