Followers

Friday, 31 May 2024

Mode

For people in the mode of ignorance, there are the Shiva, Linga, Matsya, Kurma, Skanda, and Agni Puranas, who often recommend the worship of demigods with the goal of gradually elevating the reader to a pious platform. 

For people in mode of passion, there are the Brahma, Brahmanda, Brahmavaivarta, Markandeya, Bhavisya, and Vamana Puranas, who often emphasize fruitive activities mixed with spiritual knowledge, offering rewards to the reader in exchange for spiritual practice. 

Finally, for readers in the mode of Goodness, there are the Vishnu, Bhagavata, Garuda, Naradiya, Padma, and Varaha Puranas, which directly speak about devotional service to Lord Vishnu. 

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Saturday, 13 April 2024

position

 The following table summarises the position of avatars within the Dashavatara in many but not all traditions:

PositionKrishna, Buddha
(common list)
Balarama, Krishna
(Vaishnavites in South India)
Balarama, Buddha

Krishna, Vithoba
Balarama, Jagannatha

Yuga
1Matsya (fish)Satya Yuga
2Kurma (turtle, tortoise)
3Varaha (boar)
4Narasimha (man-lion)
5Vamana (dwarf-god)Treta Yuga
6Parashurama (Brahman warrior)
7Rama
8KrishnaBalaramaBalaramaKrishnaBalaramaDvapara Yuga,
Kali Yuga in case of Buddha
9Buddha]KrishnaBuddhaVithobaJagannatha
10Kalki (prophesied 10th avatar who ends the Kali Yuga)Kali Yuga

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