अवतार

avatar
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vivaran	hindoo dharm ki manyataoan ke anusar eeshvar ka prithvi par avataran (janm lena) athava utarana hi 'avatar' kahalata hai.
avatar ka arth	avatar (dhatu 'tri' evan upasarg 'av') shabd ka arth hai- utarana arthath oopar se niche ana. yah shabd devoan ke lie prayukt hua hai, jo manushy athava pashu ke roop mean is prithvi par avatirn hote haian aur tab tak rahate haian jab tak ki vah uddeshy, jise ve lekar yahaan ate haian, poorn nahian ho jata.
avatar sankhya	vibhinn granthoan mean avataroan ki sankhya bhinn-bhinn hai. kahian ath, kahian das, kahian solah aur kahian chaubis avatar bataye ge haian, kintu vishnu ke das avatar bahumany haian. kalki avatar jise dasavaan sthan prapt hai, vah bhavishy mean hone vala hai.
dashavatar	matsy, koorm, varah, nrisianh, vaman, parashuram, ram, krishna, buddh aur kalki
sandarbh granth	rrigved, shatapath brahman, bhagavat puran, markandey puran, shiv puran
sanbandhit lekh	avataravad, vishnu ke avatar, shiv ke avatar
any janakari	mahabharat mean jitane bhi pramukh patr the ve sabhi devata, gandharv, yaksh, rudr, vasu, apsara, rakshas tatha rrishiyoan ke aanshavatar the.

avatar (aangrezi: Avatar OR Incarnation) ka hindoo dharm mean b da mahattv hai. hindoo dharm ki manyataoan ke anusar eeshvar ka prithvi par avataran (janm lena) athava utarana hi 'avatar' kahalata hai. hinduoan ka vishvas hai ki eeshvar yadyapi sarvavyapi, sarvada sarvatr vartaman hai, tathapi samay-samay par avashyakatanusar prithvi par vishisht roopoan mean svayan apani yogamaya se utpann hota hai. puranoan adi mean avataravad ka vistrit tatha vyapakata ke sath varnan kiya gaya hai. sansar ke bhinn-bhinn deshoan tatha dharmoan mean avataravad dharmik niyam ke saman adar aur shraddha ki drishti se dekha jata hai. poorvi aur pashchimi dharmoan mean yah samanyat: many tathy ke roop mean svikar bhi kiya gaya hai. bauddh dharm ke mahayan panth mean avatar ki kalpana dridh mool hai. parasi dharm mean anek siddhaant hinduoan aur visheshat: vaidik aryoan ke saman haian, parantu yahaan avatar ki kalpana upalabdh nahian hai.

avatar ka arth

avatar (dhatu 'tri' evan upasarg 'av') shabd ka arth hai- utarana arthath oopar se niche ana, aur yah shabd devoan ke lie prayukt hua hai, jo manushy roop mean ya pashu ke roop mean is prithvi par ate (avatirn hote) haian aur tab tak rahate haian jab tak ki vah uddeshy, jise ve lekar yahaan ate haian, poorn nahian ho jata. punarjanm eesaee dharm ke maulik siddhaantoan mean ek hai kintu us siddhaant evan bharat ke siddhaant mean aantar hai. eesaee dharm mean punarjanm ek hi hai, kiantu bharatiy siddhaant ke anusar eeshvar ka janm kee bar ho chuka hai aur bhavishy mean kee bar ho sakata hai.doosare shabdoan mean devataoan ke prakat hone ki tithiyoan ko avatar kahate haian. inhean jayanti bhi kahate haian.

das avatar

bhagavan vishnu ke mukhy avatar das haian.

kramaank	avatar	avataran tithi
1.	matsy avatar	chaitr shukl paksh tritiya
2.	koorm avatar	vaishakh poornima
3.	varah avatar	bhadrapad shukl paksh tritiya
4.	nrisianh avatar	vaishakh shukl paksh chaturdashi
5.	vaman avatar	bhadrapad shukl paksh dvadashi
6.	parashuram avatar	vaishakh shukl paksh tritiya
7.	ram avatar	chaitr shukl paksh navami
8.	krishna avatar	bhadrapad krishna paksh ashtami
9.	buddh avatar	jyeshth shukl paksh dvitiya
10.	kalki avatar	shravan shukl paksh shashthi

avataravad

1. REDIRECTsaancha:mukhy

avataravad ko hindoo dharm mean bahut hi mahattvapoorn mana gaya hai. atyant prachin kal se vartaman kal tak yah us dharm ke adharabhoot maulik siddhaantoan mean anyatam hai. 'avatar' ka arth hai- "bhagavan ka apani svatantray shakti ke dvara bhautik jagath mean moortaroop se avirbhav hona, prakat hona." avatar tatv ka dyotak prachinatam shabd 'pradurbhav' hai. shrimadbhagavat mean 'vyakti' shabd isi arth mean prayukt hua hai. vaishnav dharm mean avatar ka tathy vishesh roop se mahatvashali mana jata hai, kyoanki vishnu ke par, vyooh, vibhav, aantaryami tatha archa namak pancharoop dharan ka siddhaant paancharatr ka maulik tatv hai. isilie vaishnav anuyayi bhagavan ke in nana roopoan ki upasana apani ruchi tatha priti ke anusar adhikatar karate haian. shaiv mat mean bhagavan shiv ki nana lilaoan ka varnan milata hai, parantu bhagavan shiv tatha parvati ke mool roop ki upasana hi is mat mean sarvatr prachalit hai. [[chitr:Puran-1.png|thumb|left|puran]]

pauranik ullekh

hindoo dharmik granthoan puranoan adi mean avataravad ka vistrit tatha vyapak varnan milata hai. is karan is tatv ki udbhavana puranoan ki den manana kisi bhi tarah nyay nahian hai. vedoan mean hamean avataravad ka maulik tatha prachinatam adhar upalabdh hota hai. vedoan ke anusar prajapati ne jivoan ki raksha ke lie tatha srishti ke kalyan ke lie nana roopoan ko dharan kiya. 'shatapath brahman' mean matsyaroop dharan ka sanket milata hai, koorm ka shatapath tatha jaiminiy brahman mean, varah ka taittiriy sanhita tatha shatapath mean nrisianh ka taittiriy aranyak mean tatha vaman ka taittiriy sanhita mean shabdat: tatha rrigved mean vishnuoan mean arthat: sanket milata hai. rrigved mean trivikram vishnu ko tin dagoan dvara samagr vishv ke napane ka bahush: shrey diya gaya hai. age chalakar prajapati ke sthan par jab vishnu mean is prakar avataroan ke roop, lila tatha ghatana vaichitray ka varnan ved ke oopar hi bahush: ashrit hai.

avatar ki manyata

inamean mukhy gaun, poorn aur aansh roopoan ke aur bhi anek bhed haian. avatar ka hetu eeshvar ki ichchha hai. dushkritoan ke vinash aur sadhuoan ke paritran ke lie avatar hota hai. shatapath brahman mean kaha gaya hai ki kachchhap ka roop dharan kar prajapati ne shishu ko janm diya. taittiriy brahman ke matanusar prajapati ne shookar ke roop mean mahasagar ke antastal se prithvi ko oopar uthaya. kintu bahumat mean kachchhap evan varah donoan roop vishnu ke haian. yahaan ham pratham bar avataravad ka darshan pate haian, jo samay pakar ek sarvasvikrit siddhant ban gaya. sambhavat: kachchhap evan varah hi prarambhik devaroop the, jinaki pooja bahumat dvara ki jati thi (jisamean brahmanakul bhi sammilit the). vishesh roop se matsy, kachchhap, varah evan nrisianh ye char avatar bhagavan vishnu ke prarambhik roop ke pratik haian. paanchavean avatar vamanaroop mean vishnu ne vishv ko tin pagoan mean hi nap liya tha. isaki prashansa rrigved evan brahmanoan mean hai, yadyapi vaman nam nahian liya gaya hai. bhagavan vishnu ke ashchary se bhare hue kary svabhavik roop mean nahian kintu avataroan ke roop mean hi hue haian. ve roop dharmik vishvas mean mahanh vishnu se prithakh nahian samajhe gaye.

bhagavan vishnu ke das avatar

pratham- matsy avatar	dvitiy- koorm avatar	tritiy- varah avatar	chaturth- nrisianh avatar	pancham- vaman avatar	shashtam- parashuram	saptam- ram	ashtam- krishna	navam- buddh	dasham- kalki avatar
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any avatar

any avatar haian- ram jamadagny, ram dasharathi, krishna evan buddh. ye vibhinn prakar evan samay ke haian tatha bharatiy dharmoan mean vaishnav parampara ka udghosh karate haian. age chalakar ram aur krishna ki pooja vaishnavoan ki do shakhaoan ke roop mean many hueean. buddh ko vishnu ka avatar manana vaishnav dharm ki vyapti evan udarata ka pratik hai.

avatar sankhya

vibhinn granthoan mean avataroan ki sankhya bhinn-bhinn hai. kahian ath, kahian das, kahian solah aur kahian chaubis avatar bataye ge haian, kintu das avatar bahumany haian. kalki avatar jise dasavaan sthan prapt hai, vah bhavishy mean hone vala hai. puranoan mean jin chaubis avataroan ka varnan hai, unaki ganana is prakar se hai- narayan (virat purush), brahma, sanak-sanandan-sanatkumar-sanatan, nar-narayan, kapil, dattashrey, suyash, hayagriv, rrishabh, prithu, matsy, koorm, hans, dhanvatari, vaman, parashuram, mohini, nrisianh, vedavyas, ram, balaram, krishna, buddh, kalki. kisi vishesh kendr dvara sarvavyapak paramatma ki shakti ke roop ke prakat hone ka nam avatar hai. avatar shabd dvara avataran arthath niche utarane ka bhav spasht hota hai, jisaka tatpary is sthal par bhavamoolak hai. paramatma ki vishesh shakti ka maya se sambandhit hona evan sambaddh hokar prakat hona hi avataran kaha ja sakata hai. kahian se kahian a jane athava utarane ka nam avatar nahian hota.[[chitr:Cover-Bhagavata-Purana.jpg|thumb|left|bhagavat puran]]

gayatri ke 24 avatar

'markandey puran' mean shakti avatar ki katha is prakar hai ki sab devataoan se unaka tej ekatrit kiya gaya aur un sabaki sammilit shakti ka sangrah- samuchchay ady- shakti ke roop mean prakat hua. is kathanak se spasht hai ki svaroop ek rahane par bhi usake aantargat vibhinn ghatakoan ka sammilan- samavesh hai. gayatri ke 24 aksharoan ki vibhinn shakti dharaoan ko dekhate hue yahi kaha sakata hai ki us mahasamudr mean anek mahanadiyoan ne apana anudan samarpit- visarjit kiya hai. phalatah un sabaki visheshataean bhi is madhy kendr mean vidyaman haian. 24 aksharoan ko anekanek shaktidharaoan ka ekikaran kah sakate haian. yah dharaean kitane hi star ki haian, kitani hi dishaoan se aee haian. kitani hi visheshataoan se yukt haian. un vargoan ka ullekh avataroan- devataoan, divy- shaktiyoan, rrishiyoan ke roop mean hua hai. shaktiyoan mean se kuchh bhautiki haian, kuchh atmiki. inake namakaran unaki visheshataoan ke anuroop hue haian. shastr mean in bhed- prabhed ka suvistrit varnan hai.
chaubis avataroan ki ganana kee prakar se ki gee hai. puranoan mean unake jo nam ginaye gaye haian, unamean ekaroopata nahian hai .. das avataroan ke sambandh mean prayah jis prakar ki sah-manyata hai, vaisi 24 avataroan ke sambandh mean nahian hai. kintu gayatri ke aksharoan ke anusar unaki sankhya sabhi sthaloan par 24 hi hai. unamean se adhik pratipadanoan ke adhar par jinhean 24 avatar thaharaya gaya hai.

(1) narayan (virath)	(2) hans	(3) yajnapurush	(4) matsy	(5) koorm	(6) varah	(7) vaman	(8) nrisianh	(9) parashuram	(10) narad	(11) dhanvantari	(12) sanatkumar
(13) dattatrey	(14) kapil	(15) rrishabhadev	(16) hayagriv	(17) mohini	(18) hari	(19) prathu	(20) ram	(21) krishna	(22) vyas	(23) buddh	(24) nishkalank- prajnavatar

bhagavanh ke sabhi avatar srishti santulan ke lie hue haian. dharm ki sthapana aur adharm ka nirakaran unaka pramukh uddeshy raha hai. in sabhi avataroan ki lilaean bhinn- bhinn haian. unake kriya- kalap, pratipadan, upadesh, nirdharan bhi prithakh- prithakh haian. kintu lakshy ek hi haian- vyakti ki paristhiti aur samaj ki paristhiti mean utkrishtata ka abhivardhan evan nikrishtata ka nivaran. inhian uddeshyoan ki poorti ke lie bhagavanh samay- samay par avatarit hote rahe haian. inhian uddeshyoan ki gayatri ke 24 aksharoan mean sannihit preranaoan ke sath poori tarah sangati baith jati hai. prakarantar se yah bhi kaha ja sakata hai ki bhagavanh ke 24 avatar, gayatri mantr mean pratipadit 24 tathyoan- adarshoan ko vyavaharik jivan mean utarane ki vidhi- vyavastha ka lokashikshan karane ke lie prakat hue haian. katha hai ki dattatrey ki jijnasaoan ka jab kahian samadhan n ho saka, to ve prajapati ke pas pahuanche aur sadjnan de sakane vale samarth guru ko upalabdh kara dene ka anurodh kiya. prajapati ne gayatri mantr ka sanket kiya. dattatrey vapis laute to unhoanne samany praniyoan aur ghatanaoan se adhyatm tattvajnan ki shiksha- prerana grahan ki. katha ke anusar yahi 24 sanket unake 24 guru ban gaye. is alankarik katha varnan mean gayatri ke 24 akshar hi dattatrey ke param samadhan karak sadguru haian.

praman

[[chitr:Rigveda.jpg|thumb|rrigved]] is avataravad ke sambandh mean sarvapratham ved hi pramany roop mean samane ate haian. yatha-

prajapatishcharati garbheantarajayamano bahudha vijayate.

(paramatma sthool garbh mean utpann hote haian, koee vastavik janm n lete hue bhi ve anek roopoan mean utpann hote haian.)
rrigved bhi avataravad prastut karata hai, yatha-

roopan roopan pratiroopo babhoov tadasy roopan pratichakshanay. indro mayabhi: pururoop eeyate yukta hyasy haray: shata dash.

(bhagavan bhaktoan ki prarthananusar prakhyat hone ke lie maya ke sanyog se anek roop dharan karate haian. unake shat-shataroop haian.)

avatar ke roop

is prakar nikhil shastrasvikrit avatar eeshvar ke hote haian, jo ki apani kuchh kalaoan se paripoorn hote haian, jinhean aanshik avatar evan poornavatar ki sanjna di jati hai. poorn paramatma shodashakala sampann mana jata hai. paramatma ki shodash kalashakti j d-chetanatmak samast sansar mean vyapt hai. ek jiv jitani matra mean apani yoni ke anusar hota hai, utani hi matra mean paramatma ki kala jivashray ke madhyam se vikasit hoti hai. at: ek yonij jiv any yoni ke jiv se unnat isalie hai ki usamean any yonij jivoan se bhagavatakala ka vikas adhik matra mean hota hai. chetan srishti mean udabhijj srishti eeshvar ki pratham rachana hai, isilie annamayakoshapradhan udabhijj yoni mean paramatma ki shodash kalaoan mean se ek kala ka vikas rahata hai. isamean shrutiyaan bhi sahamat haian, yatha-

shodashanaan kalanameka kalaatishishtabhooth saanne-nopasamahita prajvalith.

(paramatma ki solah kalaoan mean ek kala ann mean milakar annamash kosh ke dvara prakat huee.)

kalaean

at: spasht hai, udabhijj yoni dvara paramatma ki ek kala ka vikas hota hai. isi kram mean paravarti jivayoni svedaj mean eeshvar ki do kala, andaj mean tin aur jarayuj ke antargat pashu yoni mean char kalaoan ka vikas hota hai. isake anantar jarayuj manushyayoni mean paanch kalaoan ka vikas hota hai. kintu yah sadharan manushy tak hi simit hai. jin manushyoan mean paanch se adhik ath kala tak ka vikas hota hai, ve sadharan manushyakoti mean n akar vibhooti koti mean hi pariganit hote haian. kyoanki paanch kalaoan se manushy ki sadharan shakti ka hi vikas hota hai, aur isase adhik chh: se lekar ath kalaoan ka vikas hone par vishesh shakti ka vikas mana jata hai, jise vibhooti koti mean rakha gaya hai. thumb|left|avatar

kala vikas

is prakar ek kala se lekar ath kala tak shakti ka vikas laukik roop mean hota hai. navam kala se lekar shodash kala tak ka vikas alaukik vikas hai, jise jivakoti nahian apitu avatarakoti kahate haian. at: jin kendroan dvara paramatma ki shakti navam kala se lekar shodash kala tak vikasit hoti hai, ve sabhi kendr jiv n kahalakar avatar kahe jate haian. inamean navam kala se pandrahavoan kala tak ka vikas aanshavatar kahalata hai evan shodash kalakendr poorn avatar ka kendr hai. isi kala vikas ke taratamy se chetan jivoan mean anek visheshataean dekhane mean ati haian. yatha paanch koshoan mean se annamay kosh ka udabhijj yoni mean apoorv roop se prakat hona ek kala vikas ka hi pratiphal hai. at: oshadhi, vanaspati, vriksh tatha lataoan mean jo jivoan ki pranadhayak evan pushti pradayak shakti hai, yah sab ek kala ke vikas ka hi parinam hai.

1. REDIRECTsaancha:inhean bhi dekhean

indriy satta

svadej, andaj, pashu aur manushy tatha devataoan tak ki tripti annamay-kosh vale udabhijjoan dvara hi hoti hai aur isi ek kala ke vikas ke parinam svaroop unaki indriyoan ki kriyaean drishtigochar hoti haian. yatha mahabharat (shanti parv) mean kathan hai-

ooshmato mlayate varn tvakphalan pushpamev ch.
mlayate shiryate chapi sparshastenatr vidyate..

(grishmakal mean garmi ke karan vrikshoan ke varn, tvacha, phal, pushpadi malin tatha shirn ho jate haian. at: vanaspati mean sparshandriy ki satta pramanit hoti hai.)

prakriti praman

[[chitr:God-Vishnu.jpg|thumb|bhagavan vishnu]] isi prakar pravat, vayu dev, agni, vajr adi ke shabd se vrikshoan ke phal-pushp nasht ho jate haian. isase unaki shravanendriy ki satta satyapit ki jati hai. lata vrikshoan ko adhar bana leti hai evan unase lipat jati hai. yah krity bina darshanendriy ke sambhav nahian hai. at: vanaspatiyaan darshanendriy shaktisampann mani gee haian. achchhi-buri gandh tatha nana prakar ki dhoopoan ki gandh se vriksh nirog tatha pushpit phalit hone lagate haian. isase vrikshoan mean ghanendriy ki bhi satta samajhi jati hai. isi prakar ve ras apani tahaniyoan dvara oopar khianchate haian, isase unaki rasanendriy ki satta mani jati hai. udabhijjoan mean sukh-dukh ke anubhav karane ki shakti bhi dekhane mean ati hai. at: nishchith hai ki ye chetan shakti-sampann haian. is sambandh mean manu ka bhi yahi abhimat haian- (vriksh anek prakar ke tamobhavoan dvara avrit rahate hue bhi bhitar hi bhitar sukh-dukh ka anubhav karate haian.) adhik dinoan tak yadi kisi vriksh ke niche hare vrikshoan ko lakar chira jae to vah vriksh kuchh dinoan ke anantar sookh jata hai. isase vrikshoan ke sukh-dukhanubhav spasht haian. vrikshoan ka shvasochchhvas vaijnanik jagath mean pratyaksh many hi hai. ve din-rat ko aauksijan tatha karban gais ka kram se tyag-grahan karate haian. isi prakar afrika adi ke pashu-pakshi-kit-bhakshi lataean vriksh prakhyat hi haian. at: ye sabhi kriyaean bhagavan ki ek kala matr ki prapti se vanaspati yoni mean dekhi jati haian.

vibhinn kosh

isake anantar svedaj yoni mean do kalaoan ka vikas mana jata hai, jisase is yoni mean annamay aur pranamay koshoan ka vikas dekhane mean ata hai. is prakar pranamay kosh ke hi karan svedaj gamanagaman vyapar mean saphal hote haian. andaj yoni mean tin kalaoan ke karan annamay, pranamay tatha manomay koshoan ka vikas hota hai. is yoni mean manomay kosh ke vikas ke parinamasvaroop inamean prem adi anek pravrittiyaan drishtigochar hoti haian. isi prakar jarayuj yoni ke antargat char kalaoan ke vidyaman rahane ke karan inamean annamay, pranamay, manomay koshoan ke sath hi sath vijnanamay kosh ka bhi vikas hota hai. utkrisht pashuoan mean to buddhi ka bhi vikas dekhane mean ata hai, jisase ve anek karm manushyavath karate haian. yatha ashv, shvan, gaj adi pashu svamibhakt hote haian, evan samay ane par unake pranarakshak ke roop mean bhi dekhe jate haian.

karm ki svatantrata

jarayuj yoni ke hi dvitiy prabhed manushyayoni mean char se adhik ek anandamay kosh ka bhi vikas hai. panchakoshoan ke vikas ke karan hi manushy mean karm ki svatantrata hoti hai. manushy yadi chahe to purusharth dvara paanchoan koshoan ka vikas kar poorn jnanasampann manav bhi ho sakata hai. isi prakar karmonnati dvara manushy jitana-jitana unnat hota jata hai, usamean eeshvariy kalaoan ka vikas bhi utana hi hota jata hai. is kala vikas mean aishvaryamay shakti ka sambandh adhik hai, ajney brahmashakti ka nahian. vishnu bhagavan ke sath hi bhagavadavatar ka pradhan sambandh rahata hai. kyoanki vishnu hi is srishti ke rakshak evan palak haian. yadyapi srishti, sthiti evan sanhar ke asadharan karyoan ki nishpannata ke lie brahma, vishnu aur mahesh tinoan devoan ke avatar hua karate haian, par jahaan tak raksha ka prashn hai, isake lie vishnu ke hi avatar mane jate haian.

mahabharat ke aanshavatar

[[chitr:Krishna-arjun1.jpg|thumb|mahabharat mean shrikrishna aur arjun]] mahabharat mean jitane bhi pramukh patr the ve sabhi devata, gandharv, yaksh, rudr, vasu, apsara, rakshas tatha rrishiyoan ke aanshavatar the. bhagavan narayan ki ajnanusar hi inhoanne dharati par manushy roop mean avatar liya tha. mahabharat ke adiparv mean isaka vistrit varnan kiya gaya hai. usake anusar-

• vasishth rrishi ke shap v iandr ki ajna se athoan vasu shaantanu ke dvara ganga se utpann hue. unamean sabase chhote bhishm the.
• bhagavan vishnu, shrikrishna ke roop mean avatirn hue.
• mahabali balaram sheshanag ke aanshavatar the.
• devaguru brihaspati ke aansh se dronachary ka janm hua.
• ashvatthama mahadev, yamaraj, kal aur krodh ke sammilit aansh se utpann hue.
• rudr ke ek gan ne kripachary ke roop mean avatar liya.
• arishta ka putr hans namak gandharv dhritarashtr tatha usaka chhota bhaee pandu ke roop mean janm liya.
• kuanti aur madri ke roop mean siddhi aur dhritika ka janm hua tha.
• mati ka janm raja subal ki putri gaandhari ke roop mean hua tha.
• karn, soory ka aanshavatar tha.
• yudhishthir dharmaraj ke, bhim vayu ke, arjun iandr ke tatha nakul v sahadev ashvinikumaroan ke aansh se utpann hue the.
• raja bhishmak ki putri rukmini ke roop mean lakshmiji v draupadi ke roop mean iandrani utpann huee thi.
• duryodhan kaliyug ka tatha usake sau bhaee pulastyavansh ke rakshas ke aansh the.
• marudagan ke aansh se satyaki, drupad, kritavarma v virat ka janm hua tha.
• abhimanyu, chandrama ke putr varcha ka aansh tha.
• agni ke aansh se dhrishtadyumn v rakshas ke aansh se shikhandi ka janm hua tha.
• vishvadevagan draupadi ke paanchoan putr prativindhy, sutasom, shrutakirti, shatanik aur shrutasev ke roop mean paida hue the.
• danavaraj viprachitti jarasandh v hiranyakashipu shishupal ka aansh tha.
• kalanemi daity ne hi kans ka roop dharan kiya tha.

is prakar devata, asur, gandharv, apsara aur rakshas apane-apane aansh se manushy ke roop mean utpann hue the.

krishna ke vibhinn avatar

1. REDIRECTsaancha:mukhy

chaitany mahaprabhu ne sanatan gosvami ko shiksha dete samay bhagavan krishna ke avataroan ka varnan kiya hai. bhagavan ka vah roop, jo srishti karane ke hetu bhautik jagath mean avatarit hota hai, avatar kahalata hai. krishna ke avatar asankhy haian aur unaki ganana kar pana sanbhav nahian hai. jis prakar vishal jalashayoan se lakhoan chhote jharane nikalate haian, usi tarah se samast shaktiyoan ke agar poorn purushottam bhagavan shri hari se asankhy avatar prakat hote haian.bhagavan krishna ke 6 tarah ke avatar hote haian:-

bhagavan krishna ke 6 tarah ke avatar

1.	purushavatar (3)	karanabdhishayi vishnu (maha vishnu) garbhodakashayi vishnu kshirodakashayi vishnu.
2.	lila avatar (25)	chatu:san (sanak, sanatan, sanat kumar v sanandan), narad, varah, matsy, yajn, nar-narayan, kapil, dattatrey, hayagriv, hans, prashnigarbh, rrishabh, prathoo, nrisianh, koorm, dhanvantari, mohini, vaman, parashuram, ram, vyas, balaram, krishna, buddh tatha kalki.
3.	gun-avatar (3)	jo bhautik gunoan ka niyantran karate haian- brahma (rajogun) shiv (tamogun) vishnu (satogun)
4.	manvantar-avatar (14)	jo pratyek manu ke shasan mean prakat hote haian. brahma ke ek din mean 14 manu badalate haian. shrimadbhagavat mean manvantar-avataroan ki soochi di gee hai- yajn, vibhu, satyasen, hari, vaikunth, ajit, vaman, sarvabhaum, rrishabh, vishvakseann, dharmasetu, sudhama, yogeshvar tatha brahdh bhanu. isamean se yajn tatha vaman ki ganana lilavataroan mean bhi ki jati hai.
5.	yug-avatar (4)	satayug mean shukl (shvet) tretayug mean rakt dvapar yug mean shyam kaliyug mean samanyata krishna (kala), kintu vishesh dashaoan mean pitavarn.
6.	shaktyavesh avatar	jab-jab bhagavan apani vividh shaktiyoan ke aansh roop mean kisi mean vidhaman rahate haian, tab vah jiv shaktyavesh avatar kahalata hai. vaikunth mean sheshanag (bhagavan ki niji seva) anantadev (brahmaand ke samast lokoan ko dharan karane ki shakti) brahma (srishti-shakti) chatu:san ya charoan kumar (jnan-shakti) narad muni (bhakti-shakti) maharaj prathoo (palan-shakti) parashuram (dushtadaman-shakti)

shiv ke avatar

1. REDIRECTsaancha:mukhy

vishnu ke 24 avatar haian, isi prakar shiv ke 28 avatar haian lekin unamean bhi jo pramukh hai usi ki charcha ki jati hai. jaise vishnu ke 10 pramukh avatar haian vaise hi shiv ke bhi 10 pramukh avatar haian.

shiv ke das pramukh avatar

kramaank	avatar	sankshipt vivaran
1.	mahakal	shiv ke das pramukh avataroan mean pahala avatar mahakal ko mana jata hai. is avatar ki shakti maan mahakali mani jati haian. ujjain mean mahakal nam se jyotirliang vikhyat hai.
2.	tara	shiv ke rudravatar mean doosara avatar tar (tara) nam se prasiddh hai. is avatar ki shakti tara devi mani jati haian.
3.	bal bhuvanesh	devoan ke dev mahadev ka tisara rudravatar hai bal bhuvanesh. is avatar ki shakti ko bala bhuvaneshi mana gaya hai.
4.	shodash shrividyesh	bhagavan shankar ka chautha avatar hai shodash shrividyesh. is avatar ki shakti ko devi shodashi shrividya mana jata hai. ‘das maha-vidyaoan’ mean tisari maha-vidya bhagavati shodashi hai, atah inhean tritiya bhi kahate haian.
5.	bhairav	shiv ke paanchavean rudravatar sabase prasiddh mane ge haian jinhean bhairav kaha jata hai. is avatar ki shakti bhairavi girija mani jati haian.
6.	chhinnamastak	chhatha rudr avatar chhinnamastak nam se prasiddh hai. is avatar ki shakti devi chhinnamasta mani jati haian. chhinamastika mandir prakhyat taantrik pith hai.
7.	dyoomavan	shiv ke das pramukh rudr avataroan mean satavaan avatar dyoomavan nam se vikhyat hai. is avatar ki shakti ko devi dhoomavati mana jata haian.
8.	bagalamukh	shiv ka athavaan rudr avatar bagalamukh nam se jana jata hai. is avatar ki shakti ko devi bagalamukhi mana jata hai.
9.	matang	shiv ke das rudravataroan mean nauvaan avatar matang hai. is avatar ki shakti ko devi matangi mana jata hai.
10.	kamal	shiv ke das pramukh avataroan mean dasavaan avatar kamal nam se vikhyat hai. is avatar ki shakti ko devi kamala mana jata hai.

shiv ke any gyarah avatar- kapali, piangal, bhim, virupaksh, vilohit, shasta, ajapad, apirbudhy, shambhoo, chand tatha bhav ka ullekh milata hai.

any aanshavatar

in avataroan ke atirikt shiv ke durvasa, hanuman, mahesh, rrishabh, pippalad, vaishyanath, dvijeshvar, hansaroop, avadhooteshvar, bhikshuvary, sureshvar, brahmachari, sunatanatark, dvij, ashvatthama, kirat aur nateshvar adi avataroan ka ullekh bhi 'shiv puran' mean hua hai.

panne ki pragati avastha

adhar

prarambhik

madhyamik

poornata

shodh

tika tippani aur sandarbh

(pustak ‘hindoo dharmakosh’) prishth sankhya-54

bahari k diyaan

• jaiv-vikas: dasavatar ke roop mean
• bhagavan shiv ke 10 rudravatar