Dashavatars - Hidden Messages for Man Kind

1.Matsya Avatar - ( Incarnation as Fish)
During the recreation process when the complete world is submerged under water , Lord Vishnu comes in form of a huge Fish and save few beings in a huge ship so that they can become sources for creation afresh again.

Hidden Message: When we are at our best  in our nature and be helpful and best in our all qualities, and have a humanity in you , it might be any kind of problem in life , might be a life threatening situation, You would be safe and God would help you in any form.

2.Kurma Avatar . ( Incarnation as Tortoise.)

Asur and Devatha  for the first time in the complete History of the Indian history worked together for getting the Amruth - Holy nector - which gives free from death.

During the Churning for nector -  Lord Vishnu  in form for Kurma avatar bears the complete weight and force and helps in getting the nector and from then on wards that form is worshiped as god.

Hidden Message: When ever we do something heart fully for the other well being Definitely that help would be remembered till the world exist. and you would be god for them.
In Short 
The day when you become helping hand without and selfishness for others you are equal to god.

3.Mohini Avatar ( Incarnation as most beautiful  women of the world)

After Kurma Avatar there would be dispute between Devas and Asuras  that who should  get the amruth( holy nector.) then  Lord Vishnu takes incarnation as beautiful women and gives a confidence that  nector would be distributed equally to all.
When Nector is started distribution of nector from Devas, one of Asur join their crew to thinking that nector might not be available till turn.

One of Devas points that he is not part of their crew ,This Act of Asuras was due to non coperation, non believing, greedy and also cheating of lord vishnu in form of mohini and Devas, due to which his head was chopped off , but he was alive as 2 different parts, and they are now called Rahu and Kethu, and due to his single mistake whole Asurs did not get any nector as punishment.

Hidden Message: Though we work hard, though we work equal to others, though we are good talented and got what we need by doing cheating , it would be of no use, because cheating others will not only make your character bad and your future dark , but even people who are related to you and surrounded by you will be affected.

In short, Acts done being greedy, cheating and proud, doubtful for selfishness will show ill effect, and mistake by one member will screw up everyone's future in the team.

4.Varaha Avatar( Incarnation as Boar/Pig)

When a Demon Hiranyakhsha was threatening the Earth and hide the earth  Lord vishnu inform of Boar finds out the Earth ( globe) hidden in some Ocean which was too messy and unbearable to earth.
Finds Earth and lifts on his tusks to save earth and kills that Demon in same form.

Hidden Message : When Someone threats the human existence and ignores environment and harms earth, nature would definitely get an  help from any creature  ( like pig which eats human waste.) and protects the nature.but people who harm nature would get the right punishment for their ill treatment of environment.

In short , Save environment, save nature, or else nature would show its anger to safe self and it means you are inviting your own destruction.

5.Narsimha Avatar (Incarnation as Man -Lion)


When the brother of Hiranyaksh , Hiranyakashyap comes to know about death of his brother by a boar, gets a boon that he should not death by any creatures created by god, neither in morning nor night , not on earth and not in sky .
Then Prahalad  very own son of the Hiranyakashyap comes into scene as a great devotee of  Lord.
Then when one day hiranyakashyap was furious with Prahalad devotion Asks him to show where he is , so that he can kill him. Then prahalad answers " he is everywhere , where should i show him" and Hirankashyap asks then show me in pillar, Prahalad says " so be it you will find him in the pillar".

from the Pillar comes the most furious creature in form of man with lion head, kills him at sun set time, by placing him on his laps and by tearing his skin with his nails he is dead.

Hidden Message :  1.Never feel superior to anyone and hurt someones beliefs , their belief might be so strong that it exists in real and be a reason for your death because you insulted his belief.

2. Believing in something strong can make anything possible in this world, believe in yourself and your goal, if  your dedication is true definitely you would succeed in getting a form to your belief and prove world.

3. When we put conditions it means that we are describing how you dont want something to be but, doesnt stop what one doen t want to happen.

In short : Believe in what you feel is right , never feel proud, never fear of death live life like you are immortal even after death.

6.Parashu Rama / Bhargava Rama(Incarnation as normal Sage son)

When King Kartavirya being a great follower of Dattatreya started showing his proud ,cruelty and started feeling superior taught that he could get the Kamadenu ( A cow which gives anything one wish for) for money . He  measured that cow and its greatness with money with intention of having it in his kingdom so that it fulfil his desires and his citizens desires.  kills Sage Jamadhagni and  gets the calf and cow.
Then comes Sage Jamadhagni son - Parashu ram, kills the King karthvirya and his sons who where responsible for his fathers death.

Hidden Message : Power, money and position doesnt mean you are qualified to be great and get anything what you want. few things needs hard work, devotion, dedication  ,qualification and most important - a good character.

In short : Being rich and famous doesnt make you great and famous , having good character and good intention gives you real fame.

 7.Vaman Avatar(Incarnation as Dwarf)

King Bali was a great man he was great  human with devotion and everything nice, but at times he used to have revenge feeling on devas due to many cheating and bad things they have done to him. with the fear of him that he might ask for throne of Devas,Devas and everyone with fear of threat from King Bali .

Then one fine Day when King has done prayers and offerings to god was donating everyone what ever they want. Then a Dwarf comes into scene and requests him 3 steps of land, then Bali says " yes will do it" then Dwarf grow huge and covers everything in the Universe, so everything was donated to that dwarf , and King bali is not more king and threat to Devas, but due to his humbleness king bali was offered to Rule Pathal lok.

Hidden Message : Having a Rivalry with wicked can ruine your future.
Being good and too generous can be mis-utilized by people who feel you as threat.
Showing your anger and having a revenge feeling might hide all your good qualities and expose your anger and revenge to the world.

In short - Being good can be exploited and your good qualities can be ignored due to your anger rivalry.

8.Rama Avatar( Incarnation as Human )

Its a big story of complete life span of lord Ram as human, and how he killed Demon Raavan and his brother KumbaKaran who kidnapped his wife Sita.
Raavan was great king yet had lust towards ladies and with wrong words of Surpanaka he Abducted Sita  by cheating Ram with help of Marich ( demon in form of golden Deer).

Hidden Message:Well complete life of Ram and all characters in Ramayan gives message to humans, Would like to tell in short. 
Human can  do anything for loved ones, and being educated with much knowledge and Raavan laid way to his destruction by being proud of being Lord Shiva devotee and started doing things bad. but even one evil intention and one wrong step could lead to your destruction

In Short : A wise man and strong man from heart can reach his destination and will successfully cross all hurdles. Where destination might be love one , or thing.
No hurdles and evil trials can stop him reaching his  destiny. when tried with true love on it.

9.Krishna Avatar ( Incarnation as human with many powers)

Well Similar to Ramayan there are many things to learn from Krishna , from birth of krishna, killing of bad  Kansa, and killing of Shishupala and Danthavatsala. and how he married 8 women and how he resuced 16000 women, how did he help Pandavas who are cornered, how he taught lesson to wicked who wants to harm their own people.everything is a lesson .would like to tell you message in short  , I cannot give all messages in Bhagavathgita which was  huge dictionary for mankind to know  how live but would tell what we can learn from Lord Krishna

Hidden Message : Be Lovable and be naughty that others are forces to love you and never humilate anyone.But  never forget your duties towards your dear ones who believe in you. your weapon would be your knowledge and intelligence on how you deal things, never hurt anyone directly but  never leave hands of people who  trusted you , never say no to wicked also if one asks for help but make sure you do justice to everyone and help in victory of truth.



In short : Be naughty, Lovable , responsible , do justice by standing at side of truth and good.

10.Kalki Avatar ( Incarnation yet to be taken )

Kalki Avatar is believed to be a future incarnation which would be taken by lord vishnu when bad rules over good and selfishness rules over social service, when  jealous takes over humbleness,when wickedness rules over kindness, and when there no more justice, security, goodness, kindness and no good can survive, Kalki comes to rescue of good from bad and evil.

Hidden Message: Kalki is hope for tomorrow, that  good wins over bad in the end, never loose that hope , because if you loose hope we cannot be nice, good and can never become a strength to get over the evil and bad qualities of life. when we loose hope we cannot believe in truth and cannot understand good , when there is no hope there is no life, to get rid of negative hope is the positive power.

In short : Never Loose hope, hope is strength for a good beginning  hope is the life for good.

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TALES OF NAR-NARAYAN

To Know list of all avatars of Lord Vishnu Please read this post
Fourth incarnation of Vishnu is Nara and Narayana.  They are twin brothers born to Dharma Deva and his wife Murti (Narayaneeyam 16.2).  Both of them killed a demon after performing tapas for many years.  They taught spirituality and won over Cupid, the God of love.

MANIFESTATION OF NAR-NARAYAN
Sage Pulastya says- "Dharma, the possessor of divine body and who manifested from the heart of Lord Brahma married Murti, the daughter of Daksha. Four sons were born to them- Hari, Krishna, Nara and Narayan. Hari and Krishna engaged themselves in the practice of Yoga while
Nar and Narayan went to the Himalaya Mountain and started doing penance for the welfare of humans.
Indra became frightened by their arduous penance. He feared that he might lose his authority and power. He sent beautiful Apsaras to disturb their penance. He himself went to that site accompanied by Kamadev and Vasant (spring).

PRAHLADA MEETS NAR-NARAYAN
Once Narayan saw all three of them coming and he treated all of them with respect. As he was aware of the reasons for their arrival, he decided to give them a surprise. He made the figure of a beautiful woman on his thigh with a flower. The next moment, the figure transformed into a live woman, which surprised all of them.
For Kamadev, the beautiful woman resembled his wife Rati. He became so infatuated by her beauty that he forgot about the actual purpose of his visit. The same thing happened to Vasant and all the Apsaras. Everybody who had come with the desire of victory had actually become a victim.
Seeing all of them surprised and amazed, Narayan told them that the beautiful woman was created by him from his thigh. He also instructed them to take away that beautiful woman to heaven. Kamadev and Vasant were captivated by Narayan's power. They also became terrified. They went back to heaven accompanied by Urvashi and narrated the whole story to Indra. Even Indra was amazed. In a short time, the amazing deeds of Narayan spread in all the directions and the various lokas.
Once, Prahlada- the son of demon King Hiranyakashipu asked sage Chyavan about the most revered and sacred place of pilgrimage in the whole world. Sage Chyavan told him about Naimisharanya- the most sacred place of pilgrimage on the earth. Prahlada visited Naimisharanya accompanied by many other demons. After reaching there, all of them took bath in a river. While roaming about in the city, Prahlada saw the trunk of a tree pierced with numerous arrows. Not far from the tree, he saw two hermits doing penance. Two divine bows and a pair of quiver were lying by the side.
Prahlada was amazed as to why the hermits would require weapons. He revealed his thoughts to the hermits. Both the hermits replied that a person who works according to his capabilities, earns respect. Prahlada became angry at their reply. He asked them as to what were their capabilities. Actually, the hermits were none other than Nar and Narayan. Both of them told Prahlada that they were invincible and nobody could defeat them in battle. Prahlada's anger crossed all limits. A tremendous battle ensued between Prahlada and Nar-Narayan.

PRAHLADA BLESSED BY NAR-NARAYAN
A ferocious battle was fought between Prahlada and Nar-Narayan in which all types of lethal weapons were used. The battle continued for 1000 divine years. Ultimately, Prahlada was
defeated in this battle. He went to Vaikunth and asked Lord Vishnu as to why Nar-Narayan was invincible. Lord Vishnu revealed to them that Narayan was his own incarnation. He also told them that Narayan could be won only by devotion and not by power.
Prahlada decided to relinquish his throne and appointed Andhak as his successor. He went to Badrikashrama and made salutations to Narayan in reverence. Narayan was surprised at the sudden change in his behaviour. He asked Prahlada as to what the matter was. Prahlada then said- "Who can defeat you? You are none other than Lord Janardan. You are the one who has taken incarnation of Hrishikesh, Chakrapani and Hayagreev."
Narayan was pleased by his devotion. He told Narayan that though he was not able to defeat him in the battle but he was successful in doing so by his devotion. Narayan also blessed Prahlada. Prahlada then returned to his capital. Andhak expressed his desire to make Prahlada the king once again but it was turned down by him. Prahlada spent the rest of his life preaching on the virtues of religiousness and truthfulness.

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Sharabha , GandaBerunda, Pratyangira

STORY OF SHARABA( SHIVA INCARNATION), GANDA BERUNDAM(VISHNU FORM),

PRATYANGIRA( MAA DURGA FORM)

Narasimha -Sharabha Avatar of Lord Shiva.

The Narasimha-Sharabha legend is linked to gods assuming mythical animal forms to slay or subdue as the case may be. First, Vishnu assumed the form of Narasimha to slay Hiranyakashipu, an asura (demon) king, who was terrorizing the universe and devotee of Shiva. The Shiva Purana mentions: After slaying Hiranyakashipu, Narasimha’s wrath was not appeased. The world trembled, fearing what he might do. The Devas (the gods) requested Shiva to tackle Narasimha. Initially, Shiva brings forth Virabhadra, one of his terrifying forms, in order to calm Narasimha. When that failed, Shiva manifested as the human-lion-bird Sharabha. Shiva then assumed the Sharabha form. Sharabha then attacked Narasimha and seized him up until he was immobilized. He thus quelled Narasimha’s terrifying rage. Narasimha became a devotee of Shiva after being bound by Sharabha. Sharabha then decapitated and de-skinned Narasimha so Shiva could wear the hide and lion-head as a garment.The Linga Purana and Sharabha Upanishad also mention this mutilation and murder of Narasimha. After the mutilation, Vishnu assumed his normal form and retired to his abode, after duly praising Shiva. It was from here on that Shiva came to be known as "Sharabeshamurti" or "Simhagnamurti".

The Skanda Purana considers Narasimha as a mere irritation and not a threat to the world, contrary to what was brought out in the Shiva and Linga Puranas. The perception was that Vishnu may permanently adopt the fierce form of Narasimha, which would be detrimental to his role of doing good deeds. Hence, the purpose of Shiva assuming the form of Sharabha was to ensure that the lion body of Vishnu was discarded and he got united with his original divine form. Narasimha struck Sharabha with his body, it was Vishnu who groaned in pain and not Sharabha who was in an "adamantine body".

Shiva Purana describes the Sharabha for like this:

He had a thousand hands and wore matted locks. His head was adorned by the crested moon. He appeared like a bird with wings and beak. His body was fierce and fully developed.

His fangs were very sharp. Adamantine claws were His weapons. His neck was black in colour. He had huge arms and four legs. He was blazing like fire.

His voice was resonant and terrible like the rumbling sound of the clouds that gather at the end of the yuga. His three eyes were wide and blazing as the fire of the evil spirit of great fury.

His fangs and lips were clearly visible. He was producing a hissing sound of humkara. Shiva of such a form appeared in sight.

This fierce form of Shiva is also known as Sarabheswara.

It was then that Vishnu realised that Sharabha was none other than Shiva and bowed and praised Sharabha. Shiva then blesses Vishnu and gives him a boon to kill demons.[22] A Purana ends the story with gods fearing that Sharabha may not be able to control his rage and thus urging Shiva to give up his Sharabha form. Thereafter, Shiva dismembered Sharabha’s form; his limbs were given away and his torso became a Kapalika.

 The Vamana Purana too discusses the tale, ending with Narasimha becoming the calm Vishnu again and Sharabha becoming a lingam, the symbol of Shiva.

 One version also mentions that Sharabha after subduing Narasimha, assumed his original form of a lion, the mount of Durga, and returned to rest at the feet of Durga.

 In the Kalika Purana, Varaha - Vishnu’s boar avatar - had amorous dalliance with the earth goddess. He and his three boar sons then created mayhem in the world, which necessitated Shiva to take the form of Sharabha, to kill the Varaha form. Even, Vishnu requests Shiva to destroy Varaha, unable to control his own form. Here, Narasimha appears to aid Varaha. Sharabha kills Narasimha first and then kills Varaha, allowing Vishnu to reabsorb the energies of both his fierce forms. Finally, Vishnu defeats Sharabha.

After the Avatar or Sharabha - In some puranas says the narasimha swamy was more angered and took form of  GandaBerundam

 Ganda Berunda is described  as below.

GandaBerunda having two heads, fearful rows of teeth, black in complexion and with wide blazing wings. The destructive energy of Narasimha (Vishnu) in the form of the two-headed bird, began to fight fiercely with Sharabha (Shiva) for eighteen days. After the eighteenth day, Mother of all gods and trinity  form of 3 Godess Lakshmi Parvathi , Sarasvati - Godess Durga Devi took form of Maa Pratyangira  upon seeing maa prtyangira Lord vishnu  was finally able to overcome his infinite fierce energy, and regained control over it. In order to save the universe from Vishnu and Shiva's fiercest forms (Berunda and Sharabha), Vishnu stopped the fight, and Sharabha easily tore apart the two-headed bird. Narasimha (Vishnu) himself displayed now his peace, and Shiva finally transformed back in his usual form.

there are plenty Alternative endings from vyshnavites and shaivites

However, the motive of Lord Shiva as Sharaba was to pacify the ferocious Narasimha avatar of Lord Vishnu. Keeping this very motive as central, Sharaba succeeds in pacifying the Lion avatar, by subduing the energies of Vishnu which at that point of time were manifested as Narasimha and Berunda. The very purpose of Sharaba was to bring a sense of calm and well being to the three worlds which were frightened by Narasimha. In a sense, it takes to be even more powerful and superior to calm violent rage and anger.

Throughout Vedic literature there are many stories depicting Shiva resolving situations caused by Vishnu and similarly, instances where Lord Vishnu has taken superior forms to resolve situations of Lord Shiva. Shiva taking the Halahala soon after the great churning of the ocean and Vishnu taking the form of Mohini to end Bhasmasura, are some of them. The Vedas clearly state - Shivaya Vishnu Roopaya Shiva Roopaya Vishnave. The Smartha traditionalists and the Advaita school of thought go by that statement and accept both Vishnu and Shiva as equally powerful if not one and the same.
And it is believed that all the 3 gods are just different form  for doing different duties of the god. 

there are some different version of the same story
http://antaryamin.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/lord-narasimha-lord-sharabha-and-goddess-prathyangira/

But the final Intention was calm down 2 gods for the world peace.
Om Namah Shivaya, Om Namo Narayanah, Jaganmatha namo nama

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