As per the ancient text of Indian mythology, the great epic Ramayana and its protagonist, Lord Rama, took on the 7th avatar of Lord Vishnu at the end of the Treta Yuga. Rama avatar was one of the Dashavatars of…
Parashurama avatar was the 6th incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He was born in Treta Yuga and was famously known as the Brahmin warrior and a great sage of the time. Lord Parshuram, Dashavatar of Vishnu, is the son of Renuka…
Are Narasimha avatar and Lord Vishnu the same? According to the Bhagavata Purana, the Kumaras, sons of Lord Brahma, visited Vaikunth Loka to meet Lord Vishnu. Jaya and Vijaya, the gatekeepers of Vaikuntha, stopped them and said Sri Hari was…
Varaha Avatar, the third incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is seen in this golden period of Kali Yuga. Many artists draw Lord Vishnu as Varaha with Goddess Earth on his tusk. It is believed that 5000 years of Kali Yuga have…
Goddess Lakshmi is the consort of Lord Vishnu, the preserver of Earth and the universe. Lakshmi’s disappearance from Vaikund is conflicting. It is linked to the Samudra Manthan as well, and to help the gods and demons churn the ocean,…
Why did Vishnu take the form of the Kurma Avatar? Indian mythology is an infinite ocean of stories. It has been over five years of reading Hindu mythology. And I am diving into it to find even more gems from…
Matsya Avatar is the first incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the sustainer and preserver of the universe. He is one of the principal deities in Indian mythology. Vishnu is seen holding his divine conch shell, Panchjanya, an edgy discus, Sudarshana Chakra,…