Das(h)avathara -a small confusion

hi ILtes,
that's a good point of discussion. I too had this doubt regarding the nineth incarnation. Lord Rama bestowed lakshmana to become his elder brother Balrama. then Lakshmana shld also be included in the list.
Another interesting observation regarding dasavtharam is that it is a system of evolution of man from an aquatic to amphibian etc upto man. while this is reached at Rama's incarnation Krishna rep the evolution of intelect.
It is great how our ancestors had such vision. Please share ur views in this regard.
vidya

 

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Hi friends,

The following is an extract from the site bala gokulam. Am posting it here as it seems relevant to this thread.


While many explanations are given for the 10 avatars of Vishnu, one can see striking similarity of these stories with the theory of evolution of life.



<TR bgColor=#cccccc>THE FIRST SIX INCARNATIONS OF VISHNUDARWIN'S THEORY OF EVOLUTION<TR bgColor=#dddddd>Matsya (Fish)Life starts in water (600 million-400 million years ago)Kurma (Turtle)The first amphibians emerge (100 million years ago)<TR bgColor=#dddddd>Varaha (Boar)The first mammals evolve (60 million years ago)Narasimha (half man-half lion)Half man-half animal appear (30 million years ago) <TR bgColor=#dddddd>Vamana (short man)Homo Erectus, Upright, yet short and weaponless (5 million - 2 million years ago) Parashurama (parashu=axe, Rama=name of God)







<TD vAlign=top>Bronze age; the coming of Ramapithecus; development of first weapons such as axe. Homo Sapiens (350,000-100,000 years ago)

 

hi grace,
that is a very interesting comparison...thanks for sharing...

rgds,
sowpar