Essence Of Hinduism
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HINDU SCRIPTURES
The Bhagavan of the Gita in two well-known verses describes the purpose of an Avatar thus: -

"Whenever there is decay of Dharma, O Arjuna, and an out break of Adharma, I embody myself. For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked, and for the establishment of Dharma I
am born from age to age."

These are said to be the ten incarnations of Vishnu: - 
  1. Matsya (The Fish)
  2. Kurma (The Tortoise) 
  3. Varaha (The Boar)
  4. Narasimha (The Man-lion)
  5. Vamana (The Dwarf)
  6. Parasurama (Rama with the axe) 
  7. Ramachandra (The hero of the Ramayana) 
  8. Sri Krsna (The Bhagavan of the Gita)
  9. Buddha (The founder of Buddhism)
  10. Kalki (The hero on a white horse who is to come at the end of the Kali Yuga). 

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