#dashavatar

[sarvashreshth-dhanurdhar]

oṁ namo bhagavate narasiṁhāya namas tejas-tejase āvir-āvirbhava vajra-nakha vajra-daṁṣṭra karmāśayān randhaya randhaya tamo grasa grasa oṁ svāhā; abhayam abhayam ātmani bhūyiṣṭhā oṁ kṣraum

I offer my obeisances unto Lord Narasimha, the source of all power, who possesses thunderbolt-like nails and teeth. May He vanquish our desires and drive away our ignorance so that we may become fearless.

[Bhāgavata Purāṇa 5.18.8]

Shubh Narasimha Jayanti!

[syamakrishna]

I am having exams for the next one month. and guess what I'm doing right now?

This. This is comfort

[ritish16]

Bhoo Varaha Swamy

[zeherili-ankhein]

Dashavatar and Das Mahavidyas I think would be besties (with barely any explanation why or maybe no explanation)*

Matsya – Lalita Tripura Sundari

Kurma – Tara (Samudra Manthan)

Varaha – Bhuvaneshwari

Vamana – Bagalamukhi

Narshimha – Chhinnamastaa (looks scary but are really nice, just don't piss them off)

Parashuram – Bhairavi (WAR BUDDIES)

Ram – Dhumavati (ahh the unfortunate widows...)

Krishna – Kali (“twin! Where have you been?”)

Buddha – Matangi

Kalki – Kamala

*IMPORTANT: This is not based on the actual association done on Dashavatar and Das Mahavidya. This is just how I thing who would be friends with whom.

[jukti-torko-golpo]

Kalki - Concept

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE READ UNDER THE CUT.

So I got a prompt...banana leaf green+futuristic...and this idea struck. This is a rough sketch that I will hopefully make a final version of. Below is the explanation as dumped on a friend on whatsapp at 3 AM.

this is KALKI He is drawn as a non binary She has an appearance of what people frown upon and judge ekhon piercing, heavy tattoos, black, side buzz cut etc jewellery will be punkified version of some traditional jewellery like makar kundal punk version OF that kalki is said to have a sword and kalki alternatively refers to light which cleans up the darkness hence a light saber style sword which crackles with lightning and it is white symbolising knowledge and purity on their sword wala arm is a tattoo of Ananta sesh naag and the other one has the tattoo of a shankha on his chest is a lotus symbolising Lakshmi because they are cutus that way dark lipstick and heavy almost drag kind of eye makeup looks like a rebel young person symbolising that the collective youth when they fight for knowledge and what is right against generations of mistakes and oppression…they become the actual Kalki. this is a concept art. forgive me for ranting at 3

[randomx123]

Wait, so Mohini is Vishnu? But is she part of the Dashavatar?

No

Maybe it's cuz Vishnu can take the form of Mohini even as one of his Avatars (well, atleast as Krishna...)

She's kinda like Hayagriva, Navagunjara or Gandaberunda in that regard

There's also this one mention in Wikipedia about Tripura Sundari blessing Vishnu with the beauty He had as Mohini, so I guess that makes Her less of an Avatar and more of a bestowed form

Basically, one way to remember the Dashavatar order is to remember how life evolved: From water to terrestrial beasts to wild man to civilized man to Whatever happens in the future

(The eighth and ninth ones are disputed, but eh...)

[bhagavanbhakthi]

Sri Bhu Varaha - Saviour of Mother Earth

[nectarinez-rule]

When the world is getting too corrupt:

I mean, there are 10 avatars...wait a minute...

Wildmutt - Narasimha (wild animals)

Four Arms - Krishna (strong wrestlers)

Gray Matter - Vamana (smol)

XLR8 - Varaha (boars known for charging)

Upgrade - Parashurama (upgrades tech/students)

Diamondhead - Kurma (land/earth aesthetic)

Ripjaws - Matsya (fish)

Stinkfly - Rama (snipers)

Ghostfreak - Buddha (OP and beyond mortals)

Heatblast - Kalki (Everything started/ended with them)