Vamana (वामन), also known as Trivikrama (त्रिविक्रम), Urukrama (उरुक्रमा), Upendra (उपेन्द्र), Dadhivamana (दधिवामन), and Balibandhana (बालीबंधना), is an avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu. He is the fifth avatar of Vishnu and the first Dashavatara in…
Narasimha (नरसिंह) is the fourth avatara of the Hindu God Vishnu in the Satya Yuga. He was incarnated as a part-lion and part-man,…
Varaha (वराह) is the third avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu, in the form of a boar. Varaha is generally listed as the third…
Kurma (कूर्म) is the second avatar of the Hindu preserver deity, Vishnu. Originating in Vedic literature, such as the Yajurveda,…
Matsya (मत्स्य) is the fish avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu. Often described as the first of Vishnu’s ten primary avatars, Matsya is described as having…
The Dashavatara (दशावतार) are the ten primary avatars of Vishnu, a principal Hindu God. Vishnu is said to descend in the form of an avatar…
Vaivasvata Manu (वैवस्वत मनु), also referred to as Shraddhadeva (श्रद्धादेव) and Satyavrata (सत्यव्रत), is the current Manu—the progenitor of the human race.…
Hanuman (हनुमान्), also known as Maruti, Bajrangabali, and Anjaneya, is a deity in Hinduism, revered as a divine vanara, and a devoted companion of the God Rama.…
Svadharma (स्वधर्म) is a term (from sva: proper, and dharma: law, duty) which, in Hinduism, designates the responsibilities of an individual, according…
Markandeya (मार्कण्डेय) is a rishi (sage) featured in Hindu literature. He is the son of the sage Mrikanda and his wife, Manasvini. The Markandeya Purana (one of the eighteen…