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5. Vamana Avatara - Incarnation as a Dwarf - (Translation of holy verse) : O Kesava!, in the form of the Dwarf, Vamana ! You artfully defeated Bali, the mighty king of the world. Ganga, the purifier of the world has come out from your toe-nails. Hail Hari! Lord of the universe! Purport: The Dwarf avatara shows that valour (as exemplified by King Bali) can find its fulfilment only in complete surrender to God. 6.Parusurama Avatara Incarnation as a Warrior : (Translation of holy verse ) : O Kesava!, in the form of the Lord of Bhrigus (Parasurama), You have gotten rid of the tyrannous rulers, thus cleansing it of the sin and destroying the anguish of the world. Hail Hari! Lord of the universe! Purport: When the rulers, endowed with power for protection of the subjects, had however degenerated into an oppressive tyranny, it had to be crushed ruthlessly. This is illustrated by the Parasurama avatara. 7. Rama Avatara - Incarnation as a man (Translation of holy verse) O Kesava!, in the form of Lord Sri Rama! To uphold dharma, You scattered the ten heads of demon Ravana splendidly in the four directions, rendering the guardians there of resplendent! O Kesava! You assumed the form of Rama! Hail Hari! Lord of the universe! Purport: The Sri Rama avatara is an ideal demonstration of how a man can rise to divinity, by unswerving adherence to dharma, in all its details. 8. Krishna Avatara (Translation of holy verse) : O Kesava!, in the form of Balarama, the bearer of the plough! You wear on your radiant body a garment of the color of the cloud, blue like the Yamuna river, flowing as if in fear of your plough! O Kesava! You assumed the form of Balarama. Hail Hari! Lord of the universe. 9.Bhudda Avatara (Translation of holy verse) : O Kesava!, in the form of Buddha, the enlightened! Out of compassion of Your heart you have condemned the ritualistic portion of the Vedas ordaining the killing of animals. Hail Hari! Lord of the universe! Purport: At a time, when the people were steeped in ignorance and scriptures where inaccessible to them, and the ones who had access to the scriptures were more concerned with the form and rituals than with the spirit of the teachings, God incarnated as Buddha, the embodiment of compassion.
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