# Incarnations of the Lord *Avatāras of the Supreme Personality of Godhead* ## Krishna - Supreme Godhead ### Sri Krishna - Full incarnation of the Supreme Lord - Appeared in Vrindavan during the Yuga - Non-different from Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in potency ## Vishnu-tattva (Vishnu Incarnations) ### Four-Armed Vishnu - Maintains the material universe ### Matsya (Fish) - Saved the Vedas from the great flood ### Kurma (Tortoise) - Supported Mount Mandara during the churning of the ocean ### Varaha (Boar) - Rescued the earth from the demon Hiranyaksha ## The Dasavatara (Ten Principal Incarnations) 1. **Matsya** (Fish) - Rescued the Vedas 2. **Kurma** (Tortoise) - Supported the mountain 3. **Varaha** (Boar) - Rescued the earth 4. **Narasimha** (Half-man, half-lion) - Killed Hiranyakasipu 5. **Vamana** (Dwarf) - Conquered the heavens 6. **Parasurama** - Destroyed demoniac kings 7. **Rama** - Prince of Ayodhya 8. **Krishna** - Supreme Lord 9. **Buddha** - Confused the atheists 10. **Kalki** - Will appear at the end of Kali Yuga ## Lila-Avataras (Pastime Incarnations) - Sankarshana - Aniruddha - Pradyumna - And many others ## Related Topics - [[index/personalities/demigods|Demigods]] - Serve the Lord - [[index/personalities/yadus|Yadus]] - Krishna's family - [[index/personalities/pandavas|Pandavas]] - Beneficiaries of Krishna's pastimes --- *This index is under development. Additional entries from Śrīla Prabhupāda's books, lectures, conversations and letters will be added as the indexing work progresses.*