The fish asks Manu if his riches and power was enough to give the fish a nice home. King Vaivasvata Manu finds a little fish in the palm of his hands when performing the tarpana (water-offering). Kalki (prophesied 10th avatar who ends the Kali Yuga)ДЎst to 5th of the Dashavatars on Udupi temple gopuram, Karnataka. The following table summarises the position of avatars within the Dashavatara in many but not all traditions: Position Though no list can be uncontroversially presented as standard, the 'most accepted list found in Puranas and other texts is Krishna, Buddha.' The latter version is followed by some Vaishnavas who do not accept the Buddha as an incarnation of Vishnu. Some lists mention Krishna as the eighth avatar and the Buddha as the ninth avatar, while others вЂ“ such as the Yatindramatadipika, a 17th-century summary of Srivaisnava doctrine вЂ“ give Balarama as the eighth avatar and Krishna as the ninth. Various versions of the list of Vishnu's avatars exist, varying per region and tradition.

The Dashavatara is a list of the ten complete (i.e. 'Avatara' (а¤…а¤µа¤¤а¤ѕа¤°) means 'incarnation' ДЄccording to Swami Parmeshwaranand, although the avatars of Vishnu are countless in number and include hermits, Manus, sons of Manus, and other Devas (gods), due to the curse of a Rishi called Bhrgu most are only partial (i.e.'Dashavatara' or ' daЕ›ДЃvatДЃra' (а¤¦а¤¶а¤ѕа¤µа¤¤а¤ѕа¤°) means 'ten avatars' or 'ten incarnations':

The order of the ancient concept of Dashavataras has also been interpreted to be reflective of modern Darwinian evolution, as a description of the evolution of consciousness. All avatars have appeared except one Kalki, who will appear at the end of the Kali Yuga. Some traditions include a regional deity such as Vithoba or Jagannath in penultimate position, replacing Krishna or Buddha. In traditions that omit Krishna, he often replaces Vishnu as the source of all avatars. Though no list can be uncontroversially presented as standard, the 'most accepted list found in Puranas and other texts is Krishna, Buddha.' Most draw from the following set of figures, in this order: Matsya Kurma Varaha Narasimha Vamana Parashurama Rama Krishna or Balarama Buddha or Krishna and Kalki. The list of included avatars varies across sects and regions, particularly in respect to the inclusion of Balarama (brother of Krishna) or Gautama Buddha. The word Dashavatara derives from daЕ›a, meaning 'ten', and avatar ( avatДЃra), roughly equivalent to ' incarnation'. Vishnu is said to descend in the form of an avatar to restore cosmic order. The Dashavatara ( / ЛЊ d Й™ Кѓ Й‘Лђ v Л€ t Й‘Лђ r/ Sanskrit: а¤¦а¤¶а¤ѕа¤µа¤¤а¤ѕа¤°, daЕ›ДЃvatДЃra) are the ten primary avatars of Vishnu, a principal Hindu god.

Vishnu dasavatharam in tamil