The story of Vamana avatar is as follows: This day is what we celebrate as Holika Dahan or Holi. Thus, she plans to make little Prahlad sit on her lap and sits on fire.ĭue to the Maya of Vishnu, the fire burns and kills Holika and does not harm Prahlad. Holika has a boon that fire cannot do any harm to her. Once Hiranyakasyap orders his sister Holika to kill Prahlad. He tries to kill him in many ways – by pushing him off the cliffs, making elephants press him, etc.Įvery time Lord Vishnu used to protect the little Prahlad. Being the hater of Vishnu, Hiranyaksyap could not tolerate this behavior of Prahlad. This boy is none other than the little Prahlad.Īfter he was born, he used to sing songs and recite the greatness of Lord Vishnu to his father Hiranyakasyap. Thus, the kid in the womb turns into a great devotee of Maha Vishnu. At that time, the child in her womb used to listen to the tales and nod to the Sage Narad. Sometimes she used to sleep when he was narrating tales out of energy less of being pregnant. She used to listen to him with utmost devotion. He used to recite the great tales of Vishnu to her. When she was pregnant, Maharshi Narada used to come to visit her to extend his blessings. Interestingly, his wife Kayadhu is one of the greatest devotees of Lord Vishnu. Hiranyakashyap is a great warrior and gets a boon from Brahma that neither a man nor an animal, neither in the morning nor in the night, neither in the house nor in the outside, neither on the land nor in the air should kill him. The story of Narasimha avatar is as follows: Kurmavatar is the second among the ten avatars of Vishnu. This day when Brahma gets the Vedas and starts recreating the Universe is nothing but the day of Ugadi – an important Indian festival. After a fierce battle with Hayagriva, Lord Vishnu in the form of fish kills the demon and gets back Vedas and hands them over to Brahma who then again starts creating the Universe. He approaches Lord Vishnu for help who then turns into the giant fish and enters the oceanic waters. Lord Brahma could not create the Universe because of this stealing act. He stole Vedas from Lord Brahma when Brahma was yawning. Story of Matsya Avatar according to Bhagavata Purana: After the Great Flood ends, Lord Brahma again starts creating the Earth and makes Manu the Caretaker throughout the end of this Kalpa. The fish rescues them by tying the boat to its horn. When the Great Flood starts, Manu rushes to the fish for help along with the boat. The sage obeys this and prepares accordingly. The fish tells Manu to prepare a boat with seeds and material enough to create life once again after the deluge. He realizes that the fish is none other than Sri Maha Vishnu. Then he shifts it to a tank and then to the Ganges river as it outgrows everything soon. Sage Manu takes it home and keeps it in a water pot.īut the fish starts outgrowing the pot immediately. It says – it would be the savior of Manu at the end of the yuga during the Great Flood Pralaya. When he was paying obligations to Sun God one morning, a small little fish came into his hand. Story of Matsya Avatar according to Matsya Purana: There are two stories related to Matsya Avatar. In the Matsya Avatar, Lord Vishnu was born as a giant fish with a horn. Matsyavatar is the first avatar among Dashavatar. Let us understand the story of ten avatars of Vishnu one by one: Story of Matsya Avatar Kalki – The Prophesied warrior who comes on a king at the end of Kali Yuga.The ten avatars of Lord Vishnu – Dashavatar- are: Means to correct the world where Dharma is not followed, Lord Krishna himself comes to the Earth in various avatars yuga after yuga. In Bhagavad-gita, Lord Sri Krishna says – Dharma Samsthapanarthaya Sambhvaami Yugey Yugey. The main reason for Lord Vishnu to don avatars is to kill demons who make Dharma suffer. Lord Vishnu incarnated in ten avatars to reinstate Dharma on the Earth. What the ten avatars of Vishnu teach us?.What are the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu?.