Avatars in the Mahabharata
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List of the avatars of great epic Mahābhārata and the original devatas or deities whose Avatars they were.
Character | Avatar of |
---|---|
Balarama | Shesha[1] |
subhadra | Trijata |
Krishna | Vishnu[2] |
Rukmini | Lakshmi[3] |
Draupadi | Shyamala, Bhaarathi, Sachi, Wives of Ashwini kumaras[4][5] |
Duryodhana | Kali demon |
Shakuni | Dvapara (Dvapara Yuga) |
Kauravas | |
Rukmi | |
Dantavakra | Vijaya |
Kamsa | |
Parikshit | |
Dhritarashtra | |
Gandhari (character) | |
Vasudev | |
Pandu | |
Devaki | Aditi |
Kunti | |
Madri | |
Abhimanyu | |
Hanuman | Shiva |
Bhishma | 8th Vasu |
Drona | Brihaspati[6] |
Sahadeva | Sukracharya and one of Ashwini Kumara brothers |
Vidura | Yama |
Shishupala | Jaya |
Ashwatthama | Shiva[7] |
Shantanu | Varuna[8] |
Bharata | Kama[9] |
Vyasa | Vishnu |
Abhimanyu | Varchas[10] |
Durvasa | Shiva |
Balarama | Shesha |
Kamsa | Kalanemi[11] |
Dhrishtadyumna | Agni[12] |
Pradyumna | Sanatkumara[5] |
Jarasandha | Viprachitti[13] |
Yudhishthira | Yama |
Arjuna | Nara |
Bhima | Vayu |
Karna | Sahasrakavacha |
Nakula | Ashwini Kumara (Sahadeva is also an incarnation of Ashwini Kumar and of Sukracharya) |
References
- ↑ Shesha
- ↑ Vishnu Avatar Incarnations
- ↑ The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section LXVII page 145
- ↑ http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m18/index.htm
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section LXVII Page 145
- ↑ The Mahabharata
- ↑ Lord Shiva
- ↑ Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya Chapter 11
- ↑ Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya Chapter 2
- ↑ The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section LXVII Page 143
- ↑ The Hare Krsnas - Battles of Vishnu Avatars - Kalanemi
- ↑ The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section LXVII Page 144
- ↑ The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section LXVII Page 139