Dasha Avatar

The Avatar concept is a central idea in Hindu theology, where the Supreme Power takes animal or human form to restore balance and eliminate rising evil on earth.

This concept is tied to Hindu time cycles, based on one working day of Brahma, the creator, as described in the Bhagwat Purana.

A Kalpa (creation) and Pralaya (dissolution) each last 4.32 billion human years, with each Kalpa containing 1000 cycles of 4 Yugas: Satya, Treta, Dwapara, and Kali, totaling 4.32 million years per cycle.

The ten most important Avatars, known as the Dasha Avatar, begin with a fish (Matsya) and evolve to a divine human form, often compared to Darwin’s theory of evolution in symbolic progression.

These Avatar stories make spiritual ideas accessible to common people, offering a simple devotional path, especially significant in the current age of Kali Yuga, marked by chaos and distraction.