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guṇa-avatāra—the incarnations to control the material qualities; āra—also; manu-antara-avatāra—the incarnations of the Manus; yuga-avatāra—the incarnations according to different yugas; āra—and; śakti-āveśa-avatāra—empowered incarnations.
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"There are incarnations that control the material qualities [guṇa-avatāras], incarnations of the Manus [manvantara-avatāras], incarnations in different millenniums [yuga-avatāras] and incarnations of empowered living entities [śaktyāveśa-avatāras].
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The guṇa-avatāras are three-Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and Lord Viṣṇu (Bhāg. 10.88.3). The avatāras of Manu, or manvantara-avatāras, are listed as follows in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (8.1.5,13): (1) Yajña, (2) Vibhu, (3) Satyasena, (4) Hari, (5) Vaikuṇṭha, (6) Ajita, (7) Vāmana, (8) Sārvabhauma, (9) Ṛṣabha, (10) Viṣvaksena, (11) Dharmasetu, (12) Sudhāmā, (13) Yogeśvara and (14) Bṛhadbhānu. Altogether these are fourteen in number, and of these, both Yajña and Vāmana are also counted among the līlā-avatāras. All these Manu incarnations are sometimes called vaibhava-avatāras.
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The four yuga-avatāras are (1) śukla (white) in the Satya-yuga (Bhāg. 11.5.21), (2) rakta (red) in the Tretā-yuga (Bhāg. 11.5.24), (3) śyāma (dark blue) in the Dvāpara-yuga (Bhāg. 11.5.27), and (4) generally kṛṣṇa (black) but in special cases pīta (yellow) as Caitanya Mahāprabhu in the Kali-yuga, (Bhāg. 11.5.32 and 10.8.13).
#$p#The śaktyāveśa-avatāra is categorized into (1) forms of divine absorption (bhagavad-āveśa) like Kapiladeva or Ṛṣabhadeva and (2) divinely empowered forms (śaktyāveśa), of whom there are seven: (1) Śeṣa Nāga in the Vaikuṇṭha world, empowered for the personal service of the Supreme Lord (sva-sevana-śakti), (2) Anantadeva, empowered to bear all the planets within the universe (bhū-dhāraṇa-śakti), (3) Lord Brahmā, empowered with the energy to create the cosmic manifestation (sṛṣṭi-śakti), (4) Catuḥsana, or the Kumāras, specifically empowered to distribute transcendental knowledge (jñāna-śakti), (5) Nārada Muni, empowered to distribute devotional service (bhakti-śakti), (6) Mahārāja Pṛthu, specifically empowered to rule and maintain the living entities (pālana-śakti) and (7) Paraśurāma, specifically empowered to cut down rogues and demons (duṣṭa-damana-śakti).
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“There are incarnations that control the material qualities [guṇa-avatāras], incarnations associated with the reign of each Manu [manvantara-avatāras], incarnations in different millenniums [yuga-avatāras] and incarnations of empowered living entities [śaktyāveśa-avatāras].
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The #i#guṇa-avatāras#/i# are three—Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and Lord Viṣṇu (#i#Bhag.#/i# 10.88.3). The #i#avatāras#/i# associated with the reign of each Manu, known as #i#manvantara-avatāras#/i#, are listed as follows in #i#Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam#/i# (Eighth Canto, chapters 1, 5 and 13): (1) Yajña, (2) Vibhu, (3) Satyasena, (4) Hari, (5) Vaikuṇṭha, (6) Ajita, (7) Vāmana, (8) Sārvabhauma, (9) Ṛṣabha, (10) Viṣvaksena, (11) Dharmasetu, (12) Sudhāmā, (13) Yogeśvara and (14) Bṛhadbhānu. All together these are fourteen in number, and of these, Yajña and Vāmana are also counted among the #i#līlā-avatāras#/i#. All these #i#manvantara#/i# incarnations are sometimes called #i#vaibhava-avatāras#/i#.
#$p#The four #i#yuga-avatāras#/i# are (1) #i#śukla#/i# (white) in Satya-yuga (#i#Bhag.#/i# 11.5.21), (2) #i#rakta#/i# (red) in Tretā-yuga (#i#Bhag.#/i# 11.5.24), (3) #i#śyāma#/i# (dark blue) in Dvāpara-yuga (#i#Bhag.#/i# 11.5.27) and (4) generally #i#kṛṣṇa#/i# (black) but in special cases #i#pīta#/i# (yellow) as Caitanya Mahāprabhu in Kali-yuga (#i#Bhag.#/i# 11.5.32 and SB 10.8.13).
#$p#The #i#śaktyāveśa-avatāras#/i# are categorized into (1) forms of divine absorption (#i#bhagavad-āveśa#/i#), such as Kapiladeva or Ṛṣabhadeva, and (2) divinely empowered forms (#i#śaktyāveśa#/i#), of whom seven are foremost: (1) Śeṣa Nāga in the Vaikuṇṭha world, empowered for the personal service of the Supreme Lord (#i#sva-sevana-śakti#/i#), (2) Anantadeva, empowered to bear all the planets within the universe (#i#bhū-dhāraṇa-śakti#/i#), (3) Lord Brahmā, empowered with the energy to create the cosmic manifestation (#i#sṛṣṭi-śakti#/i#), (4) Catuḥsana, or the Kumāras, specifically empowered to distribute transcendental knowledge (#i#jñāna-śakti#/i#), (5) Nārada Muni, empowered to distribute devotional service (#i#bhakti-śakti#/i#), (6) Mahārāja Pṛthu, specifically empowered to rule and maintain the living entities (#i#pālana-śakti#/i#) and (7) Paraśurāma, specifically empowered to cut down rogues and demons (#i#duṣṭa-damana-śakti#/i#).
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