मङ्गलाचरण · Maṅgalācaraṇa

शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशम् ।
विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम् ॥

Of a serene form, reclining on the serpent, lotus-naveled, Lord of the gods — supporter of the worlds, vast as the sky, cloud-hued, auspicious of limb.

BHAGAVATA CODEX

श्रीमद् भागवत · The Avatāras of Viṣṇu

1,008Sacred Names
22Līlā Avatāras
10Daśāvatāras
18,000Bhāgavata Shlokas
4Yugas

चतुर्युग · The Four Ages

The Wheel of the Four Yugas

Each yuga calls upon a different form of the Lord. The avatāra is dharma's answer to its hour.

सत्ययुग

Satya Yuga

The Age of Truth — dharma stands on all four legs. The cosmic order is restored from primordial water and earth.

MatsyaKūrmaVarāhaNarasiṁha

त्रेतायुग

Treta Yuga

Dharma walks on three legs. The Lord descends as kṣatriya, brāhmaṇa-with-axe, and as the ideal king — Maryāda Puruṣottam.

VāmanaParaśurāmaRāma

द्वापरयुग

Dvāpara Yuga

Dharma stands on two legs. The flute of Vṛndāvana is heard; Kṛṣṇa sings the Bhagavad Gītā on the field of dharma.

KṛṣṇaBalarāma

कलियुग

Kali Yuga

Dharma stands on one leg. The Buddha awakens compassion; Kalki is yet to ride to close the age and re-open the Satya.

BuddhaKalki

दशावतार · The Ten Descents

The Daśāvatāra

Hover to feel the foil shift. Each card carries the avatāra's yuga, weapon, mission, and the four stats by which a descent is measured.

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द्वाविंशति-लीला · Twenty-Two Līlās

The Līlā Avatāras of the Bhāgavata

Beyond the canonical ten, the Bhāgavata Purāṇa (1.3) names twenty-two descents — sages, kings, healers, and a swan that teaches Brahmā the wordless truth.

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शाश्वत भाव · Eternal Currents

The Living Themes

Every descent is a meditation on one of these four — and on the moment when they meet.

अवतारण

Avatāraṇa · The Descent

The eternal becomes the temporal so that grief and time may have a face to turn to. The Lord steps into history to walk beside His own.

शरणागति

Śaraṇāgati · Refuge

From Prahlāda's faith to Gajendra's cry, the Bhāgavata insists — the smallest call, sincerely raised, draws Hari Himself across the worlds.

भक्तियोग

Bhakti-yoga · The Path of Love

In the age of Kali, the wise worship through saṅkīrtana — the singing of the holy names. Love is now the yajña that liberates.

लीला

Līlā · The Play

Creation, preservation, and dissolution are the Lord's play. The Bhāgavata is not history alone but the diary of that play.

कथा-कोश · The Treasury of Tales

Tales from the Bhāgavata

Nine kathās — each a gem from Vyāsa's necklace. Tap any to read its full retelling.

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श्री विष्णु क्षेत्राणि · Sacred Geography

Famous Vishnu Kṣetras

From the Himālayan snow to the Kāverī's mouth — the great mandirs where Lord Viṣṇu is worshipped today.