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In this chapter, I
wish to examine each loka peeling apart the qualities of
athvatrakathandhyya||2|| the avatras.
=now
= avatra [deities who become engaged in the As I was translating this chapter, I realized the first
affairs of the universe] chapter was an important foundation to this chapter,
=narration especially in regards to the below key points from the last
=meditation three lokas of chapter one:
=masculine in a stem, singular, nominative
1. Per loka 22, living beings [containing a portion of
Now the meditation on the narration of the avatras living being and supreme soul] can have a predominance
[deities who become engaged in the affairs of the of living being portion or supreme soul portion.
universe].
2. Per loka 23, Surya, etc., additional planets, Brahma,
The main subject matter for chapter two is the avatras. iva and others have supreme spirit in predominance
In the widest definition, avatras are deities that become and abundance.
engaged with the affairs of universe. In contemporary
vedic astrology, avatras are not commonly referenced. 3. Per loka 24, the aktis are attached to the respective
You hear of them and an occasional myth is attached to portions [living being and supreme soul].
=of the Avatars Please tell me lord of the munis! Whether, Vishnus
=Ram [referring to Lakshmi] avatras [such as Rma, Ka, etc.] contain a portion of
=Lord living being.
=masculine i stem, singular, genitive
=Nsiha
=those who have Nsiha, Sukara are associated with Sun, Moon, Mars
=masculine a stem, plural, nominative one thing I came up with is combining a statement made
=those endowed with living portion in the Tao Te Ching [an important and ancient text in
Taoism] with the vedic numerology of the planets and
O wise one, Rma, Ka, Nsiha, Sukara thusly indeed the Sakhya philosophy system. In the Tao Te Ching it
are full avatra. The others are endowed with a living states, The one becomes the two, the two becomes the
This is a very significant loka given it is only qualifying two, Mars is number three, and Rahu is number eight,
four avatras as completely full of supreme soul. It is but lords over number four. If you overlay the planets
very interesting how only four Avatras are completely on the Sakhya philosophy framework then Sun is
full of supreme soul. Why is this? Rma and Ka are Purua, Moon is Prakriti, Mars is Mahat and Rahu would
commonly given high rank amoung the vedic deities, but rule over Ahamkra. The Purua is everything and is
not always with Nsiha and especially not with Sukara. beyond everything and is analogized with the cosmic
soul. Prakriti is cosmic nature that Purua conjuncts with
resulting in the third stage of Mahat, the cosmic
=successively [adverb] stories will be relayed later in this chapter.
To destroy the strength of the Daityas [demons], to births [avatras] came from the grahas. The main
increase the strength of the Devas [divine], aiming to avatras that came from the planets will be listed below
establish dharma. [Janrdana] from grahas took many from Sun to Ketu.
Yadu Leader: When Kamsa heard of the eighth child being born, he
Ka is the beloved Avatar of the Hindus. The stories of rushed to kill it. When he raised the child, who was
Ka are many and his devotees never tire of hearing actually Yashodas child, up in order to smash and kill it,
them. Ka was born of two saintly parents while the child slipped from his fingers into the air, and before
imprisoned by the evil King Kamsa, Kas uncle. magically disappearing, told Kamsa that the eighth child
Kamsa had imprisoned Kas parents because a voice was hidden safely away.
from the sky had told him that their eighth child would
be the death of him. Kamsa killed Kas six younger Ka spent his early life in sweet contentment among
siblings as soon as they were born, but the seventh was the cowherds. Kamsa sent many Asuras to kill him, but
transformed to the womb of Rohini, a cowherd of Ka, though just a small child, vanquished them all.
Gokula. This seventh was Balarma; an incarnation of Ka was a delight to all, and entertained them with the
Adishesha-the 1000 headed serpent, Kas lifelong music of his flute and his constant pranks.
companion.
=Bhargava
Vamana of wise one teacher [Jupiter], Bhrgava of
=Bhrgava Bhrgava [Venus], Kurma of the Son of the Sun [Saturn],
=masculine a stem, singular, genitive Sukara of Sainhikeya.
=Bhargava [Parashurama] [Venus]
Bali was not frightened, I do not consider my words to Vamana took everything from Bali, but after Bali
be lies, and there is still a place for your third pace. surrendered to Him. He blessed him to be the next
Please place your foot on my head. Indra. In the same manner Jupiter will take away in
order to allow for greater blessings to follow.
Brahma then came to Vamana and said, Please release
Bali; he has given you all he has and has surrendered Bali had never swerved from truth and when he was
himself to you. He should be rewarded. ready to grow, Vamana, in taking, freed Bali from his
attachments so that he could grow. In the same manner
The Lord then said, When I want to destroy a man I Jupiter, when we are ready to grow, frees us from those
grant him all the wealth and power in the world. He things that are preventing our growth.
then gets involved in them and forgets his true nature.
When I want to save a man from this delusion I take Vamana graced Bali, a mere Asura to become the next
away his all. Becoming rid of all his faults he will Indra, the next king of the Devas. In the same manner,
become Mine. Bali has never swerved from the path of Jupiter turns all that is gross into the most perfected.
=supreme soul
=Ketu
=portion
=masculine u stem, singular, genitive =masculine a stem, singular, nominative
=fish =predominance
=avatara [descent] =masculine a stem, singular, nominative
=masculine a stem, singular, nominative
=great soul portion, predominant
=and
=amoung those
=Ketormina avatara [descent] and =who [plural]
=who [plural] =all
=and =pronoun, plural, nominative
=other =all
=and others
=these
=verily
=masculine a stem, plural, nominative the world. One day Satyavrata was performing his
=sky goers, are called ablutions on the banks of the river Kritamala. When he
took up the water in his cupped palm he found a tiny
And Mina avatara of Ketu. Verily, these who are others fish in his hands. He promptly dropped the fish back in
born of planets. All among those who have predominance the water. The fish spoke and said, O King, have pity
of partma are sky goers. on me, I am so small and afraid of the big fish which
threaten to eat me up. Please take me away and protect
The first part of this loka is stating the avatara that came me. The king was touch by the fish and took it home.
from Ketu. I have listed some details about this avatra The next morning the fish said, There is not enough
below [this is copied from Ernsts Wilhelms book Vault space inside the vessel I am in, please place me in a wider
At the end of the previous Kalpa, Brahma, the Creator, thing happened. He kept placing the fish in bigger and
went to sleep and the world became submerged under bigger areas filled with water but the fish kept growing
the waters. When Brahma was sleeping an Asura stole and complaining that it did not have enough space.
The fish said, The Ocean is full of sharks and whales All happened as was said. The Lord in the form of the
which will surely eat me up. Why did you bring me fish also taught Self-realization to Satyavrata. During
here? this time he also fought the Asura who had stolen the
Vedas, returning the Vedas to Brahma at the end of the
Satyavrata smiled and said, You are no ordinary fish. I great deluge.
know who you are. You are the Supreme Lord who has
donned this form for some good purpose. Matsya was a fish who discontented with all smaller
vessels except for the ocean of Spirit. Similarly Ketu is
The Lord, in the form of the fish, then said, You are never contented with anything of the world and only
right. Seven days from today the three worlds will be finds contentment in Spirit.
submerged under the waters. The great deluge is
coming. When the world goes completely under you will Matsya taught the knowledge of Self-realization to
see a boat. Take your place in the boat with the Seven Satyavrata and returned the wisdom of the Vedas; Ketu
Rishis. I will be in the waters. When you see me tie the provides the Jnana [knowledge] of Self-realization.
boat to one of my horns. I will play on the waters for the
duration of Brahmas night [the period during which
=portion =grahas
=masculine a stem, singular, nominative =masculine a stem, plural, ablative
=verily [emphatic] =and
=predominance
=from grahas, and
=masculine a stem, singular, nominative
=supreme soul
=living being portion, predominent
=portion
=amoung those =come forth
=living being =masculine a stem, plural, nominative
=masculine a stem, plural, nominative
=Paramtm portion come forth
=those
=therefore, truely
=Rma =those
=Ka
=Indeed avatara
=to dissolve
=living being =atmanepadi [present], 4th gana, 1st person, plural,
=not, other Without Jyotish [one would] never be able to know the
to know
= other. Therefore, it ought to be studied by Brahmans,
=able especially.
=parasmaipada, singular, 1st person
=hell
=who or which
=a person
=a person
=relating to
=masculine a stem, singular, nominative
=masculine a stem, singular, accusative
=a person =relating to the person
=stram [instruction]
=suffered
=not known
=having [gerund]
=having
=having suffered
=not having known of the shastra
=and
=relating to the science of divination [jyotish]
=blind
=masculine a stem, singular, nominative =-ness
= relating to the science of divination [jyotish] =and, blindness
=indeed