Meaning in this text
The ten principal avatars (descents) of Vishnu: Matsya (fish), Kurma (tortoise), Varaha (boar), Narasimha (half-man half-lion), Vamana (dwarf), Parashurama, Rama, Krishna (or Balarama), Buddha, and Kalki. The Bhagavatam expands this list significantly, describing twenty-two or even infinite avatars.
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