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Avatars in the Mahabharata

2023-05-30T05:58:30Z

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{{short description|List of the avatars of great epic ''Mahābhārata'' and the original devatas or deities whose avatars they were.}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Avatars in the ''Mahabharata''}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2015}}
List of the avatars of great epic ''[[Mahābhārata]]'' and the original [[devata]]s or deities whose [[avatar]]s/portion they were.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Character
! Avatar/Portion of

|-
|[[Krishna]]
|[[Vishnu]]
|-
|[[Abhimanyu]]
|[[Varchas]], son of [[Chandra]] and [[Rohini (goddess)|Rohini]]
|-
|-
|[[Balarama]]
|AdiShesha
|-<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Balarama|title=Balarama | Hindu mythology|website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref>
|[[Hanuman]]
|Portion of [[Vayu]]
|-
|[[Radha]]
|[[Nila Devi|Devi Radhika]]
|-
|[[Karna]]
|Portion of Lord [[Surya]]<ref>https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m15/m15031.htm</ref>

|-
|[[Duryodhana]]
|Avatar of Lord [[Kali (demon)]]
|-
|-
| [[Rukmini]]
| [[Mahalakshmi]]<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01068.htm|title=The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section LXVII|publisher=[[sacred-texts.com]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Satyabhama]]
|[[Bhumidevi]]
|-
| [[Draupadi]]
| reincarnation of [[Shachi]] and portion of [[Agni]]<ref
| name="auto"/>
|-
|-
|[[Dhristadyumna]]
|Portion of [[Agni]]
|-
|[[Jambavati|Jambvati]]
|[[Nila Devi|Neeladevi]] form of [[Lakshmi]]
|-
|[[Ulupi]]
|[[Maya (religion)|Maya]]
|-
|-
|[[Iravan]]
|[[Chandra|Vacchi]], son of [[Chandra]] and [[Chandra|Revati]]
|-
|-
| [[Dantavakra]]
| [[Jaya-Vijaya|Vijaya]]
|-
|[[Yashoda]]
|[[Kausalya]] or [[Kaikeyi]] (Ramayan)
|-
| [[Vasudeva|Vasudev]]
|[[Kashyapa]]
|-
|[[Devaki]]
|[[Aditi]]
|-
|[[Bhagadatta]]
|[[Narakasura]], Ruler of Naraka
|-
|Sons of [[Ganga]]
|[[Vasus]]
|-
|[[Bhishma]]
|[[Vasus|Prabhasa]] (Vasu of the Star)
|-
|[[Gandhari (character)|Gandhari]]
|Mati
|-
| [[Kunti]]
|[[Siddhi]]
|-
|[[Madri]]
|[[Dhriti]]
|-
|[[Drona]]
|[[Bṛhaspati|Brihaspati]]
|-
|[[Vidura]]
|[[Yama]]
|-
| [[Shishupala]]
| [[Jaya-Vijaya|Jaya]]
|-
|[[Ashwatthama]]
|[[Shiva]]
|-
|[[Bhairavi|Tripura Bhairavi]]
|[[Mahadevi|Adi Parashakti]]
|-
|[[Shantanu]]
|Mahabhisha
|-
| [[Durvasa]]
| [[Shiva]]
|-
| [[Kamsa]]
| [[Kalanemi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harekrsna.com/philosophy/associates/demons/vishnu/kalanemi.htm|title=The Hare Krsnas - Battles of Vishnu Avatars - Kalanemi|publisher=harekrsna.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Pradyumna]]
|[[Kamadeva]]
|-
|[[Mayavati (Hinduism)|Mayavati]]
|[[Rati]]
|-
|[[Satyavati]]
|Achchodha
|-
|[[Jarasandha]]
|[[Viprachitti]]<ref name="sacred-texts.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01068.htm|title=The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section LXVII|publisher=sacred-texts.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Yudhishthira]]
|Portion of [[Yama]]
|-
|[[Bhima]]
|Portion of [[Vayu]]
|-
|[[Arjuna]]
|Portion of [[Indra]]
|-
| [[Nakula]]
|Portion of [[Aśvins|Asvins]]
|-
| [[Sahadeva]]
|Portion of [[Aśvins|Asvins]]
|-
| [[Subhadra]]
|Reincarnation of [[Trijata]] or [[Vindhyavasini|Yogmaya]]
|-
|[[Upapandavas]]
|[[Visvadevas]]
|-
|[[Shakuni]]
|[[Dvapara Yuga|Dwapara]]
|-
|Kripi
|[[Tara (Hindu goddess)|Tara]]
|-
|[[Rohini Devi|Rohini]]
|[[Kadru]], mother of Nagas
|-
|-
|[[Nanda Baba|Nand]]
|[[Dasharatha]] (Ramayan)
|-
|[[Paundraka]]
|[[Vena (Hindu king)|Vena]]
|-
|[[Shikhandi]]
|[[Amba (Mahabharata)|Amba]]
|-
|[[Revati]]
|Jyotishamati
|-
|[[Usha (Mahabharata)|Usha]]
|[[Tilottama]]
|-
|[[Ruchiparvan]] or [[Rochangarbha]]
|[[Chandra|Puru]], son of [[Chandra]] and [[Rohini (goddess)|Rohini]]
|-
|Jara
|[[Vali (Ramayana)|Vali]] (Ramayan)
|-
|[[Chitrāngadā]]
|[[Shachi]]
|-
|[[Mayuri (wife of Duryodhana)|Mayuri]]
|Avatar of Devi [[Alakshmi]], wife of Lord [[Kali (demon)|Kali]]
|-
|[[Bhanumati (wife of Duryodhana)|Bhanumati]]
|Avatar of [[Durukti]], [[Sanjna]] or [[Dhanyamalini]]
|-
|[[Shweta (Mahabharata)|Shweta]]
|Avatar of Kali's servant's wife
|-
|-
|[[Dushasana]]
|Avatar of Kali's servant
|-
}

In some sources Krishna Dvaipayana [[Vyasa]] is considered as [[Lord Vishnu]].There is no proof that [[Dhrishtadyumna|Dhristadyumna]] is Eklavya.There is no proof that [[Karna]] is Sakasrakavach in Mahabharatha or in Shree bagavatham.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Mahābhārata}}

[[Category:Mahabharata]]

Avatars in the Mahabharata

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{{short description|List of the avatars of great epic ''Mahābhārata'' and the original devatas or deities whose avatars they were.}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Avatars in the ''Mahabharata''}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2015}}
List of the avatars of great epic ''[[Mahābhārata]]'' and the original [[devata]]s or deities whose [[avatar]]s/portion they were.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Character
! Avatar/Portion of

|-
|[[Krishna]]
|[[Vishnu]]
|-
|[[Abhimanyu]]
|[[Varchas]], son of [[Chandra]] and [[Rohini (goddess)|Rohini]]
|-
|-
|[[Balarama]]
|AdiShesha
|-<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Balarama|title=Balarama | Hindu mythology|website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref>
|[[Hanuman]]
|Portion of [[Vayu]]
|-
|[[Radha]]
|[[Nila Devi|Devi Radhika]]
|-
|[[Karna]]
|Portion of Lord [[Surya]]<ref>https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m15/m15031.htm</ref>

|-
|[[Duryodhana]]
|Avatar of Lord [[Kali (demon)]]
|-
|-
| [[Rukmini]]
| [[Mahalakshmi]]<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01068.htm|title=The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section LXVII|publisher=[[sacred-texts.com]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Satyabhama]]
|[[Bhumidevi]]
|-
| [[Draupadi]]
| reincarnation of [[Shachi]] and portion of [[Agni]]<ref
| name="auto"/>
|-
|-
|[[Dhristadyumna]]
|Portion of [[Agni]]
|-
|[[Jambavati|Jambvati]]
|[[Nila Devi|Neeladevi]] form of [[Lakshmi]]
|-
|[[Ulupi]]
|[[Maya (religion)|Maya]]
|-
|-
|[[Iravan]]
|[[Chandra|Vacchi]], son of [[Chandra]] and [[Chandra|Revati]]
|-
|-
| [[Dantavakra]]
| [[Jaya-Vijaya|Vijaya]]
|-
|[[Yashoda]]
|[[Kausalya]] or [[Kaikeyi]] (Ramayan)
|-
| [[Vasudeva|Vasudev]]
|[[Kashyapa]]
|-
|[[Devaki]]
|[[Aditi]]
|-
|[[Bhagadatta]]
|[[Narakasura]], Ruler of Naraka
|-
|Sons of [[Ganga]]
|[[Vasus]]
|-
|[[Bhishma]]
|[[Vasus|Prabhasa]] (Vasu of the Star)
|-
|[[Gandhari (character)|Gandhari]]
|Mati
|-
| [[Kunti]]
|[[Siddhi]]
|-
|[[Madri]]
|[[Dhriti]]
|-
|[[Drona]]
|[[Bṛhaspati|Brihaspati]]
|-
|[[Vidura]]
|[[Yama]]
|-
| [[Shishupala]]
| [[Jaya-Vijaya|Jaya]]
|-
|[[Ashwatthama]]
|[[Shiva]]
|-
|[[Bhairavi|Tripura Bhairavi]]
|[[Mahadevi|Adi Parashakti]]
|-
|[[Shantanu]]
|Mahabhisha
|-
| [[Durvasa]]
| [[Shiva]]
|-
| [[Kamsa]]
| [[Kalanemi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harekrsna.com/philosophy/associates/demons/vishnu/kalanemi.htm|title=The Hare Krsnas - Battles of Vishnu Avatars - Kalanemi|publisher=harekrsna.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Pradyumna]]
|[[Kamadeva]]
|-
|[[Mayavati (Hinduism)|Mayavati]]
|[[Rati]]
|-
|[[Satyavati]]
|Achchodha
|-
|[[Jarasandha]]
|[[Viprachitti]]<ref name="sacred-texts.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01068.htm|title=The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Sambhava Parva: Section LXVII|publisher=sacred-texts.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Yudhishthira]]
|Portion of [[Yama]]
|-
|[[Bhima]]
|Portion of [[Vayu]]
|-
|[[Arjuna]]
|Portion of [[Indra]]
|-
| [[Nakula]]
|Portion of [[Aśvins|Asvins]]
|-
| [[Sahadeva]]
|Portion of [[Aśvins|Asvins]]
|-
| [[Subhadra]]
|Reincarnation of [[Trijata]] or [[Vindhyavasini|Yogmaya]]
|-
|[[Upapandavas]]
|[[Visvadevas]]
|-
|[[Shakuni]]
|[[Dvapara Yuga|Dwapara]]
|-
|Kripi
|[[Tara (Hindu goddess)|Tara]]
|-
|[[Rohini Devi|Rohini]]
|[[Kadru]], mother of Nagas
|-
|-
|[[Nanda Baba|Nand]]
|[[Dasharatha]] (Ramayan)
|-
|[[Paundraka]]
|[[Vena (Hindu king)|Vena]]
|-
|[[Shikhandi]]
|[[Amba (Mahabharata)|Amba]]
|-
|[[Revati]]
|Jyotishamati
|-
|[[Usha (Mahabharata)|Usha]]
|[[Tilottama]]
|-
|[[Ruchiparvan]] or [[Rochangarbha]]
|[[Chandra|Puru]], son of [[Chandra]] and [[Rohini (goddess)|Rohini]]
|-
|Jara
|[[Vali (Ramayana)|Vali]] (Ramayan)
|-
|[[Chitrāngadā]]
|[[Shachi]]
|-
|[[Mayuri (wife of Duryodhana)|Mayuri]]
|Avatar of Devi [[Alakshmi]], wife of Lord [[Kali (demon)|Kali]]
|-
|[[Bhanumati (wife of Duryodhana)|Bhanumati]]
|Avatar of [[Durukti]], [[Sanjna]] or [[Dhanyamalini]]
|-
|[[Shweta (Mahabharata)|Shweta]]
|Avatar of Kali's servant's wife
|-
|-
|[[Dushasana]]
|Avatar of Kali's servant
|-
|-
}
In some sources Krishna Dvaipayana [[Vyasa]] is considered as [[Lord Vishnu]].There is no proof that [[Dhrishtadyumna|Dhristadyumna]] is Eklavya.There is no proof that [[Karna]] is Sakasrakavach in Mahabharatha or in Shree bagavatham.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Mahābhārata}}

[[Category:Mahabharata]]