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| {{short description|List of the avatars of great epic ''Mahābhārata'' and the original devatas or deities whose avatars they were.}}
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| {{More citations needed|date=September 2015}}
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| List of the avatars of great epic ''[[Mahābhārata]]'' and the original [[devata]]s or deities whose [[avatar]]s/portion they were.
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| ! Avatar/Portion of
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| |[[Krishna]]
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| |Avatar of [[Vishnu]]
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| |[[Abhimanyu]]
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| |Avatar of [[Varchas]], son of [[Chandra]] and [[Rohini (goddess)|Rohini]]
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| |[[Balarama]]
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| |Avatar of AdiShesha
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| |-<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Balarama|title=Balarama | Hindu mythology|website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref>
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| |[[Hanuman]]
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| |Portions of [[Shiva]] and [[Vayu]]
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| |[[Radha]]
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| |Avatar of [[Nila Devi|Devi Radhika]]
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| |[[Karna]]
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| |Portion of Lord [[Surya]],<ref>https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m15/m15031.htm</ref> rebirth of Dambhodbhava
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| |[[Duryodhana]]
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| |Avatar of Lord [[Kali (demon)]]
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| | [[Rukmini]]
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| |Avatar of [[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>
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| |[[Satyabhama]]
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| |Avatar of [[Bhumidevi]]
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| | [[Draupadi]]
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| | Portions of [[Shachi]], [[Svaha]] and [[Agni]]<ref
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| |[[Dhristadyumna]]
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| |Portion of [[Agni]]
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| |[[Jambavati|Jambvati]]
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| |Avatar of [[Nila Devi|Neeladevi]] form of [[Lakshmi]]
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| |[[Ulupi]]
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| |Avatar of [[Maya (religion)|Maya]]
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| |[[Iravan]]
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| |Avatar of [[Chandra|Vacchi]], son of [[Chandra]] and [[Chandra|Revati]]
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| | [[Dantavakra]]
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| |Avatar of [[Jaya-Vijaya|Vijaya]]
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| |[[Yashoda]]
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| |Rebirth of [[Kausalya]] (Ramayan)
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| | [[Vasudeva|Vasudev]]
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| |Avatar of [[Kashyapa]]
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| |[[Devaki]]
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| |Rebirth of [[Kaikeyi]] (Ramayan)
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| |[[Bhagadatta]]
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| |Rebirth of Basakala
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| |Sons of [[Ganga]]
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| |Avatars of [[Vasus]]
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| |[[Bhishma]]
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| |Avatar of [[Vasus|Prabhasa]] (Vasu of the Star)
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| |[[Gandhari (character)|Gandhari]]
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| |Avatar of Mati
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| | [[Kunti]]
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| |Avatar of [[Siddhi]]
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| |[[Madri]]
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| |Avatar of [[Dhriti]]
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| |[[Drona]]
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| |Avatar of [[Bṛhaspati|Brihaspati]]
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| |[[Vidura]]
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| |Avatar of [[Yama]]
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| | [[Shishupala]]
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| | Avatar of [[Jaya-Vijaya|Jaya]]
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| |[[Ashwatthama]]
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| |Portions of [[Shiva]], [[Kama]], [[Krodha]] and [[Yama]]
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| |[[Bhairavi|Tripura Bhairavi]]
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| |[[Mahadevi|Adi Parashakti]]
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| |[[Shantanu]]
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| |Rebirth of Mahabhisha
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| | [[Durvasa]]
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| |Avatar of [[Shiva]]
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| | [[Kamsa]]
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| | Rebirth of [[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>
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| | [[Pradyumna]]
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| |Avatar of [[Kamadeva]], a portion of Sanat Kumara
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| |[[Mayavati (Hinduism)|Mayavati]]
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| |Avatar of [[Rati]]
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| |[[Satyavati]]
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| |Avatar of Achchodha
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| |[[Jarasandha]]
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| |Rebirth of [[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>
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| |[[Yudhishthira]]
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| |Portion of [[Yama]]
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| |[[Bhima]]
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| |Portion of [[Vayu]]
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| |[[Arjuna]]
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| |Portions of [[Indra]] and [[Vishnu]]/Rebirth of sage Nara
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| | [[Nakula]]
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| |Portion of [[Aśvins|Asvins]]
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| | [[Sahadeva]]
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| |Portion of [[Aśvins|Asvins]]
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| | [[Subhadra]]
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| |Avatar of [[Vindhyavasini|Yogmaya]]
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| |[[Upapandavas]]
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| |Avatars of [[Visvadevas]]
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| |[[Shakuni]]
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| |Avatar of [[Dvapara Yuga|Dwapara]]
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| |Kripi
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| |Avatar of [[Tara (Hindu goddess)|Tara]]
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| |[[Rohini Devi|Rohini]]
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| |Avatar of [[Kadru]], mother of Nagas
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| |[[Nanda Baba|Nand]]
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| |Rebirth of [[Dasharatha]] (Ramayan)
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| |Rebirth of [[Vena (Hindu king)|Vena]]
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| |[[Shikhandi]]
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| |Rebirth of [[Amba (Mahabharata)|Amba]]
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| |[[Revati]]
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| |Rebirth of Jyotishamati
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| |[[Usha (Mahabharata)|Usha]]
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| |Avatar of [[Tilottama]]
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| |[[Ruchiparvan]] or [[Rochangarbha]]
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| |Avatar of [[Chandra|Puru]], son of [[Chandra]] and [[Rohini (goddess)|Rohini]]
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| |Jara (Hunter)
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| |Rebirth of [[Vali (Ramayana)|Vali]]/a portion of Indra (Ramayan)
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| |[[Chitrāngadā]]
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| |Portion of [[Shachi]]
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| |[[Mayuri (wife of Duryodhana)|Mayuri]]
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| |Avatar of Devi [[Alakshmi]], wife of Lord [[Kali (demon)|Kali]]
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| |[[Bhanumati (wife of Duryodhana)|Bhanumati]]
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| |Avatar of [[Durukti]], [[Sanjna]] or [[Dhanyamalini]]
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| |[[Shweta (Mahabharata)|Shweta]]
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| |Avatar of Kali's servant's wife
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| |[[Dushasana]]
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| |Avatar of Kali's servent
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| In some sources Krishna Dvaipayana [[Vyasa]] is considered as [[Lord Vishnu]].There is no proof that [[Dhrishtadyumna|Dhristadyumna]] is Eklavya. However there are plenty of proofs that describes Karna as Dambhodbhava in his previous life one of those sources is none other then the holy Devi Bhagavata Purana.
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| == References ==
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| {{reflist}} | |
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| {{Mahābhārata}}
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| [[Category:Mahabharata]]
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