REINCARNATION (Part 1)

According to Hindu mythology, there are nine incarnations of Lord Vishnu. These are in the following order.

Matsya (fish)

Kurma (tortoise)

Varah (pig)

Nrusimh (half lion, half human)

Vaaman (child)

Parshuram (young adult)

Ram (matured)

Krishna

Buddha

The tenth incarnation to be known as “Kalki” is yet to come.

It is widely accepted fact that Hindu scriptures are based on scientific facts or have some connection with science.

While the birth dates of Ram (Ram Navami), Krishna (Krishna Janmashatami) and Buddha are available, birth dates for other incarnations are not very specific. This is because according to Hinduism, from the evolution of earth till the end, there are four eras known as Satya Yug (1,728,000 years), Treta Yug (1,296,000 years), Dwapar Yug (864,000 years) and Kali Yug (432,000 years). These four yug (era) amounts to total of 4,320,000 years. At the end of these four yug world comes to an end, also known as Big Bang theory.

It is believed that we are in 5000+ years in Kali Yug so if the above theory is correct then our planet has yet less than 427,000 years of life before it comes to an end with Big Bang theory.

If Hindu scriptures are so specific (I will not argue on that) and if it said to have connection with science, then one wonders if the above incarnations of Lord Vishnu has any connection to human life or are they remain strictly as Mythology.

I am fully convinced that the incarnations of Lord Vishnu are portrayed in a systematic order from conceiving of a child to eternity.

In my next post, I will try to explain the system of these incarnations so one can understand why these incarnations of Lord Vishnu are placed in these order.

- Manhar Narsey

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