Hymns of the ten incarnations – written by Jayadeva This Dashavatara stotra is the very first section in the Gita-Govindam, a composition of the famous poet Sri Jayadeva. Oh Lord, in the form of a Fish! In the flood of dissolution you have held up the revealed knowledge of the Vedas, like a boat, without effort. Hail! Hari, God of the world, Victory to Thee! Oh Lord, in the form of the Tortoise! On the ample expanse of your back, calloused by the burden of the earth that it bears, securely stands the world. Hail! Hari, God of the world, Victory to Thee! Oh Lord, in the form of the Boar! The world rests in peace on the tip of your tusk, like the dark marking on the disc of the moon. Hail! Hari, God of the world, Victory to Thee! Oh Lord, in the form of Man-lion! In your hand of lotus-like beauty, are the finger nails with their wonderful tips, which have torn asunder the most powerful demon Hiranyakashipu as if he was a huge insect. Hail! Hari, God of the world, Victory to Thee! Oh Lord, in the form of the Dwarf! By planting your feet you have cheated Bali, the mighty. Ganga, the river, which sanctifies the world, has come out of your toenails. Hail! Hari, God of the world, Victory to Thee! Oh Lord, in the form of the Lord of the Bhrigus, you have bathed the world in the blood of the tyrannous rulers, thus cleansing it of sin and destroying the misery of its relative existence. Hail! Hari, God of the universe, Victory to Thee! Ì| Oh Lord, in the body of Sri Rama! You have made a beautiful offering of the ten heads of the demon Ravana in battle to the guardians of the cardinal directions. Hail! Hari, God of the world, Victory to Thee! Oh Lord, in the form of the Balaraama, the bearer of the plough! You wear on your immaculate body a garment of the color of the cloud, blue like the Yamuna, darkened by the fear of being dragged by your plough. Hail! Hari, God of the world, Victory to Thee! Ì Oh Lord, in the body of Buddha, the enlightened one! Out of Compassion o your heart you have condemned the ritualistic part of the Yagnas ordaining the killing of animals. Hail! Hari, God of the world, Victory to Thee! Oh Lord, in the form of the Kalki! For the destruction of the wicked, you carry a meteor-like sword in your hand, trailing a train of disaster to them. Hail! Hari, God of the World, Victory to Thee! ´ Oh Lord, who took ten forms! Please listen to this song of jayadeva. It bestows goodness and joy; it is the essenc
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