History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c91.274
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c91.274
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v7.c91.274
From the facts that Kṣemendra in his Daśāvatāra-carita¹⁶²⁸ (composed in 1066 A. D), and the Gītagovinda of Jayadeva (court poet of Lakṣmaṇasena) mention the usual ten avatāras with Fish as the first and that the Matsya passage about ten avatāras is quoted by Aparārka (first half of 12th century), it follows that all the ten avatāras of Viṣṇu had become recognised throughout India at least about the 10th century A. D.
Linked texts (3)
- Matsyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Gītagovinda — Jayadeva, Sanskrit
- Daśāvatāracarita — Kṣemendra, Sanskrit