[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.1183 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1183 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1183 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1183](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1183) 2) \*Daśāvatāras\*. (\*The ten Incarnations\*). Owing to the curse of Bhṛgu, mentioned above, Mahāviṣṇu had to undertake so many incarnations, complete as well as partial. Complete incarnations are ten in number. They are called Daśāvatāras (The Ten Incarnations). - [Previous: c4.1182](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1182) - [Next: c4.1184](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1184) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1183](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1183) · Pramāṇa