Das Avatars and human evolution

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Dear all,

 

Most of us know that dashavatars depict the evolution of life throuh

ameoba to a full human. Let me please share some of my thoughts as

each planet and sign also represent an avatar.

 

The life has began billions of years ago as a spark from Oceans.

This is depicted in our puranas in several places.

 

I often talked about Vritra and Indra's fighting on a symbolism

level and this is one of the symbolisms it holds. Vrtra means

inertia, the inertia that has been there for ages, lifeless,

actionless and utterly passive, so passive that there was no change

in any aspect for ages. Indra, perhaps a star here, Red in color and

big in size, has stuck this inertia of the seas, igniting a spark,

the spark of life. Incidentally, Indra literally means ignition.

 

This life, ignited by Divine will or by accident, has started to

take a shape called a Cell. This cell became capable of independent

existence and behold, of growing and populating. This is called

amoeba.

 

A fish is nothing but a great amoeba! This is symbolized in the

first avatar. This avatar represents the Life Force and

interestingly, the demon killed by the Lord in this incarnation is

named Somaka- the laziness or Inertia! Thus, it symbolizes the

beginning of life by having victory over the inertia that has been

there for ages.

 

Lord Krishna had been an avid worshipper of matsya avatar.

 

At psychological level, this avatar represents the beginning of

Intelligence and the eternal dilemma of man whether to be born or

not. At spiritual level, it indicates the birth of the urge to seek

of the Ultimate, as paraphrased by the famous first brahma sutra-`

Once the Brahma jijnasa has taken place…" (athatho brahma jijnasa)

Pisces, amongst signs, represents this avatar and fittingly, the

spiritual graha, Ketu , represents this avatar.

 

The Kurma symbolizes the survival and slow proliferation of life

onto Land. The survival requires conformation to the nature laws and

a discipline that is imposed by the Universe. The tortoise also

represents imposing limits on its own self. Cancer, amongst signs

and Saturn in the planets represent this avatar. It also indicates

the responsibilities one carries in any role that one dons.

 

At psychological level, it represents the development of Ideas and

emotions. At spiritual level, it indicates the culmination of

shraddha or deeksha , ie the deep determination and strength of

ones decision to seek the Lord.

 

 

I would post more on hearing from the group.

 

regards,

 

Kishore patnaik