1) MATSYA
Life begins anew
Evil stalks, steals golden truth
Fish burst- demon dead
2) KURMA
Churning Old Mountain,
Tortoise transforms; beauty pours
Immortal nectar
3) VARAHA
Earth under ransom
Boar’s victorious lift, world
Resurrects again
4) NARASHIMA
Blessed demon corrupts
Blatant arrogance stuck by
Neither man nor beast
5) VAMANA
King grants priest word
Three steps- heaven, earth and head
Benevolence wins
6) PARASHURAM
Religious scholar
Exterminate royal sins
Immortal man walks
7) RAMA
Behold, Ayodhayan prince
Wife abducted, partners build
Evil beheaded
8) KRISHNA
Born malice and strong
God manifest to reveal
-Bhagavad Gita
9) BUDDHA
Thirsty seeking truth
Refine old philosophy
Born enlightened one
10) KALKI
Messiah awaits
Age of darkness/destruction
World begins again
copyright9c)2007 ShivRaj
