Incarnation: 4 definitions
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Incarnation is denoted by the Sanskrit term Avatāra, whereas Daśāvatāra refers to the “ten incarnations” (of Lord Viṣṇu) to which are assign various hand gestures (in Indian Dramas), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—In the Hindu scriptures, different stories are found, related to lord Viṣṇu, where we find the magnanimity of different incarnations of lord Viṣṇu. Moreover, a great influence of these ten incarnations of lord Viṣṇu seems to fall in the field of Dance also. In every classical Dance form of India, the daśa-avatāra-nṛtya is seen to perform in a graceful way. The gestures and postures used in daśa-avatāra-nṛtya are suggestive of the forms of incarnations.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
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Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
Gita-govinda of Jayadeva (comparative study) (by Manisha Misra)
2. The incarnations of Krishna < [Chapter 2 - The background and plot contents of Jayadeva’s Gitagovinda]
1. The Gitagovinda: An eternal creation of Jayadeva < [Chapter 2 - The background and plot contents of Jayadeva’s Gitagovinda]
6. Background of Krishna literature < [Chapter 2 - The background and plot contents of Jayadeva’s Gitagovinda]
Saura-purana (analytical study) (by Priyanku Chakraborty)
Part 3 - Buddhist elements mentioned in different Purāṇas < [Chapter 5 - Buddhism and the Saura-purāṇa]
Part 3.2.2 - Worship of the Buddha as an incarnation < [Chapter 5 - Buddhism and the Saura-purāṇa]
Part 3.5 - Pāśupata Śaivism and the Saura-purāṇa < [Chapter 4 - The Vedic and other Elements as Reflected in the Saura-purāṇa]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
3. Visnu And Other Gods < [Mythology]
Chapters 176-225 < [A summary of the Contents of Brahma-Purana]
6. Date of the Brahma Purana < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya) (by Kusakratha das Brahmacari)
Adhikarana 17: The Lord’s Incarnations are not Part and Parcel of the Lord, for They are the Lord Himself < [Adhyaya 2, Pada 3]
Sūtra 2.3.45 < [Adhyaya 2, Pada 3]
Sūtra 2.3.47 < [Adhyaya 2, Pada 3]
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