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They approached Lord Vishnu and performed saranagati at His lotus Feet. Rama Avatara: The name Govinda means Sitarama who incarnated on earth to alleviate the sufferings of siddhas, gandharvas and yakshas, who were tormented by Ravana, whose death was to be only at the hands of a human being. Gavi (in the earth) vindateeti (terrorises) -as a one-man army, He was a terror on earth for the Kshatriya clan. He succeeded in annihilating twenty one generations of Kshatriyas. Parasurama Avatara: Lord Vishnu incarnated as Parasurama and took a vow to erase the Kshatriya race totally from the face of the earth to avenge the death of his father jamadagni. Gaah charanaaravindasambandham vindayateeti govindah - Trivikrama. Only the emperor’s head was left for His third step andīali was thus pushed to the nether world (patala loka). Soon the young lad grew into the lofty Trivikrama and the entire universe was measured by His two steps. He entered the yagasala and begged for three steps of land from the mighty emperor who readily obliged, not paying heed to his acharya’s words of caution and restraint. Vamana Avatara: In deference to the request of Indra who was overpowered by emperor Bali who reigned supreme at one point of time, Lord Vishnu incarnated as a young Brahmachari Vamana. Goshu vindayateeti govindah - He is Govinda as He made the army rush and fall into the flames of jvala Nrisimha of its own accord. Like fireflies falling into the fire of their own accord and dying, the huge army of the Asura king was engulfed in the fiery flames of Jvala Nrisimha. He emerged in all His fiery fury right from that pillar which Hiranyakasipu struck with the palm of his hand. As we all know, the Lord incarnated as Nrisimha to prove the truth in the child devotee Prahlada’s statement that Lord Narayana alone was omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient. Nrisimha Avatara: Govinda refers to jvala Nrisimha, who, by His fiery flames, reduced to ashes the three crore-strong army of Hiranyakasipu, the Asura. Gaam vindateeti govindah - He made earth (gaam) attain her position. At that time, Lord Vishnu took the form of a white Boar, vanquished Hiranyaksha, rescued mother Earth and reinstated her to her former glory. VarahaAvatara: Once Hiranyaksha, who was all-powerful due to the powers he obtained from his penance, pushed Bhoomidevi into the depths of the ocean. Gobhih vindateeti govindah- He incarnated in deference to the oral request (godhih) of the Devas and Asuras. Out of compassion, Lord Vishnu incarnated as the Tortoise and, going under the mountain, took its burden upon His shell, after which the churning went on smoothly.
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In this laborious process, the mountain kept slipping time and again. Kurma Avatara: During the churning of the Milky Ocean, Vasuki the serpent was the rope and Mandara mountain was the churning rod. The Lord restored the Vedas to Brahma and hence is Govinda (vind- to attain). How is the Govinda-nama relevant here? Gaavah vindayateeti govindah - here, gaavah refers to the Vedas, which are of the essence of sound. The Lord, incarnating as a huge fish, dived into the deep ocean and rescued the Vedas after killing the Asura. Realising his folly, he went to Lord Vishnu and requested for pardon and help. Bereft of the Vedas, Brahma was powerless. One day when Brahma was yawning, it chanced that an Asura, Sankhan by name, entered his mouth, grasped the Vedas and hid himself in the depths of the ocean. Naturally, it made the rest seethe with discontent. Matsya Avatara: At one point of time, Brahma was puffed up with pride due to the fact that he was the creator and hence was superior to Indra, Siva and other gods and so they had to pay obeisance to him. It goes to the credit of the name Govinda to contain within itself the essence of all the ten avataras of Lord Vishnu. Salutations to Sri Krishna in the ten avataras - who redeemed the Vedas (Matsya), who bore the universe (Kurma), who restored the earth (Varaha), who tore the asura (Nrisimha), who deceived Bali (Trivikrama), who destroyed the Kshatriya clan (Parasurama), who killed Ravana (Rama), who wielded the plough (Balarama), who spread compassion (Krishna) and who will vanquish the sinners (Kalki). Mlecchaan moorechayate dasaakritikrite krishnaaya tubhyam namah. Paulastyam jayate ha/am kalayate kaarunyamaatanvate Vedaan uddharate jagannivahate bhoogolamudvibhrateĭaityam daarayate balm chalayate kshatrakshayam kurvate, In a similar vein, our elders and purvacharyas have recommended the recitation of the following sloka for meditating on the ten glorious avataras of Lord Vishnu. It is pretty well-known that the thousand divine Names of Lord Vishnu as enunciated by Bhishmacharya are encapsulated in Rama-nama itself, which is indeed very potent.