An old town in Northern India. In the Ramayana, Valmiki mentions this as one of the towns that Bharat passes through when he returns to Ayodhya after Dasarath’s death.

As evil in the world increases, Vishnu and other devas incarnate in full or in part to rid the world of them. The full avatars are Purnaavatar and the part avatars are Amshaavatar. The Mahabharata Adiparva Chapters 54-64 has a complete list. Below is a list from the Shrimahadevibhagavata 4th Skanda ()Deva – Avatar)

Kashyapa – Vasudeva

Adisesha – Balabhadra

Narayanarshi – SriKrishna

Yamadharma – Yudhishtira

Ashwinis – Nakula, Sahadeva

Dharma – Vidura

Shiva – Ashwathama

Gandharvaraja – Devaka

Ashtavasu (one of the ashtavasus) – Bhishma

Marudganam – Kripa, Kritavarma

Aditi – Devaki

Nararshi – Arjun

Vayu – Bhima

Surya – Karna

Varuna – Shantanu

Marut – Virat

Hansa – Dhritarashtra

Brihaspati – Drona

Dwapara – Shakuni

Pavaka – Dhrishtadyumna

Kali – Duryodhana

Rakshasa – Shikhandi

Varuna – Drupada

Dhriti – Madri

Viprachitti – Jarasandha

Hayagriva – Keshi

Bashkala – Bhagadatta

Lamba – Pralamba

Sanalkumara – Pradyumna

Lakshmi – Panchali

Sidhi – Kunti

Mati – Gandhari

Jaya – Hiranyaksha

Vijaya  – Hiranyakashipu

Hiranyaksha – Ravan

Hiranyakashipu – Kumbhakarna

Ravan – Sishupala

Kumbhakarna – Dantavaktra

Prahlad – Salya

Kalanemi – Kamsa

Anuhlada – Dhrishtaketu

Khara – Dhenuka

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A Ritwik. According to Padmapurana Srishtikhanda Chapter 34, this Ritwik attended the yaga conducted by Brahma in Pushkara temple.

(According to Vishnupurana Ansha 1, Chapter 16, the name Amshu has also been used for the same person) He is a maharishi in the Marichi vansh.

Antecedents : Vishnu – Brahma – Marichi – Kashyapa – Amsha

Birth: Brahma had six sons – Marichi, Angiras, Athri, Pulastya, Pulaha, Krithu. Marichi’s son was Kashyapa. Kashyapa married the thirteen daughters of Daksha. The eldest among them – Aditi had the following sons – Dhaata, Aaryama, Mitra, Shakra, Varuna, Amsha, Bhaga, Vivasvaan, Pushav, Savithav, Thwashta, and Vishnu. They were collectively known as the Dwadashadityas, according to Mahabharata, Adiparva, Chapter 65.

Events: According to Mahabharata Chapter 123, Pada 66, Amsha was among the many devas and sages who attended the birth ceremony of Arjun. According to the Mahabharata, Shalyaparva, Chapter 45, Pada 34, he was also present during the coronation of Skandadeva, in the Kaurava-Pandava war. He gifted five soldiers named Parikha, Vada, Bhima, Dahana and Dahati to Skandadeva.

This sound also means Kama, the god of love, according to Agnipurana 48th Chapter.

The first letter of the alphabet in most Indian languages. It also means Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, tortoise, war, seriousness, palace, jewelery, sea, Parvati, and string, according to Nanaartha Ratnamala.