Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 20.326
Names of Avatāras in Five Manvantaras
“In the Raivata-manvantara, the avatāra is named Vaikuṇṭha, and in the Cākṣuṣa-manvantara, He is named Ajita. In the Vaivasvata-manvantara, He is named Vāmana, and in the Sāvarṇya-manvantara, He is named Sārvabhauma. In the Dakṣa-sāvarṇya-manvantara, he is named Ṛṣabha.
What the purport teaches
- In the Raivata-manvantara, the avatāra is named Vaikuṇṭha. In the Cākṣuṣa-manvantara, He is named Ajita.
- In the Vaivasvata-manvantara, the avatāra is named Vāmana. In the Sāvarṇya-manvantara, He is named Sārvabhauma.
- In the Dakṣa-sāvarṇya-manvantara, the avatāra is named Ṛṣabha.
Try this today
Choose one pair, read it aloud three times, and write it once from memory.
Ask yourself
Which of these manvantara–avatāra pairs would you like to remember today?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.