The different varieties of Gāyatrī - Verse 31
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 2 · Verse 48.31
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Sanskrit Original
सर्वावर्तेषु रूपाणि जगतां च हिताय वै। मत्स्यः कूर्मो ऽथ वाराहो नारसिंहो ऽथ वामनः।।
sarvāvarteṣu rūpāṇi jagatāṃ ca hitāya vai| matsyaḥ kūrmo 'tha vārāho nārasiṃho 'tha vāmanaḥ||
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The different Gāyatrīs.: The forms are conducive to the welfare of worlds. They occur at every cycle of yugas[3] viz.—Matsya (fish), Kūrma (tortoise), Varāha (boar), Narasiṃha (man-lion), Vāmana (dwarf), Rāma (of solar race), Rāma (Paraśurāma), Kṛṣṇa, Buddha and Kalki. There are other forms[4] of lord Viṣṇu due to the curse of Bhṛgu.