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Drumila, the Son of Jayanti Describes the Lord’s Avataras
“For the sake of the gods the Lord killed the great Daityas in the war between them. He protected the worlds by His Avataras during Manvantaras. He assumed the form of a dwarf (Vamana Avatara) and under the pretext of begging, took away this earth from the Daitya King Bali and gave it to the sons of Aditi.
“He incarnated as Parasurama, the fire of the Bhargava race for the destruction of the Haihayas. He extirpated the Kshatriyas twenty-one times. He incarnated as Rama, the Lord of Sita, constructed a dam across the sea and killed the ten-headed Rakshasa king of Lanka named Ravana. The mention of his name is enough to cleanse the world of sin.
“Thereafter He will be born in the race of Yadus for relieving the earth of her burden. He will perform many deeds which even the gods cannot do. He will by his arguments delude those who, being unworthy of it, perform sacrificial rites. Then in the Kaliyuga, He will slay the Sudra kings.
“O great king of Mighty arms! Countless births and actions of the highly illustrious Narayana have been described.”
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