AmshAvatara

Source: AmshAvatara of Sri Narayana Panditacharya by Sri Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya. AmshAvatara is a unique work of Narayanapanditacharya. In ninety two shlokas, it deals with the important characters of Ramayana & Mahabharatha.The characters in these two epics are the manifestations of various gods & demons. Narayanapanditacharya has given a list of who is who (with the exception of the Lord). He has based his work on Acharya Madhva's Mahabharata tatparya Nirnaya, Harivamsa, Padma purana etc.... The list of various gods & demons are in sanskrit alphabetical order. AmshAvatara helps in understanding the Mahabharatha & Ramayana & gives an insight into the various characters & their behavior.AMSHA means fraction; AMSHI is the whole containing fraction.The Lord takes two types of forms. He Himself manifest by directlydescending known as SAAKSHAAD roopas & in some case only His presence isexperienced at times, which is otherwise known as AVESHA roopa. The directforms of the Lord are in no way inferior to His original form known as theMOOLA roopa

AVATARA-----------------MOOLAROOPA----------------------AAVESHA

1.. akrUraH----kishoranAmaka brahmagAyakaH, svAyumbhuvamanu----brahma

2.. ajagaraH (nandagrAhI)-----vidyAdharaH

3.. ajagaraH (bhImagrAhI)-----nahuShaH

4.. arjunaH----- indraH-----hariH, vAyuH, narashcha

5.. arjunavR^ixau----nalakUbaraH, maNigrIvaH-----duniH, chamU

6.. aniruddhaH-----aniruddhaH (kAmaputraH)-----aniruddhaH (viShNuH)

7.. abhimanyuH----budhaH(chandrAmshaH)----hariH, vAyuH, indraH,yamaH,ashvinau

8.. ariShThAsuraH----vRipabhAsuraH

9.. ashvatthAmA-----shivaH

10.. aNgada----chandraH-----indraH

11.. anjanavarma (niShTya)-----niShTya (anjanavarmA)

12.. ambA----varANgI

13.. AruNI (vidurapatnI)----shyAmalA

14.. indrasenA-----bhAratI-----pArvatI, shachI, shyAmalA, uShA

15.. irAvAn.h-----maNgaLaH------varuNaH

16.. ugrasenaH-----ugrasenaH (gandharvaH)

17.. uttamaujAH-----parAvasuH-----aryamA

18.. uddhavaH-----bRihaspatiH-----vAyuH

19.. ulmukaH (balarAmaputraH)-------aryamA

20.. uShA-------uShA( aniruddhapatnI)

21.. ekalavyaH-----maNimAn.h

22.. karNaH------sUryaH------shrIhariH, sahasravarmA, narakAsuraH

23.. katthanaH------kuberaH

24.. kabandhaH-----danuH (gandharvaH)

25.. kAkaH (jayantaH)----jayantaH (indraputraH)----kura~Nga nAmaka asuraH

26.. kALindI-----kALindI

27.. kALI (bhImapatnI)----bhAratI

28.. kIchakaH-----bANAsuraH

29.. kITaH (karNasyoruvibhedakaH)-----hetiH-----indraH

30.. kuntibhojaH----kUrmaH (marut.h)

31.. kuntI----parAvahapatnI

32.. kumbhakarNaH----hiraNyAxaH----vijayaH

33.. kumudaH-----jayantaH

34.. kuvalayApIDaH (kamsasya vAhanaM)----riShTha nAmaka asuraH

35.. kushaH-----indraH

36.. kRitavarmA----shuklapaxAbhimAni devatA----pAnchajanyaH,, pravahaH

37.. kRipAchArya----vipkambhaH (ekAdasha rudrepu anyatamaH)

38.. kRipI----tArA (gurupatnI)

39.. kRiShNapatnyaH (16000)-----agniputrAH

40.. kekayAH(pancha)-----pancha vishvedevatAH

41.. keshI (kamsabhRiyaH)----hayagrIvAsuraH

42.. kesarI----dhruvaH (marut.h)

43.. kaishikaH----shuddhiH

44.. kamsaH----kAlanemiH-----bhRiguH, vAyuH

45.. krathaH----pavamAnaH (agniputraH)

46.. gadaH----chaNDaH (haripArShadaH)

47.. gadaH (kRiShNAnujaH)-----chaNDaH-----devatA

48.. gajaH (kapi)-----prANA

49.. gavayaH (kapiH)-----vyANaH

50.. gavAxaH (kapiH)-----apANaH

51.. gandhamAdaH (kapiH)-----samAnaH

52.. vRipaH(kapiH) -------udANaH

53.. gajendraH-------hAhA nAmaka gandharvaH

54.. gAdhI-----indraH

55.. gopAH------devathAH

56.. gopyaH-----apsarasaH

57.. ghaTotkachaH------niRitiH---------shivaH

58.. chANUraH--------varAhaH (asuraH)

59.. chArudeShNaH(kRiShNaputraH)---------vinAyakaH

60.. chitrasenaH (kauravaH)-------kharaH

61.. chitrANgadA-------shachI

62.. chekitAnaH-------pratibhaH

63.. chandraH-------chandraH-------brahmA

64.. chandrA-------bhAratI-------pArvatI, shachI, shyAmalA, umA

65.. chandrikA(bhimapatnI)--------bhAratI

66.. jaTAyuH--------aruNaputraH

67.. janamejayaH--------chitrarathaH, tvShTrA

68.. jarA (vyAdhaH)------bhRigumuniH

69.. jarAsandhaH---------viprachittiH

70.. jAmbavAn.h------yamaH-------brahma

71.. jAmbavatI--------jAmbavatI---------ramA

72.. DibikaH-------kaiTabhaH

73.. tAraH------bRihaspatiH

74.. tArA---------shachI

75.. trivakrA--------piNgalA(apsarAH)-------ramA

76.. trishkhaH, vibhuH------ashvinau

77.. damaghoShaH--------danu nAmaka gandharvaH

78.. dasharathaH-----svAyumbhuvamanuH------vaivasvatamanuH

79.. devakaH-----gandharvamuniH

80.. devakI (kRiShNamAtA)-----aditiH

81.. devakI (yudhiShThirapatnI)--------shyAmalA

82.. devakyAH Shat.hputrAH------marIcheH putrAH

83.. duryodhanaH------kaliH------brahmavAyvoH sannidhAnaM

84.. durvAsAH------shivaH

85.. duHshAsana.h--------indrachit.h

86.. duHshalA------mRiShA (mRiShAbhimaniraxasI)----kuhU

87.. dauHshyAsaniH------surAntakaH

88.. duHshAsanaputraH----------rAvaNaputraH

89.. durmukhaH (kapiH)..nirRutiH

90.. dhRitarAShTraH-------dhRitarAShTraH (hamsaH) gandharvarAja----vAyuH

91.. dhRiTaketuH-----anuhlAdaH------savitA

92.. dhRiTadhymnaH------agniH

93.. drupadaH------hUhU nAmaka gandharva------Avaha nAmaka marut.h

94.. draupadI--------bhAratI (umAMshA)-------pArvatI, shachI, shyAmalA,uShA

95.. draupadIputrAH(upapANDavAH)------vishvedevatAH

96.. prativindyaH(yudhiShThiraputraH)------purUravAH---abhitAmra nAmakagandharva

97.. shrutasomaH (bhImaputra)-----Ardrava--------chitraratha nAmakagandharvaH

98.. shrutakIrtiH (arjunaputraH)------dhUH--------gopa nAmaka gandharvaH

99.. shatAnIkaH (nakulaputraH)------lochanaH------kishora nAmakagandharvaH

100.. shrutakarmA(sahadevaputraH)-----kratuH-----bala nAmaka gandharvaH