116 Avotar (Incarnation)This world of ours does not always remain the same. Sometimes
there exist very adverse situations. There come some awful
disasters, too. Evil powers defeat auspicious powers. Men take the
shelter of irreligion instead of religion. Groans are heard all around.
Having witnessed the same, the hearts of some great men cry out.
They pray eagerly to Ishwara to get rid of distress and suffering. The
merciful Ishwara then becomes sympathetic to suffering humanity.
He appears on the earth responding to his devotees. He comes to
establish peace driving out disorders. He comes to destroy the
miscreants, to save the virtuous and to establish religion. Then he
takes birth on this earth assuming some form. We call this state of
Ishwara Avotar. Bhagaban Shrikrishna said in 'Gita'
"Jada Jada Hi Dharmasya Glanirvabati Bharat.
Avyuthanamdharmasya Tadattanang Srijamyaham.
Paritranae Sadhunang Binashae Cho Dushkritam.
Dharmasangsthapanarthae Sombhrabami Juge Juge."
It means, whenever religion is disgraced and irreligion increases, I
appear then. I appear in the ages for the salvation of the virtuous, for
the destruction of the miscreants and for the establishment of
religion.
So, Avotars have three types of activities: 1) to save the virtuous 2) to
destroy the miscreants and 3) to establish religion. Besides, mass
education is also another objective of all Avotars.
The Avotars are majestic in many ways. An Avotar is a living role
model to us. He teaches us religion referring to the events of his own
life. Countless people gather before him and seek peace under the
shelter of religion.
Common people may come in cintanct with an Avotar and attain
salvation quite easily. Redeeming the sinners is also a special duty of
all Avotars. We cannot easily guess Ishwara who has endless