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Prsnigarbha (Sanskrit: पृश्निगर्भ, IAST: Pṛśnigarbha) is a name of the Hindu deity Vishnu. According to the Bhagavata Purana, it is the name accorded to one of the births of Vishnu. The name is a Sanskrit compound word consisting of the terms pṛśni and garbha, literally meaning, "Pṛśni's embryo".

Birth

The Prajapati Sutapa and his wife Pṛśni worshipped Vishnu with such devotion that he himself appeared before them for granting a boon. In their enthusiasm, they asked thrice, "We need a son equivalent to you". Vishnu told them that he himself would be born as their son in three different janmas (births). He instructed the importance of the practice of brahmacharya to the world.

In the first janma in Satya Yuga, Vishnu was born as Prsnigarba, the son of Sutapa and Pṛśni. In the second life, during the Treta Yuga, he was born as Vamana, the son of Aditi and Kasyapa. In the third life, towards the end of Dvapara Yuga, he was born as Krishna, the son of Vasudeva and Devaki.

According to the Guruvayur Sthala Purana, the deity of Guruvayur was originally given to Pṛśni and Sutapa during the Satya Yuga by Brahma, and it was following the worship of Hari in his four-armed form, that Prsnigarba was born to Pṛśni and Sutapa.

References

1. www.wisdomlib.org (29 March 2017). "Prishnigarbha, Pṛśnigarbha, Prishni-garbha, Pṛṣṇigarbha: 7 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
2. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. Krsna. Taylor & Francis. p. 30. ISBN 9780912776576. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
3. Swami Venkatesananda (1989). The Concise Śrīmad Bhāgavataṁ. SUNY Press. p. 238. ISBN 1438422830. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

v t e Avatars of Vishnu
Dashavatara (for example)	Matsya Kurma Varaha Narasimha Vamana Parashurama Rama Balarama Krishna Buddha Kalki
Other avatars	Four Kumaras Narada Nara-Narayana Kapila Dattatreya Yajna Rishabha Prithu Dhanvantari Mohini Vyasa Prsnigarbha Hayagriva Hamsa
The list of the "ten avatars" varies regionally. Two substitutions involve Balarama, Krishna, and Buddha. Krishna is almost always included; in exceptions, he is considered the source of all avatars.

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