Thread by @Jyotishsadhana

Incarnations Of Lord Vishnu & It's Relation With 9 Planets In Vedic Astrology.

Sage Parashara in Brihit Parashara Hora Shastra states that-
"The unborn Lord has many incarnations.He has incarnated,as the 9 Grahas to bestow on the living beings the results due to their Karma-

He is Janardan.He assumed the auspicious form of Grahas to destroy the demons (evil forces)& sustain the divine beings."

Dashavatar refers to the 10 avatar of Lord Vishnu. As per Hinduism, lord Vishnu incarnates on Earth whenever dharma is in danger.

Lord Vishnu has taken nine incarnations till now and the tenth avatar as 'Kalki' will slip on Earth toward the end of the Kali Yuga.

The 9 planets connected to the incarnations of Lord Vishnu are as follows -

•Lord Rama - Sun ☀️

The word Rama means light which is related to royal sun. As "indicator of the soul" the Sun is the giver of life.
Lord Rama is also refers to
Maryada Purushottam Rama.🙏🏽
In Sanskrit "Maryada" translates to "honour & righteousness", "Purushottam" means -

"the supreme man". The phrase when combined refers to "the man who is supreme in honour".

Worshiping lord Vishnu's Rama avatar or chanting his mantra helps us in increasing solar energy in our life. ☀️

"Om namo bhagavate atmaramaya" 🕉️☀️🚩

•Lord Krishna - Moon 🌙

Lord Krishna was born in Rohini Nakshatra ; moon nakshatra which falls under the moon sign Taurus and it is where Moon is exalted.

In Bhagavad Gita lord krishna tells Arjuna nakṣatrāṇām ahaṁ śaśī: “Among the stars I am Shashi—the Moon.”

Praying to lord krishna or chanting his mantra 108 times helps us in enhancing lunar qualities in our life. 🌙

"Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya " 🙏🏽

•Narasimha - Mars

Lord Vishnu incarnated as fierce Narashima Avatar in Sat- Yug to help Prahlad, his ardent devotee.
Nature of Narasimha's form is divine anger. He regarded as the embodiment of righteousness, victory over evil.🙏🏽

Worship,chanting his mantra or meditating on lord Narasimha transforms our mars/mangal energy and inspire us towards righteousness.

"Om Namo Bhagavate Narasimhaya" 🙏🏽🌸

•Balarama or Buddha - Mercury

Buddha stands for intelligence, intellect or logic. Balarama regarded as philosopher and guide.
Worship him will strengthen mercury quality in our life.

"Om Namo Bhagavate Dharmayatma visodhanaya" 🙏🏽

•Bhagwan Vamana - Jupiter

Lord Vishnu descended as the Vamana avatar to restore the authority of Indra over the heavens. Vamana went to the king Mahabali to request three paces of land and the king consented against his guru Sukracharya‘s wishes.

Vamana then revealed his true identity and enlarged into gigantic proportions to stride over the three worlds. He stepped from heaven to earth with the first step and from earth to the netherworld with the second step. Jupiter's quality of expansion is related to vamana avatar.

To strengthen Jupiter /brihaspati energy in our life one should worship bhagwan Vamana or chant his mantra.

"Om Namo Bhagavate Trivikramaya" 🙏🏽

•Lord Parashurama - Venus

Bhargava Parshuram, the sixth incarnation of Vishnu, who was blessed to be immortal. Venus relates to beauty & relationship but in vedic astrology venus is shukra guru of demons.
Shukra Graha is associated with spiritual ecstasy. This quality is -

Very close to the character of bhagwan Parashurama.
Praying or meditating on Parashurama bhagwan charges spiritual energy to venus graha in our kundali.

"Om raam raam Om raam raam
Om Parshuhastaya namah" 🙏🏽

•Kurma Avatar - Saturn

Lord Vishnu incarnated Kurma Avatar in Sat- Yug to help devtas from Asuras.
Lord Vishnu advised devtas, “To defeat Asuras, you will have to strive hard & obtain Amrit (the nectar of immortality)by churning the ocean and that’s the only way out for you.”

Lord Vishnu as the turtle carried the entire universe on his back during the “Samudra Mantan" cosmic churning. Saturn is strongly associated with kurma avatar as saturn provides greatest strength and support when we perform our duty /karma.

Worshiping Kurma Avatar helps in strengthening saturn in our life.

mantra of kurma bhagwan -

"Om Namo Bhagavate Akuparaya".🙏🏽

•Varaha Avatar - Rahu (North Node)

Varaha was the third avatar of the God Vishnu in the form of a boar. When the demon Hiranyaksha stole the earth (personified as the goddess Bhudevi) and hid her in the primordial waters, Lord Vishnu appeared as Varaha to rescue her.

Varaha slew the demon and re- established the Vedas , retrieved the Earth from the ocean, lifting it on his tusks, and restored Bhudevi to her place in the universe.
As Rahu is associated with Goddess Gurga is presiding deity of Rahu.

Chanting or meditating on Varaha avatar of lord Vishnu uplift positive influence of rahu in our life.

Mantra of Varaha Avatar -

"Om Namo Bhagavate Mahapurusaya" 🙏🏽

•Matsya Avatar - Ketu 🐠

Matsya was the first avatar of the god Vishnu in the form of a fish. In the Matsya avatar, Lord Vishnu described to have rescued the first man, Vaivasvata Manu, the seven sages at the time of great Flood (massive cyclone).

Where he took his boat to the new world with one of every species of plant & animals.
As ketu is the graha of ending fora a fresh start,detachment, enlightenment&spirituality.
Worshiping or chanting his mantra will helps us to leave behind past & move towards right path.

Mantra of Matsya Avatar -

"On Namo Bhagavate Mahamatsyaya"🙏🏽

Goddess Durga * 🙏🏽

Also, you can keep pictures of different avatar as wallpaper and meditate on it or read about their stories to activate planetary energy in your life. 🌸