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Re: turtle



W Somsel (wsomsel@aol.com) wrote:
: I read that to Hindus, turtles are one of the 10 incarnations of Vishnu,
: can anyone tell me more about this?
: Larisa

Dear Larisaji:

It is wrong to say that turtles are incarnations of God.  Firstly, the 
texts talk about a specific turtle, early in evolution.  Secondly, it is 
not correct to say that (although it is very popular) the 10 incarnations 
are of Lord Vishnu, they are of God.  God said in the Srimad Bhagavad 
Gita that Lord Vishnu is one of the many manifestations of Him. The 
incarnations are innumerable, not just 10. These 10 were merely listed by 
the poet Sri JayaDeva.

With best regards,

Dhruba.


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