ds the club and in the fourth hand he holds the lotus or Padma. He also has a bow called Sarnga and a sword called Nandaka.
             • First incarnation, Matsya or the Fish incarnation: in this form he saved the Saint Vaivaswata, the Hindu variety of the biblical Noah
             • Second incarnation, Kurma or the Turtle incarnation: at the Churning of the Ocean, Kurma offered his back as a pivot on which to rest the Mount Mandara, used as a churning stick by gods and demons.
             • Third incarnation, Varaha or the Boar incarnation of Vishnu: he killed the demon Hiranyaksha, recovered the stolen Veda's and released the Earth from the bottom of the ocean.
             • Fourth incarnation, Narasingha or the Lion incarnation: as a creature who was half-lion and half-man, he killed the demon Hiranyashasipu, brother of Niranyaksha, who had gained the boon of immunity from attacks by man, beast or god.
             • Fifth incarnation, Vamana or the Dwarf incarnation: he killed the demon Bali, who had gained dominion
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