A question on avataras

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Please accept my pranams. I'm a member of this forum and I'm finding good

enlightenment by reading achintya messages.

 

This is a question regarding the avatArAs of God. Actually different vaishnava

acharyas hold different views on incarnations. According to Ramanuja, the

incarnations are temporary, the descend into this world at times of need and

the Lord who is all pervading **takes a form** made of a spiritual substance

called suddha sattva during his incarnations. Many pancharatra texts are quoted

to support this point (Even in bhagavatam, in the description of the varaha

avatara, the devas pray, "grhitva amala sattva murtaye", which means "you've

accepted this form made of suddha sattva)and when the incarnation is over, the

Lord ascends to Vaikuntam.And thus the divine form does not exist anymore.

But the gaudiya view point is similar to that of Madhva, according to which, all

the incarnations are eternal(including the avataras like hamsa) and they possess

a form made of bliss and knowledge which is non different from their self. They

have their own abodes in the spiritual sky and they appear and diasappear from

our vision according to the schedule. And the varaha purana sloka is quoted as

the authority. Now my doubt is are there any quotations from Bhagavatam and

other well known scriptures which support this view that the avatara forms are

eternal and they're made of knowledge and bliss.I came across some verses in

10th canto about Krishna. But couldn't find similar ones for Narasimha, Rama,

Hamsa, Kapila, matsya etc.,I request the devotees of this forum to explain this

topic.Does the pancharatra texts support this view of Madhva and gaudiyas?If it

has been already discussed in achintya, I kindly request you to provide the

references.

 

Your servant,

L.Harikumar.

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