It begins with the fish(Matasya) respresenting the first menifestation of life-force in water.The next.,tortise(kurma),indicates the extension of the scope of this new mode of life to the land.The third decent ,the boar(Varah),stands for fresh release of force>then comes the man-lion(Narsimha) symbolising the transition from animal to a man.Next is dwarf(Vamana),the primeal man,his size standing for the infancy o the species.Then comes Parshuram.He is not only the fully devolped man,but also who can mould externel events to his advantage,Thismastery is symbolised in his holding the parsue.we see the next decent .Rama,taking place,while earlier incarnations still exists.What is remarkable is Parsuram surrendering hispowers to Rama,the event esteblishing the superiorty of ethical power over mere physical and vitalistic powers.The eighth Avtar Krishna,stands for spiritual wisdom.So far the avtars have helped the proccess of devolpment along the evoloutinery line..Then comes Budha,to show the Path of liberation to such souls who,in their conscious choice ,decide to withdraaw fronm the proccess of evoloution.Finally the age of Kalki is to come--the only parable in world mythology with aclear futuristic proposition.he is to put an end to semo barbric elements persisting in the human consciousness and pave the way for the advent of gnostic humanity.
from the writings of Manoj Das.
