TEN INCARNATIONS OF GOD IN HINDUISM AND DARWIN’S THEORY OF EVOLUTION
In Hindu scriptures there is the description of
dasavatar (dasa - ten; avatar - incarnation of God). This actually refers to
the evolution of life and is fully compatible with the theory of evolution of
Sir Charles Darwin 5000 years later !
The first avatar (incarnation) is called MATSYA (Fish)
- Life appeared on earth in water as a
water borne single cell organism (and finally evolves into a human being).
The second avatar is called Koorma (Tortoise) – Life
graduated into an amphibian from water dependent organisms to those who can
live both in water and land.
The third avatar is called Varaham (Pig) – Pig can
live in wet land – fully out of water but still not fully independent from water.
(See the progression of evolution!)
The fourth avatar is called Narasimham (Half man half
lion) – The evolution to man continues and now we have a half man - half animal
creature, may be referring to hunters or monkeys.
The fifth avatar is called Vaman (Small man) – the
animal part is totally discarded now and a small man like shape has evolved.
The sixth Avatar is called Balram (Farmer) – Man gets
into farming to make food.
The seventh Avatar is Parashuram (Angry saint who
killed Brahmins) – This may be referring to social reformations and action
against chauvinists.
The eighth Avatar is called Sri Ram – The perfect
human is finally evolved. He values morality more than his own well being.
The ninth Avatar is called Krishna – Krishna
is not regarded as a human being but is above it. He is the direct incarnation
of God without any weaknesses or desires; and does magical things capable only
by him. His posture of playing a flute besides a cow (representing the world or
nature) is the ultimate meaning about God and its creation. God sings by
leaning on its creation.
The tenth avatar is called Kalki – In this state,
there is nothing more to evolve. Kalki is the state of God when it reacts to
situations in the world directly by thoughts to avoid catastrophe. It is not a
physical existence but a state of active dialogue with this world.
Wonder why the Indian philosophers were not considered
for Nobel Prize for the theory of evolution as they understood 5000 years ago.
For that matter even Mahatma Gandhi did not get Nobel prize for peace. May be
he was not peaceful enough for the prize!Or giving him that prize would not have suited the colonialists.
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