Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
रामकृष्णादयो ये ये ह्यवतारा रमापतेः । तेऽपि जीवांशसंयुक्ताः किंवा ब्रूहि मुनीश्वर ! ॥१॥
rāmakṛṣṇādayo ye ye hyavatārā ramāpateḥ | te'pi jīvāṁśasaṁyuktāḥ kiṁvā brūhi munīśvara ! ||1||
Maitreya : "O sage, are the incarnations of Vishnu, viz. Sri Rama, Sri Krishna etc. endowed with Jeevamsa?"
रामः कृष्णश्च भो विप्र ! नृसिंहः सूकरस्तथा । एते पूर्णावताराश्च ह्यन्ये जीवांशकान्विताः ॥२॥
rāmaḥ kṛṣṇaśca bho vipra ! nṛsiṁhaḥ sūkarastathā | ete pūrṇāvatārāśca hyanye jīvāṁśakānvitāḥ ||2||
Parasara : "O Brahmin, the four incarnations, viz. Rama, Krishna, Narasimha and Varaha are wholly with Paramatmamsa. The other incarnations (than these, out of the ten) have in them Jeevamsa too."
अवताराण्येकानि ह्यजस्य परमात्मनः । जीवानां कर्मफलदो ग्रहरूपी जनार्दनः ॥३॥ दैत्यानां बलनाशाय देवानां बलवृद्धये । धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय ग्रहाज्जाताः शुभाः क्रमात् ॥४॥
avatārāṇyekāni hyajasya paramātmanaḥ | jīvānāṁ karmaphalado graharūpī janārdanaḥ ||3|| daityānāṁ balanāśāya devānāṁ balavṛddhaye | dharmasaṁsthāpanārthāya grahājjātāḥ śubhāḥ kramāt ||4||
The Unborn lord has many incarnations. He has incarnated as the planets (Nava Grahas) to bestow on the living beings the results due to their Karmas. He is Janardana. He assumed the auspicious form of Grahas to destroy the demons (evil forces) and sustain the divine beings.
रामोऽवतारः सूर्यस्य चन्द्रस्य यदुनायकः । नृसिंहो भूमिपुत्रस्य बुद्धः सोमसुतस्य च ॥५॥ वामनो विबुधेज्यस्य भार्गवो भार्गवस्य च । कूर्मो भास्करपुत्रस्य सैंहिकेयस्य सूकरः ॥६॥ केतोर्मीनावतारश्च ये चान्ये तेऽपि खेटजाः । परात्मांशोऽधिको येषु ते सर्वे खेचराभिधाः ॥७॥
rāmo'vatāraḥ sūryasya candrasya yadunāyakaḥ | nṛsiṁho bhūmiputrasya buddhaḥ somasutasya ca ||5|| vāmano vibhedhejyasya bhārgavo bhārgavasya ca | kūrmo bhāskaraputrasya saiṁhikeyasya sūkaraḥ ||6|| ketormīnāvatāraśca ye cānye te'pi kheṭajāḥ | parātmāṁśo'dhiko yeṣu te sarve khecarābhidhāḥ ||7||
From the Sun God the incarnation of Rama, from the Moon that of Krishna, from Mars that of Narasimha, from Mercury that of Budhdha, from Jupiter that of Vamana, from Venus that of Parasu Rama, from Saturn that of Koorma (Tortoise), from Rahu that of Varaha (Pig) and from Ketu that of Meena (Fish) occurred. All other incarnations than these also are through the Grahas. The beings with more Paramatmamsa are called divine beings.
जीवांशोऽभ्यधिको येषु जीवास्ते वै प्रकीर्तिताः । सूर्यादिभ्यो ग्रहेभ्यश्च परमात्मांशनिःसृताः ॥८॥ रामकृष्णादयः सर्वे ह्यवतारा भवन्ति वै । तत्रैव ते विलीयन्ते पुनः कार्योत्तरे सदा ॥९॥ जीवांशनिःसृतास्तेषां तेभ्यो जाता नरादयः । तेऽपि तत्रैव लीयन्ते तेऽव्यक्ते समयन्ति हि ॥१०॥ इत्येवं कथितं विप्र ! सर्वं यस्मन् भवेदिति । भूतान्यपि भविष्यन्ति तत्तज्जानन्ति तद्विदः ॥११॥ विना तज्ज्योतिषं नान्यो ज्ञातुं शक्नोति कर्हिचित् । तस्मादवश्यमध्येयं ब्राह्मणेन विशेषतः ॥१२॥ यो नरः शास्त्रमज्ञात्वा ज्योतिषं खलु निन्दति । रौरवं नरकं भुक्त्वा चान्धत्वं चान्यजन्मनि ॥१३॥
jīvāṁśo'bhyadhiko yeṣu jīvāste vai prakīrtitāḥ | sūryādibhyo grahebhyaśca paramātmāṁśaniḥsṛtāḥ ||8|| rāmakṛṣṇādayaḥ sarve hyavatārā bhavanti vai | tatraiva te vilīyante punaḥ kāryottare sadā ||9|| jīvāṁśaniḥsṛtāsteṣāṁ tebhyo jātā narādayaḥ | te'pi tatraiva līyante te'vyakte samayanti hi ||10|| ityevaṁ kathitaṁ vipra ! sarvaṁ yasman bhavediti | bhūtānyapi bhaviṣyanti tattajjānanti tadvidaḥ ||11|| vinā tajjyotiṣaṁ nānyo jñātuṁ śaknoti karhicit | tasmādavaśyamadhyeyaṁ brāhmaṇena viśeṣataḥ ||12|| yo naraḥ śāstramajñātvā jyotiṣaṁ khalu nindati | rauravaṁ narakaṁ bhuktvā cāndhatvaṁ cānyajanmani ||13||
The beings with more Jeevatmamsa are (mortal) beings. The high degree of Paramatmamsa from the Grahas, viz. Sun etc. did incarnate as Rama, Krishna etc. After completing the mission, the Paramatmamsas (of the respective) Grahas again merge (in the respective) Grahas. The Jeevatma portions from the Grahas take births as human beings and live their lives according to their Karmas and again merge in the Grahas. And at the time of Great Destruction the Grahas as well merge in the Lord Vishnu. One who knows of all these, will become versed in the knowledge of the past, present and future. Without a knowledge of astrology these cannot be known. Hence everyone should have a knowledge of astrology, particularly the Brahmin. The one who, devoid of knowledge of astrology, blames this Vedic Science will go to the hell called 'Raurava' and will be reborn blind.