Twenty-two avatars of Vishnu are listed numerically in the first Canto of the Bhagavata Purana as follows:[5]
- Catursana [SB 1.3.6] (The Four Sons of Brahma)
- Varaha [SB 1.3.7] (The boar)
- Narada [SB 1.3.8] (The Traveling Sage)
- Nara-Narayana [SB 1.3.9] (The Twins)
- Kapila [SB 1.3.10] (The Philosopher)
- Dattatreya [SB 1.3.11] (Combined Avatar of The Trimurti)
- Yajna [SB 1.3.12] (Vishnu temporarily taking the role of Indra)
- Rishabha [SB 1.3.13] (Father of King Bharata and Bahubali)
- Prithu [SB 1.3.14] (King who made earth Beautiful and Attractive)
- Matsya [SB 1.3.15] (The Fish)
- Kurma [SB 1.3.16] (The Tortoise)
- Dhanvantari [SB 1.3.17] (Father of Ayurveda)
- Mohini [SB 1.3.17] (Beautiful/Charming Woman)
- Narasimha [SB 1.3.18] (The Man-Lion)
- Vamana [SB 1.3.19] (The Dwarf)
- Parasurama [SB 1.3.20] (The Rama with an Axe)
- Vyasa [SB 1.3.21] (Compiler of the Vedas)
- Rama [SB 1.3.22] (The King of Ayodhya)
- Balarama [SB 1.3.23] (Krishna's Elder Brother)
- Krishna [SB 1.3.23] (The Cowherd also Svayam Bhagavan)
- Buddha [SB 1.3.24] (The Enlightened)
- Kalki [SB 1.3.25] (The Destroyer)
Besides these, another four avatars are described later on in the text as follows:
- Prshnigarbha [SB 10.3.41] (Born to Prshni)
- Hayagriva [SB 2.7.11] (The Horse)
- Hamsa [SB 11.13.19] (The Swan)
- Golden avatra [SB 11.5.32] (Avatara in Kali-yuga for propagating hari-namasankirtan)
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