A:
The state of ‘vibhava’ take three forms:
1. The real incarnation or the direct descent
2. The state of dwelling in a living entity with His non-elemental body.
3. The state of specific charge (‘sakthi aavesa’) through His energy (‘sakthi’) and living within the living entity to perform certain specific tasks.
1. The incarnations: The real and direct incarnations are the well known, in the shape of a fish (mathsya), turtle (‘koorma’), boar
(‘varaha’), Man-lion (Narasimha), the great dwarf and the great conqueror (Vamana and Trivikrama), Sri Rama, Lord Krishna etc.
2. The Limited Charge: The incarnation as Parasu Rama is just a fractional charge (‘aavesa’) for a specific purpose.
3. The Energy Charge (‘Sakthi Aavesa’): As, Brahma, Rudra etc., the resources required for creation and dissolution are drawn from
the Supreme Lord.
The first mentioned direct incarnations are worship-worthy for attaining ‘moksha’. The other two forms are not worship-worthy for the attainment of ‘moksha’.
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