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The ten primary vishnu incarnations are:
- Matsya – invertebrate – fish
- Kurma – testaceous or shelly – turtle
- Varaha – vertebrate – boar
- Narasimha – erectly vertebrate – man-lion
- Vamana – mannikin – dwarf
- Parasurama – barbaric
- Ramachandra – civilised
- Krishna – wise
- Buddha or Balarama – ultrawise
- Kalki – destructive