The ten avataras of Lord Mahavishnu are famous. Even though the Lord has taken thousands of avataras, among them a total of twenty six are important. They are as below -
1 – 4. Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana, Sanatkumara – They are the manasa putras of Brahma and considered to be the amsha avataras of Vishnu. They are collectively called the Kumaras. At a very young age they became well versed in the Vedas. They always moved around together and remained brahmacharis forever.
In Kaliyuga, there are four recognized Vaishnava Sampradayas or systems of worship of Vishnu. They are –
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