In Vishnu’s Dashavatar, the first avatar is known as Matsya which is the fish avatar. The next avatar is Kurma who is believed to be the tortoise. The next avatars of Vishnu show different forms before he took the form of present-day human.
Darwin’s theory of evolution explains that life evolved from water. Then they evolved into amphibians and then later they evolved to become homo sapiens. This parallel between Vishnu’s Dashavatar and Darwin’s Theory of Evolution talks about the similarities between the two. Read on to understand the connect between Vishnu’s Dashavatar and Darwin’s Theory of Evolution.
The first avatar of Vishnu is known as Matsya which is the fish avatar of Vishnu. On the other hand, Darwin’s theory of evolution states that the first form of life was in water. This draws the similarity between the two.
The second avatar of Vishnu is known as Kurma which is the tortoise avatar of Lord Vishnu. In Darwin’s theory of evolution, it is stated that life in water evolved into amphibians. Both of these state the same thing.
The third avatar of Lord Vishnu is known as Varaha which is a boar. Theory of evolution states, amphibians evolved into animals which lived on land and had the ability to have children.
The fourth avatar of Lord Vishnu is Narasimha, also known as ‘man-lion’. This is a depiction of half animal and half man. In Darwin’s theory, he states that in this stage, there was a transition from animal to man wherein they started walking on two legs but their brain wasn’t developed. Their lower part of the body was somewhat like a human but the upper part was that of an animal. This was called the Hominidae.
The fifth avatar of Vishnu is Vamana which is a dwarf avatar of the lord. The theory of evolution says that Hominidae evolved Homo erectus wherein they had developed brains but were very short (dwarf-like).
The sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu is Parashurama which is also known as ‘Rama with an Axe’. Theory of evolution says that from Homo erectus, they evolved into Homo Sapiens and they used tools. This again draws similarity between the two.
The seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu is Rama from the epic Ramayana. Rama was skilled and could use the bow and arrow and other weapons. Darwin’s theory of evolution says that they evolved into hunters wherein they could use weapons and also created villages. This is also the stage wherein survival of the fittest began. When Lord Ram was in exile in the forest, he too, created small villages.
The eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu is Krishna. He is wise and civilised and also has the ability to fight wars, build kingdoms and do so much more. Krishna was also the form of human we see today. Darwin’s theory explains that at this stage of evolution, man developed the ability to fight wars and also the ability to think of complex situations.
The ninth avatar of Vishnu is Buddha who is extremely spiritual and someone who doesn’t bother about materialistic aspects of life. At this in evolution, humans become extremely spiritual and follow religions.
The tenth avatar of Vishnu is Kalki and he will appear at the end of Kaliyug which will also mark the beginning of another cycle. Similarly, Darwin’s theory of evolution states that life on Earth will end at some point and the cycle would begin again.
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