koorm avatar ko 'kachchhap avatar' (kachhua avatar) bhi kahate haian. koorm avatar mean bhagavan vishnu ne kshirasagar ke samudramanthan ke samay mandar parvat ko apane kavach par sanbhala tha. is prakar bhagavan vishnu, mandar parvat aur vasuki namak sarp ki sahayata se devoan eanv asuroan ne samudr manthan karake chaudah ratnoan ki prapti ki. is samay bhagavan vishnu ne mohini roop bhi dharan kiya tha.
dharmik manyata
hindoo dharmik manyata ke anusar 'koorm' vishnu ke dvitiy avatar ka nam hai. prajapati ne santati prajanan ke abhipray se koorm ka roop dharan kiya tha. inaki pith ka ghera ek lakh yojan ka tha. koorm ki pith par mandarachal parvat sthapit karane se hi samudr manthan sambhav ho saka tha. 'padm puran' mean isi adhar par vishnu ka koormavatar varnit hai.
tika tippani aur sandarbh
sanbandhit lekh
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