dear bhagavathas, wewhad a beautiful article on dasavathara from the coordinator.many acharyas have extolled on the dasavathara.iIhave had some doubts for a long time. can parasurama and balarama be considered as avathara.avathar means the LordNarayana descends to this earth in some form to detroy evil and protect good.why the two forms are neccessary at the same time-balarama and krishnaor rama and parsurama.?Parasurama can be considered as an amsam of the lord.why did he continue to exist on the ptithvi after his intent was completed-he continued during the period of rama and krishna. why was it neccessary to pick a quarrel with srirama-one avathara quarreling with anothe avathara.4.only sathva gune is present in the Lord even during his avatharas.this is not so with parasurama and balarama.5.there are no big temples for either.6 i remember that only seven avatharas are seen as sculpted works in the front of the Govindaraja sannadi,7perhaps inclusion of hayagriva and hamsa may be more apt in the dasavatharas.i may be excused for and irreverent remark.dasan narayanan. sri Narayana Desikaya namah.