Unlimited Forms of Godhead
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born in India. Actually, in all parts of the world, there are devotees who have simply forgotten their identity. Such Forms-incarnate come not only to give pleasure to the devotee but to re-establish devotional service, and to perform other activities which vitally concern the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Some of them are incarnations as mentioned in the Scriptures, such as the Vishnu incarnation, Trivikram incarnation, Nrishingha incarnation and Vamana incarnation.
In the  Siddhartha Samhita  there is a description of the twentyfour Forms of Vishnu, named differently in terms of the different symbolic representations in the four hands. When describing the different positions of paraphernalia in the hands of  Vishnu Murti , the counting should begin first with the lower right hand, then to the upper right hand, next to the upper left hand and, lastly, to the lower left hand. In this way Vasudeva is represented by club, conch shell, wheel and lotus flower. Samkarshan is represented by club, conch shell, lotus flower and wheel. Similarly, Pradyumna is represented by wheel, conch shell, club and lotus flower. Aniruddha is represented by wheel, club, conch shell and lotus flower.
In the Spiritual Sky the representations of Narayan, twenty in number, are calculated as follows: Hrishikesha is represented by conch shell, wheel, flower and club. Narayan is represented by conch shell, lotus flower, club and wheel. Sri Madhava is represented by club, wheel, conch shell and lotus flower. Sri Govinda is represented by wheel, club, lotus flower and conch shell. Vishnu Murti is represented by club, lotus flower, conch shell and wheel. Madhusudan is represented by wheel, conch shell, lotus flower and club. Trivikram is represented by lotus flower, club, wheel and lotus flower. Sridhar is represented by lotus flower, wheel, club and conch shell. Padmanava is represented by conch shell, lotus flower, wheel and club. Damodar is represented by lotus flower, wheel, club and conch shell. Purushottam is represented by wheel, lotus flower, conch shell, and club. Sri Achyuta is represented by club, lotus flower, wheel and conch shell. Sri Nrishingha is represented by wheel, lotus flower, club and conch shell. Janardan is represented by lotus flower, wheel, conch shell and club. Sri Hari is represented by conch shell, wheel, lotus flower and club. Sri Krishna is represented by conch shell, club, lotus flower and wheel. Adhoksaja is represented by lotus flower, club, conch shell and wheel. Upendra is represented by conch shell, club, wheel and lotus flower.
According to  Hayasirsha Pancharatra  there are sixteen Forms, and they are all different in Name, in terms of the wheel and club being differently situated.