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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 repre-
sented 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.
