The sequence of appearance of Lord Vishnu on Earth is in tune
with the evolutionary theory. In fact, the ten incarnations of
Lord Vishnu is an amazing recording of the advancement of human
civilization. All this was recorded by Hindu sages thousands of
years before Christ. The first incarnation or avatar of Lord
Vishnu was in the form of a fish and is known as ‘Matsya
Avatar.’ It has now been confirmed by Science through various
experiments that the first life forms evolved underwater. The
second incarnation of Lord Vishnu was in the form of a tortoise
known as ‘Kurma Avatar.’ Tortoise is an amphibious creature
capable of living both on land and in water and it indicates the
moving of life form from underwater to surface of Earth. The
third incarnation of Lord Vishnu is the boar known as ‘Varaha
Avatar’. Boar is a complete land animal and in this incarnation,
life form has moved out of water and has adapted to land. The
fourth incarnation of Lord Vishnu is the half-man half-animal
form known as ‘Narasimha Ava