The avatara fulfills a number of functions in the cosmic process. The conception makes out that there is no opposition between spiritual life and life in the world. If the world is imperfect and ruled by the flesh and the devil, it is our duty to redeem it for the spirit. The avatara points out the way by which men can rise from their animal to a spiritual mode of existence by providing us with an example of spiritual life.
-S. Radhakrishnan, The Bhagavadgita (Commentary)
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