The Dashavatara (दशावतार) is an excerpt from Srimad Bhagavatam that speaks about the ten primary Avataras of Vishnu. Dasha (दश) means ten and Avatara (अवतार) means incarnation.

The Matsya Avatāra (मत्स्य-अवतार) is the first of ten primary avatāras of Bhagavan Vishnu. In this Avatāra, Vishnu took the form of a fish.

In Kūrma (कूर्म) avatāra, Bhagavān incarnated as a turtle to help the Devas and Asuras with the churning of the ocean to get amṛta (a nectar that gave everlasting life to those who drank it).

Bhagavān Viṣhṇu incarnated as a huge boar - Varāha (वराह), to rescue Mother Earth from an underwater loka (लोक) called Rasātala (रसातल) by killing the Asura called Hiraṇyākṣha (हिरण्याक्ष).

In Narasiṃha (नरसिंह) Avatāra, Bhagavān Viṣhṇu incarnated as half-man, half-lion and saved Prahlāda (प्रह्लाद), the greatest devotee of Bhagavān from the Asura, Hiraṇyakaśhipu (हिरण्यकशिपु).

Bhagavān Viṣhṇu incarnated as a dwarf to help Indra Deva get his kingdom back from Mahābali (महाबलि) - the king of Asuras.

In Paraśhurāma (परशुराम) Avatāra, Bhagavān Viṣhṇu incarnated as a warrior Brāhmaṇa and killed 21 generations of Kṣhatriya (क्षत्रिय) Kings who had gone against dharma.

The Rāma Avatāra is a story of a role model who is an epitome of perfection – a role model worthy of emulating.

The Bāla Kāṇḍa covers the life of Rama from his birth up till his marriage to Sita.

The Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa covers the life of Rama from Kaikeyī's boon, to the exile to Bharata's resolve.

The Aranya Kāṇḍa covers the story from Sita's infatuation with the golden deer, Ravana kidnapping Sita, Jatayu's bravery, and Rama's meeting with Shabari

The Kiṣhkindhā Kāṇḍa covers the meeting of Sugriva and Rama. Hanuman meets Rama for the first time. Rama helps Sugriva in the fight against Vali. The Vanara army starts the search for Sita.

The Sundara Kāṇḍa covers the story of Hanuman's visit to Lanka. Hanuman's meeting with Sita and Hanuman's meeting with Ravana.

The Yuddha Kāṇḍa covers the story of Rama's defeat of Ravana and victorious return to Ayodhya.