he ten incarnations of vishnu, including rama, krishna, narasimha (lit. man-lion, and matsya (the fish, who is said to have appeared to noah during the flood. hindus also ascribe messianic stature to chaitanya (sixteenth century ce, ramakrishna (1836- 1886, shirdi sai baba (d.1918) and satya sai brincipal mood, or bhava, of vast face yoga is called the shanti bhava (peaceful mood. vast face medita