Vamana ("Dwarf"

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• Vamana — (Devanagari: वामन, IAST: Vāmana ) is a personality described in the Puranic texts of Hinduism as the Fifth Avatara of Vishnu, and the first incarnation of the Second Age, or Treta yuga. Also he is the first Avatar of Vishnu which appears with a… …   Wikipedia

• Vamana —    Avatar    There are many versions of the stories about VISHNU’s Vamana AVATAR (incarnation), as there are about his other manifestations.    In the best known Vamana story, the avatar appeared in order to fight the asura (demon or antigod)… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• Vāmana — ▪ Hindu mythology       fifth of the 10 incarnations (avatāras) of the Hindu god Vishnu. He made his appearance when the demon king Bali ruled the entire universe and the gods had lost their power. One day the dwarf Vāmana visited the court of… …   Universalium

• Vamana —    In Vedic myth the fifth or dwarf avatar of Vishnu. He ousted Bali from the upper and middle worlds. Vishnu presented himself before Bali and solicited as much land as he could cover in three strides. When his request was granted he covered… …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

• Vāmana — name of a god the Supreme Lord’s fifth incarnation as a dwarf brāhmaṇa, to whom Bali Mahārāja surrendered everything. ✍ The history of Bali Mahārāja and his charity to Vāmanadeva is described in the Eighth Canto of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. ✍ Śukrācārya …   The Bhaktivedanta encyclopedia

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• Bhagavata Purana — Not to be confused with Devi Bhagavata Purana. Krishna lifting Mount Govardhan to shelter his friends from a thunderstorm unleashed by Indra. (Bh. P. X.17) The Bhāgavata Purāṇa (Devanāgarī …   Wikipedia

• Vishnu —    Vishnu in his various forms is one of the most worshipped gods in the Indian pantheon. His tradition, known as VAISHNAVISM, constitutes the second largest sect within Hinduism.    Vishnu first appears in the VEDAS as a rather insignificant… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• avatar — /av euh tahr , av euh tahr /, n. 1. Hindu Myth. the descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape; the incarnation of a god. 2. an embodiment or personification, as of a principle, attitude, or view of life. 3.… …   Universalium

• Mahabali — Vamana with Bali Maharaj Avatara Vamana splashes Bali’s head, and sends him to the Patala …   Wikipedia