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    Vamana (Sanskrit: वामन, lit. 'Dwarf', IAST: Vāmana) also known as Trivikrama (lit. 'three steps'), Urukrama (lit. 'far-stepping'), Upendra (lit. 'Indra’s...
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    dwarf priest called Vamana. The king Mahabali (himself a devotee of Vishnu) conducts ritual prayers, one of which is attended by Vamana, who requests only...
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    following set of figures, in this order: Matsya; Kurma; Varaha; Narasimha; Vamana; Parashurama; Rama; Krishna or Balarama; Buddha or Krishna; and Kalki. In...
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    The Vamana Purana (Sanskrit: वामन पुराण, IAST: Vāmana Purāṇa), is an ancient Sanskrit text that is at least 1,000 years old and is one of the eighteen...
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  • Vamana Karma, also known as medical emesis or medical vomiting, is one of the five Pradhana Karmas of Panchakarma which is used in treating Kaphaj disorders...
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    priest avatar, Vamana. It was customary to donate to a priest or sage during rituals. So, the king asked Vamana to make his wish. Vamana asked for three...
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  • Acharya Vamana (latter half of the 8th century – early 9th century) was an Indian Rhetorician. Vamana's investigation into the nature of a Kāvya is known...
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  • (Madhya-desha and Prachya Āryāvarta – Central and Eastern Āryāvarta in Vamana). Anu – is a Vedic Sanskrit term for one of the 5 major tribes in the Rigveda...
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    blessed to be one of the Chiranjivi, a group of seven immortals, by the Vamana avatar of Vishnu and reigns in the Sutaloka. It is believed that Mahabali...
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    myself as a boar [Varaha], then as a Man-lion (Nrisingha), then as a dwarf [Vamana], then as Rama of Bhrigu's race, then as Rama, the son of Dasaratha, then...
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    this knowledge was sought by the devas and was ultimately gained by them. Vamana, the dwarf avatar of Vishnu, requests the asura king Mahabali for three...
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    Vamana temple (Devanagri:वामन मंदिर) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vamana, an avatar of the god Vishnu. The temple was built between 1050 and 1075. It...
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    Pallanguzhi (redirect from Vamana guntalu)
    Kannada: ಅಳಗುಳಿ ಮನೆ, romanized: Alaguli Mane, Telugu: వామన గుంటలు, romanized: Vamana guntalu, Marathi: सत्कोलि, romanized: Satkoli), is a traditional ancient...
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    victory of Vamana, the dwarf avatar of the god Vishnu. It marks the victory of Vishnu over Bali and all asuras, through his metamorphosis into Vamana-Trivikrama...
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    Vamanamoorthy Temple is one of the major Hindu temples in India dedicated to Vamana, a form of the god Vishnu. It is situated in Thrikkakara, Kochi in the state...
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    Mitra, and Śakra. She is also the mother of the Vamana, avatar of Vishnu. Accordingly, the Vamana avatar, as the son of Aditi was born in the month...
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  • i.e. Varanasi") is a commentary on Pāṇini, attributed to Jayāditya and Vāmana, composed in c. the 7th century. It is considered one of the great grammar...
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    Jambavan was present at the Samudra Manthana, and is supposed to have circled Vamana 21 times in a single leap, when he was acquiring the three worlds from Mahabali...
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    as Maruts, while at other times considered distinct from them. While the Vamana Purana describes Rudras as the sons of Kashyapa and Aditi, Maruts are described...
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    Namasu is described to have played a role during Vishnu's incarnation of Vamana, accompanying his father to Patala (netherworld). Through the boon granted...
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  • in the line of Bhrigu. The legend of Vamana coming and disrupting the sacrifice of Mahabali is as follows: Vamana (meaning a dwarf-bodied man), who was...
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    the Diwali night, where the main characters may include Rama, Krishna, Vamana or one of the avatars of Vishnu, the divine husband of Lakshmi. At dusk...
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    ಸಿನಿಮಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಫ್ಯಾಮಿಲಿ ಡ್ರಾಮಾ". Vijaya Karnataka. Retrieved 12 September 2023. "Vamana: 'ವಾ..ವಾ..ವಾಮನ' ಅಂತ ಮಾಸ್ ಎಂಟ್ರಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಶೋಕ್ದಾರ್ ಧನ್ವೀರ್ 'ಶೋಕ್ದಾರ್' ಖ್ಯಾತಿಯ...
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    slain Vishnu's army-chief and gate-keeper Vishvaksena or Vishnu's avatar Vamana. He is depicted as a four-armed man with a kankala-danda (skeleton-staff)...
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    shall I escape this grievous sin?" Vamana Purana states that during Bali's rule (before Vishnu's incarnation as Vamana), all the people were very righteous...
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    Hindu texts is scant, in contrast to the legends of Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Vamana, Narasimha, and Krishna, all of whom are repeatedly and extensively described...
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  • Walther Eidlitz (1892 – 1976), also known as Vamandas (Vāmana dāsa) and Vimala-Krishna Vidyavinoda Dasa, was an Austrian writer, poet, Indologist and historian...
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  • Kerala, India. It is the location of Shri 'Vamana', one of the ten incarnations of Maha Vishnu. The Lord Vamana temple is situated here, which is reflected...
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  • Kurma (The Tortoise), Varaha (The Boar), Narasimha (The halfman/half lion), Vamana (a Dwarf), Parashurama (Warrior with the Axe), Rama (Prince of Ayodhya)...
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    Alasa (Vamana) Āhuka Northern ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Kuhaka (Markandeya), Kuhuka (Vamana) Alimadra Northern ✓ ✓ ✓ Anibhadra (Markandeya), Alibhadra (Vamana) Ānarta...
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