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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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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Onam (section Mahabali and Vamana)
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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Deusi/Bhailo (section Vamana and Bali)
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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(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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Thrikkakara Temple (redirect from Thrikkakkara Vamana Temple)
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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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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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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Kāśikāvṛttī (redirect from Jayaditya-Vamana)
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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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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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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Kerala kingdom (section The role of Vamana)
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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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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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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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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Kali (demon) (section Vamana Purana)
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 (redirect from Vāmana Dāsa)
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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Alasa (Vamana) Āhuka Northern ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Kuhaka (Markandeya), Kuhuka (Vamana) Alimadra Northern ✓ ✓ ✓ Anibhadra (Markandeya), Alibhadra (Vamana) Ānarta...
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Andhaka (section Vāmana Purāṇa)
most humble one, forgave him and made him the chief of the Gaṇas. In the Vāmana Purāṇa, the story of Andhaka's birth remains same. Andhaka was the son of...
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god Vishnu (centre) surrounded by his ten major avatars, namely Matsya; Kurma; Varaha; Narasimha; Vamana; Parashurama; Rama; Krishna; Buddha, and Kalki...
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