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Vamana is the 15th overall incarnation of Krishna (1.3.19) Vamana is stated to have had a wife called Kirti with whom 'He begot one son, named Bṛhatsloka, who had many sons, headed by Saubhaga' (6.18.8). Aiyangar states that Kirti means 'Fame', Brihat-soka means 'great praise', and Sanbhaga means 'Happiness'. [67]
Many lines of Yogi Vemana's poems are now colloquial phrases of the Telugu language. They end with the signature line Viswadaabhi Raama Vinura Vema, literally "Beloved of Viswada, listen Vema." There are multiple interpretations of what the last line signifies. Vemana's poems were collected and published by Brown in the 19th century. [3]
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 major Puranas of Hinduism. [1] The text is named after one of the incarnations of Vishnu and probably was a Vaishnava text in its origin. [1]
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. Jambavan, together with Parashurama and Hanuman , is considered to be one of the few to have been present for the birth of both Rama and Krishna .
She is also the mother of the Vamana, avatar of Vishnu. [10] Accordingly, the Vamana avatar, as the son of Aditi was born in the month of Shravana (fourth month of the Hindu Calendar, also called Avani) under the star Shravana. Many auspicious signs appeared in the heavens, foretelling the good fortune of this child.
Vamana teaching king Mahabali, 1672 Dutch painting. The festival has ancient origins and is intricately linked with Hindu mythology. [19] Literary and epigraphical evidence suggests that Onam has a long religious context and history in Kerala and neighbouring parts of South India: [19]
While Mahabali was performing the ashvamedha sacrifice to celebrate his victories and giving away gifts to everyone, Vamana approached him and requested "three steps of land". [10] [11] Mahabali granted him this gift, despite warnings from Shukra, who had realised Vamana's true identity. Vamana then metamorphosed into Vishnu's colossal ...
The Lord Vamana temple is situated here, which is reflected in the name Vamanapuram, meaning, 'the city of the lord Vamana'. ... Wikipedia® is a registered trademark ...