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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]
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]
Vamana temple (Devanagri:वामन मंदिर) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vamana, an avatar of the god Vishnu. [1] The temple was built between 1050 and 1075. [1] It forms part of the Khajuraho Group of Monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site listed because of its exceptional architecture, art, and testimony to the Chandela dynasty.
In other versions of the story, when Vamana asks where to place his next step, Mahabali offers his own head to him because he realizes that he is an avatar of Vishnu. Vishnu then sends the king to patala, but seeing Mahabali's gesture, he is pleased and wants Mahabali to ask for a boon.
Vamana The fifth Avatara of Vishnu. He is the first Avatar of Vishnu which had a completely human form, although it was that of a dwarf brahmin. Vanaprastha A person who is living in the forest as a hermit after giving up material desires. Varaha The third avatar of Vishnu, who came in the form of a boar. Varna
Vamana, after getting the consent of the King, started to measure the three feet of land he wanted. But prior to that, he grew in size to unimaginably large, and then he measured the land he wanted in just two steps - the first covering all-sky, and the second taking up all earth, and therefore in effect, covered the whole of Mahabali's kingdom.
[56] [57] The Matsya, Kurma, and Vamana avatars of Vishnu are Lilavataras. [54] [56] A Purnarupa in this classification, is when Vishnu manifests completely along with his qualities and powers. In Bengal Vaishnavism, Krishna is the Purnarupa. [53] In Shaivism, Bhairava is the purnarupa of Shiva. [58]
Vamana, the dwarf; Parashurama, the Brahmin warrior; Rama, the king, hero of epic Ramayana and the slayer of Ravana; Krishna, a central character in the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita, the slayer of Kamsa; Buddha, the deluder of the asuras; Kalki, the vanquisher of adharma, expected to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga