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Hindu scriptures and texts. 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]
Vishvakarma is the father of three daughters named Barhishmati, Samjna and Chitrangada, as well as five sons. [16] In Vamana Purana, Vishvakarma is presented as the husband of the celestial nymph Ghritachi. [12] When identified with Tvastar, Vishvakarma is also described to be the father of a son named Vishvarupa. [17]
Arjuna bows to the Vishvarupa of Vishnu-Krishna. Vishvarupa ( Sanskrit: विश्वरूप, romanized : Viśvarūpa, lit. 'universal form'), [ 1] also spelt as Vishwaroopa and known as Virāḍrūpa, is an iconographical form and theophany of a Hindu deity, most commonly associated with Vishnu in contemporary Hinduism. Though there are ...
Vimāna-vāsin ('dweller in vimāna') is a class of deities who served the tīrthaṃkara Mahā-vīra. [ 3] These Vaimānika deities dwell in the Ūrdhva Loka heavens. According to the Kalpa Sūtra of Bhadra-bāhu, the 24th tīrthaṃkara Mahā-vīra himself emerged from the great vimāna Puṣpa-uttara; [ 4] whereas the 22nd tīrthaṃkara ...
According to the Vamana Purana, Ghritachi once lived with Vishvakarma, the architect of the gods, and had a daughter named Chitrangada. Vishvakarma prohibits his daughter to marry anyone, due to which he is cursed to become a vanara (monkey) till a son is borne to him; Ghritachi liberates him by giving birth to Nala, who later helps the god Rama.
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'. [ 66]
Vahana ( Sanskrit: वाहन, romanized : vāhana, lit. 'that which carries') or vahanam ( Sanskrit: वाहनम्, romanized : vāhanam) denotes the being, typically an animal or mythical entity, a particular Hindu deity is said to use as a vehicle. In this capacity, the vahana is often called the deity's "mount". Upon the partnership ...
Yamuna is known as Yami in early texts, while in later literature, she is called Kalindi. In Hindu scriptures, she is the daughter of Surya, the sun god, and Sanjna, the cloud goddess. She is also the twin sister of Yama, god of death. She is associated with the deity Krishna as one of his eight principal consorts, called the Ashtabharya. [ 2]