Vamana
dwarf avatar of Vishnu
Vamana (Sanskrit: वामन, IAST: Vāmana, lit. dwarf), also known as Vāmanadeva ('dwarf-god'), Trivikrama ('having three steps'), Urukrama ('one of large step'), Upendra ('younger brother of Indra'), Dadhivamana (literally 'milk-dwarf'; loosely 'a mystic person'), and Balibandhana ('who fettered the demon Bali') is a Brahmin avatar of the supreme almighty god Vishnu.
Quotes
edit- May you all be ever protected by Lord Vāmana in the form of Trivikrama who, though being dwarf, is tall with a physique which is an embodiment of all sixteen branches of knowledge. He bears in his palm the Universe which gets disturbed by cloud Samavarta and Pramad, as they strike against the rocks of Kulagiri and create echo.
- Vishnu Hari inscription, Verse 2, as quoted in in Kiśora, K. (2016). Ayodhyā revisited.
