![]() Narasimha disemboweling King Hiranyakashipu, great-great grandfather of King Bali. ![]() 'dwarf-god' (v amana 'dwarf' + deva 'god'). This epithet refers to the birth of the Dwarf Avatar as one of the 12 Adityas - sons - of Aditi and the sage Kashyapa (i.e. 'younger brother of Indra' or simply 'a son'. ![]() 'far stepping' or 'wide stride', presumably in relation to covering all existence with the second step (e.g. This epithet refers to the three steps or strides of Vishnu in the RigVeda. 'three steps' or 'three strides' ( tri 'three' + vikrama 'step' or 'stride'). 'bestowing', 'giving', 'curd' / 'curdled milk' (regarded as a remedy), and ' resin of Shala tree' (apparently sacred and favoured by Vishnu used for incense, in Ayurvedic medicine, to build dwellings, and to caulk boats). 'binder or killer of Bali' stated in the Garuda Puran to mean 'who fettered the demon Bali' (see below). Stated in Puranic literature to be born of the great sage Kasyapa and his wife Aditi, other names or epithets referring to Vamana include: It also means 'dwarfish bull', which is notable as Vishnu is directly associated with dwarfish animals (including bulls) in the Vedas (see below). 'Vāmana' (Sanskrit वामन) means 'Dwarf', 'small' or 'small or short in stature'.
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